2 Questions: clutch and starter

[ncampos92562]

Hola guys,

Couple questions about some things.

First question, of what I have read, my starter is going out. My car will start 4/5 times right away like normal, but that other time i'll turn the key and nothing. I'll hear a relay click and another couple quick clicks when I release the key. But the car won't turn over or anything.
I usually have to keep turning the key to start repeatedly while pumping the gas pedal; after about ten or so key turns the car will fire and all is good.
This may be nothing but it seems to fire like normal when the car hasn't been sitting for long(like from night until the morning). But I doubt that has a difference.

So is it most likely the starter? I've checked spark, wires, and fuel pump. All are working fine.

Next question: when I push my clutch in slowly, with the car off or on(easier to hear when off) about halfway through the motion, the pedal will get a bit of resistance and make a squeaky noise. It sounds like I would have to lube something to get rid of it. That kind of squeak. But I can't think of anything that would cause this. The pedal goes down and up fine, just makes that noise when I push it in somewhat slow. It's an ACT 2600 clutch btw.
Any ideas?

Thanks guys.

 

[delta448]

1) Your battery is draining slowly. The non-switched power. You can try to pinpoint a voltage leak, but that's usually futile and pretty frustrating. Just start and run the car for 15 minutes every 2-3 days, or simply unhook the battery.

2) I think that sound/resistance is pretty common. My 2Gb Talon had a little of it too, but it was never bad enough to annoy me to the point of trying to fix it. I suspected it was just the helper spring on the clutch pedal, so maybe that's a good place to start looking on yours.

 

[ncampos92562]

1)Forgot to say, the battery has 12.5 volts every time I check(with the turbo timer or multimeter). It is almost never below 12. Drops to around 10.7 when I turn the key to crank it. But it is an almost 4 year old generic battery.
I also forgot to mention, that if I jump it when it doesn't crank, it'll turn over right away. So that would lead more to a battery problem then a starter. But if the battery has good power and it still doesn't crank; could it be a bad connection to the stater? I know the connections at the battery are all tight and clean.

2)Also forgot to mention, is that when I feel the resistance I can hear the noise from the engine bay. But if it's nothing harmful, just annoying, I can live with it.
So yea, still trying to figure out what to replace or fix before I drop money on what's not needed.