2001 Honda Civic LX starter problems
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2001 Honda Civic LX starter problems
Hello, was wandering if any one could help me out with this.
I have a 2001 Honda Civic LX.
Last month when i would go to start my car it was cranking really slow
and had a hard time starting, so my first thought was to check the battery
and battery terminals.
I went to advanced and had my battery checked and it came back fine.
I then bought a terminal brush, continuity gel, and cleaned up my terminals and connections, and that still didn't fix the problem.
I then took the starter out and took it to advanced and they did a bench test,
and the starter came back bad, so i bought a new one, installed it and the car started right up.
Well it's a month later and now I'm having the same problem again.
The past few days its been cranking slowly and now the car wont even start.
All I hear is one click when I turn the key.
I had to push start the car to get home today.
Do you think I had bad luck and just bought a bad starter? Or could it be something wrong that is making the starter short out?
I'd appreciate any feedback you may have.
Thanks,
Doug
I have a 2001 Honda Civic LX.
Last month when i would go to start my car it was cranking really slow
and had a hard time starting, so my first thought was to check the battery
and battery terminals.
I went to advanced and had my battery checked and it came back fine.
I then bought a terminal brush, continuity gel, and cleaned up my terminals and connections, and that still didn't fix the problem.
I then took the starter out and took it to advanced and they did a bench test,
and the starter came back bad, so i bought a new one, installed it and the car started right up.
Well it's a month later and now I'm having the same problem again.
The past few days its been cranking slowly and now the car wont even start.
All I hear is one click when I turn the key.
I had to push start the car to get home today.
Do you think I had bad luck and just bought a bad starter? Or could it be something wrong that is making the starter short out?
I'd appreciate any feedback you may have.
Thanks,
Doug
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You can kill an alternator fairly quickly by allowing the battery to drain to almost dead and then expecting the alternator to work overtime to recharge the battery. ALWAYS use a battery charger to bring the battery up to full charge BEFORE starting the car with a new alternator. You may have killed the alternator.
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