Help me fix my DD, it won't start!!

[dalatinromeo]

Okay,

So usually go to start my car it takes about three cranks and the car starts up. So I go to my car, and try to start it. It cranks overs once and died. So I was like okay whatever, just try again. When I did this the car no longer cranked(turned over).

So here's my problem. I try to start the car, and all the lights come on and I heard the clicking noise(fuel pump I believe thats the clicking noise from what I searched so far).

I have a AFPR, no rewired; if that helps any bit. I know it has to be a fuel or ignition problem. But can you guys guide me where to check.

I am going to try and fix the car before 12 today, if that doesn't work then I may be forced to take it to a mechanic, because it's freezing outside right now and I need it up and running.

 

[Soup Can]

um yea thats b/c you have a dead battery...the clicking noise is your starter solenoid which has barely enough power to switch, but not near enough to turn the motor...put a new battery in it...

 

[dalatinromeo]

Battery I didn't think that. I honked the horn, I turned the lights. Thanks I'll def check that out

 

[Soup Can]

Yea it just clicked that you said it was cold and you live in NJ...most batteries will die during the first major cold streak...what happens is as temp drops so does the available power reserves of your battery...thats why you have a crank amp rating and a cold crank rating...the lower the temp, the more stress it puts on your battery...making batteries that are older fail quicker...

 

[dalatinromeo]

I just took off my battery. I going now to Autozone to get my free replacement battery. I'll post back my results.

 

[dalatinromeo]

I went to autozone, to check my battery. Testing battery came up positive.

 

[dalatinromeo]

Whats the next thing to check??

 

[shaunman1979]

Give the battery a good charge, put it back in then let us know what happens. You could have had a light left on or somthing that may have drained the battery enough to where all your acc. work (lights, horn ect.) but not enough to crank the motor. Also your alternator could be on its way out. If its not replenishing the battery properly you could run into this same situation. Good battery, no juice. It has happend to me a few times.

 

[gsx4g64]

Instead of running back to autozone a hundred times, why don't you jump the car. If the battery is low on charge, you should be able to put jumper cables on it. The car should start.

 

[gsx4g64]

If it is a fuel problem, it would most likely be at the pump. When turn the car to the on position you should have heard the pump prime itself (especially if you have an aftermarket pump). You could have pulled the fuel line to see if you are getting fuel.

For spark You may need another person there to help see if you are indeed getting spark.

Hope that helps a little. Maybe check fuses under the hood.

 

[dalatinromeo]

Well after taking a while checking battery, fuses, and fuel. Turned out to be the starter. Thanks ya for helping looking for the problem