SR20DET Won't Start

Post by **notslow** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 8:44 am

Hey guys,after a 60km drive last night my car overheated while idling after the drive. Coolant level is fine and there is no leaks so I was planning to start by replacing the thermostat. This morning the car wouldn't start at all. Accessory comes on, clock and stereo come on, but when I try and turn it over nothing happens. it doesn't even try to crank. I can't find any other documentation with similar troubles.

thanks,

Kevin

Post by **Sil80315** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 10:18 am

low battery? no sensors or ecu's have control over power to the starter it would still crank.. usually if the battery is really low it wont turn over..check your remote wire that clips to the starter..those are known to come off.

Post by **notslow** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 10:21 am

Sil80315 wrote:low battery? no sensors or ecu's have control over power to the starter it would still crank.. usually if the battery is really low it wont turn over..check your remote wire that clips to the starter..those are known to come off.

cool when I get home from work I will check the clips and battery. I just replaced the battery with an Optima Yellowtop a month ago, wonder if its a dud.

thanks!

Post by **Sil80315** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 10:24 am

notslow wrote:cool when I get home from work I will check the clips and battery. I just replaced the battery with an Optima Yellowtop a month ago, wonder if its a dud.

thanks!

yeah just check the connections to the starter..im pretty sure the remote wire fell off.

Post by **notslow** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:57 am

So I checked the connectors last night they were good. Used the girlfriend's battery to jump mine and it started. Ran it for 20 mins came back 2 hours later and it wouldn't start. My battery is in the trunk so I shifted the ground cable a bit and it started like a charm. Same thing happened this morning, had to shift the ground cable around for it to start. Once I got back home I tightened both cables to the terminal and tomorrow on my day off I am going to clean up the bolt the cable is grounded to and make sure there isn't crap there.

Post by **shift_SRDETuser** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:16 am

notslow wrote:So I checked the connectors last night they were good. Used the girlfriend's battery to jump mine and it started. Ran it for 20 mins came back 2 hours later and it wouldn't start. My battery is in the trunk so I shifted the ground cable a bit and it started like a charm. Same thing happened this morning, had to shift the ground cable around for it to start. Once I got back home I tightened both cables to the terminal and tomorrow on my day off I am going to clean up the bolt the cable is grounded to and make sure there isn't crap there.

also get a voltmeter and check the battery for voltage when it starts should maintain 14.XX volts running if not then you could have a bad altenator......

Post by **the converted** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:41 am

notslow wrote: had to shift the ground cable around for it to start.

shift_SRDETuser wrote: you could have a bad altenator......

No......

Post by **notslow** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 12:15 pm

Thanks I will check the voltage too.

the converted wrote:
No......

Post by **the converted** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 2:58 pm

Just tighten down the screw or whatever it is holding your ground wire and you'll be fine.

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