ttfhell
New member
Just go with it. Stay in the moment.
Starter Click of Death!
- Thread starter JeepFan
- Start date
Just go with it. Stay in the moment.
MTG
Caught the Bug
MTG
Caught the Bug
Welcome to wayalife. Few of us from the Reno area on here. Looking at your profile, I think I've passed you on 395 or Mt. Rose a few times. :standing wave:
Sounds like the beginning of the starter going bad.A few months ago my '09 Jeep JK started experiencing an intermittent issue with starting. When turning the key, the starter will click once. On the second turn of the key, the engine will crank and start right up. Now it seems to be happening more frequently and when it does happen, it does it 2-5 times before the engine cranks over. When it finally does crank, the engine turns over normally and starts right up.
I installed an Optima Yellow top battery 2 1/2 years ago and it currently passes a load test.
I checked all battery, alternator and starter connections which seem to be tight.
I checked the ground strap from the engine to the chassis and it looks good too.
I haven't tried wiggling the auto trans shifter or shifting into neutral when it happens yet. Plan to test that the next time it happens.
My first guess is maybe the neutral safety switch is bad.
My second guess is possibly a bad ground. Even though all the battery cables and grounds look good there may be some corrosion that I'm not seeing.
Has anyone else run into this issue? If so, did you ever figure out what was causing it and what was the fix? Thanks in advance.
StrizzyChris
New member
Sounds to me like he already finished :brows:
JeepFan
Hooked
Since replacing the connector to the starter solenoid, I have not had the problem. Are you having starter issues?
***Edit*** Starter Solenoid (located on starter), NOT relay.
Last edited:
JeepFan
Hooked
LOL! ^^^
I bet you're having the same problem as I had. When the engine is cooled down, check the wire that connects to the starter solenoid. It's probably barely connected. Keep us posted and take some pics... :yup:
***Edit*** Starter Solenoid (located on starter), NOT relay.
Last edited:
JakeJK
New member
LOL! ^^^
I bet you're having the same problem as I had. When the engine is cooled down, check the wire that connects to the starter solenoid. It's probably barely connected. Keep us posted and take some pics... :yup:
***Edit*** Starter Solenoid (located on starter), NOT relay.
I'm finally getting under here to try and find this thing, I will let you know what happens, I had my first time of the engine literally not cranking after 10 or so tries so I have up charged the battery overnight and got battery checked. It was fine, now it's time to check this starter ground
Jesus how did you get to any of this?!
Last edited:
Sheaffadelic
Caught the Bug
This has been happening to me but it always fires right up on neutral and only clicks when it's hot outside or the engine is hot. I'm set on the starter sensor is going out in park.
JakeJK
New member
Happened again this morning checked the starter solenoid wire seemed to be fine
I checked number 5 I believe that's what you were taking about, where exactly is that main engine ground? I may check that out. Also, I've added subs and a 4gauge wire from the battery, could it be possible I need another ground from the battery to the body somewhere? It only pulls 500 watts but better safe than sorry considering it's causing me so much trouble
checked the starter solenoid wire seemed to be fine
I checked number 5 I believe that's what you were taking about, where exactly is that main engine ground? I may check that out. Also, I've added subs and a 4gauge wire from the battery, could it be possible I need another ground from the battery to the body somewhere? It only pulls 500 watts but better safe than sorry considering it's causing me so much trouble
JakeJK
New member
Yeah there is an audible click a few times before it decides it wants to start
JakeJK
New member
Yeah could also be bad connection on the ground correct? That adds to the resistance
Really hoping it's not the starter don't have money for that right now
WJCO
Meme King
Could be. That's an easy check too. Just check resistance between the metal part of the starter itself and another piece of metal near it like the block. Should be close to zero and reading shouldn't fluctuate.