Bench Testing Starter/Solenoid Assembly
Subrosa
06-07-2007, 01:05 AM
I'm just curious as to the bench testing procedure for the starter/solenoid assembly of a 99 2.2L Sunfire. The Haynes manual lists the following:
1) Install negative lead from battery to body of starter
2) Install positive lead to the Battery+ (B+) terminal of starter
3) Install starter switch between B+ terminal and Solenoid S terminal
4) Apply battery voltage for 10 seconds
http://littleredmachine.com/starter.gif
Click Here To See Image (http://www.littleredmachine.com/starter.gif)
With reference to my image, are the parts not as follows?
A Battery+ (B+) terminal
B Solenoid Switch (S) terminal
C Motor (M) terminal
D Starter ground strap
My second question is then, do I need a starter switch in that loop, or can I not just connect
A to the positive of my bench battery THEN
D to the negative of my bench battery THEN
B to the positive of my bench battery to conduct the 10 second test
Currently, when I connect the negative of my bench battery to either the "body of the starter", as the Haynes manual suggests, or to the ground strap, the instant I touch the Solenoid Switch (S) terminal to any positive battery source, it sparks, just as a negative lead would do when it touches power. No click from the solenoid, no cranking of the starter, nothing, just sparks.
Any help here would be greatly appreciated.
(If you feel like reading any more, maybe you have some ideas here instead or as well:
The car will not turn over. It's acting like it would if the Anti-Theft engaged, but, I can hear the fuel pump cycling, and of more relevance, the Anti-Theft light does not blink when I attempt to start (all fuses and battery are checked and fine and fuel filter was replaced maybe 200 KMs ago). However, I had the car towed back to my driveway, and oddly enough, after we lowered the car from the tow lift, it "tried" to start, but then the Anti-Theft kicked in (the light actually blinked this time). Then, on the next million attempts, the same thing, no turnover, but no Anti-Theft either.)
1) Install negative lead from battery to body of starter
2) Install positive lead to the Battery+ (B+) terminal of starter
3) Install starter switch between B+ terminal and Solenoid S terminal
4) Apply battery voltage for 10 seconds
http://littleredmachine.com/starter.gif
Click Here To See Image (http://www.littleredmachine.com/starter.gif)
With reference to my image, are the parts not as follows?
A Battery+ (B+) terminal
B Solenoid Switch (S) terminal
C Motor (M) terminal
D Starter ground strap
My second question is then, do I need a starter switch in that loop, or can I not just connect
A to the positive of my bench battery THEN
D to the negative of my bench battery THEN
B to the positive of my bench battery to conduct the 10 second test
Currently, when I connect the negative of my bench battery to either the "body of the starter", as the Haynes manual suggests, or to the ground strap, the instant I touch the Solenoid Switch (S) terminal to any positive battery source, it sparks, just as a negative lead would do when it touches power. No click from the solenoid, no cranking of the starter, nothing, just sparks.
Any help here would be greatly appreciated.
(If you feel like reading any more, maybe you have some ideas here instead or as well:
The car will not turn over. It's acting like it would if the Anti-Theft engaged, but, I can hear the fuel pump cycling, and of more relevance, the Anti-Theft light does not blink when I attempt to start (all fuses and battery are checked and fine and fuel filter was replaced maybe 200 KMs ago). However, I had the car towed back to my driveway, and oddly enough, after we lowered the car from the tow lift, it "tried" to start, but then the Anti-Theft kicked in (the light actually blinked this time). Then, on the next million attempts, the same thing, no turnover, but no Anti-Theft either.)
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