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Oct 25, 2006, 02:27 PM
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| | | Turn key & get "click" a few times then the car starts
Hello Car Experts!
Need you expert opinion on this problem I'm having with my 95 Avalon:
When I turn the key it clicks about the first 6 times and finally it starts after that.
What causes this? (Starter, battery cables, Alternator?)
Would appreciate any advice
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Oct 25, 2006, 02:54 PM
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| 1. Battery
2. Battery and starter solenoid connections
3. Starter solenoid |
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Oct 25, 2006, 10:01 PM
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| Check the connections at the battery and starter, make sure they are tight and clean if they check out fine than it is likely a starter solenoid problem, sticking or wearing out. | |
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Oct 26, 2006, 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by normrefct Hello Car Experts!
Need you expert opinion on this problem I'm having with my 95 Avalon:
When I turn the key it clicks about the first 6 times and finally it starts after that.
What causes this? (Starter, battery cables, Alternator?)
Would appreciate any advice | Thank YOU.
It usually never clicks when the engine is warm either. Does that narrow it down to a starter solenoid? | |
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Oct 26, 2006, 06:10 PM
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| If it goes, "click, click, click" real fast and the engine doesnt "turn over", sounds like a starter problem, but if the engine "turn over" and you hear it about to start but sounds sluggish, it's probably a battery about to go bad. Check the age of the battery, if its more than a couple of years old, it might need replacing, take it to a national type auto parts store and let them ck the battery for you. | |
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Oct 26, 2006, 06:37 PM
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| Yes, I would suspect it's a solenoid problem. If the starter is over 2 years old I would
suggest replacing the starter and the solenoid as a unit not just the solenoid.Remember buy a quality brand part then it will last a good while. | |
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Oct 27, 2006, 09:34 PM
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| If you don't mind getting your hands dirty you can rebuild the solenoid yourself. On the Nippondenso starter on my wife's 98 Accord, the dealer wanted $260 to replace the entire starter. I took the starter out and unscrewed three screws to reveal the plunger and two contacts which were worn. I went to a local rebuild shop and they sold me the plunger and contacts for $10 (ten) dollars. The repair took about one hour, because I was working at dusk. Your problem sounds like the same thing.
Good luck | |
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Oct 27, 2006, 10:47 PM
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| Most likely it is a starter. Same thing happened to me twice this year and both times, it turned out to be a starter. | |
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Nov 1, 2006, 07:45 AM
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| Is the clicking coming from under the dash? you could have a bad ground @ BL of engine causing relay to spaz in and out. | |
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