Morning Cold Start
10-25-2010, 08:32 AM
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Morning Cold Start
Hey guys, lately I have been having issues with my car starting in the cold weather.
Every morning when I go out, the car takes forever to finally start. It sounds as if you are cranking on a dead battery.
It cranks, then after 3 seconds, sounds like the cranking is going to die, but then comes back and cranks, and finally starts.
This happens to me almost every morning and not just when I start it up.
If I start it up, drive about 10 miles to the store, when I come out of the store to start the car again, it does the same thing.
I have a good optima yellow top battery so what could fix the issue?
Every morning when I go out, the car takes forever to finally start. It sounds as if you are cranking on a dead battery.
It cranks, then after 3 seconds, sounds like the cranking is going to die, but then comes back and cranks, and finally starts.
This happens to me almost every morning and not just when I start it up.
If I start it up, drive about 10 miles to the store, when I come out of the store to start the car again, it does the same thing.
I have a good optima yellow top battery so what could fix the issue?
10-25-2010, 11:20 AM
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Just dont start your car, you wont have any issues...
Not sure man that is a weird question, could be your starter dieing, or i personally dont like optima, not sure if i just get ones that suck or what, but i have had three and now i am back to the electrolyte and lead batteries!
Do you know or have the ability to do a current draw on your starter?
Not sure man that is a weird question, could be your starter dieing, or i personally dont like optima, not sure if i just get ones that suck or what, but i have had three and now i am back to the electrolyte and lead batteries!
Do you know or have the ability to do a current draw on your starter?
10-25-2010, 12:01 PM
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1. check that your alternator is putting out 14v to your battery at the terminals
2. have your battery load tested at an autozone or local garage/parts store
3. check you gounds and power wire to your starter.
4. suspect starter if all checks out and do as Turboron_99 stated or remove and take to a local parts store for testing
2. have your battery load tested at an autozone or local garage/parts store
3. check you gounds and power wire to your starter.
4. suspect starter if all checks out and do as Turboron_99 stated or remove and take to a local parts store for testing
10-25-2010, 01:07 PM
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QUOTE (tib _500 @ Oct 25 2010, 02:01 PM)
1. check that your alternator is putting out 14v to your battery at the terminals
2. have your battery load tested at an autozone or local garage/parts store
3. check you gounds and power wire to your starter.
4. suspect starter if all checks out and do as Turboron_99 stated or remove and take to a local parts store for testing
2. have your battery load tested at an autozone or local garage/parts store
3. check you gounds and power wire to your starter.
4. suspect starter if all checks out and do as Turboron_99 stated or remove and take to a local parts store for testing
Alternator is brand new, got replaced about 1.5 months ago when my other alternator died. I had the battery tested and it said it was a Good battery at Advance Auto Parts. Grounds are good, should be better then stock since I have a volt stabilizer and a bunch of extra grounds.
10-26-2010, 09:25 AM
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id suspect the starter then if ur car is charging 14v, ur battery has been tested, and your grounds and power are good. o and u should still retest everything. new parts go bad often it seems like now.
ive had the same problem, but i have a battery drain i havnt found yet.
ive had the same problem, but i have a battery drain i havnt found yet.