Dead battery

[Smolck]

Check wires to starter for clean connections. Sounds like you have a voltage drop scenario. Cause it's clicking.

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Or the starter is hosed. OP, have someone hit the starter while you try to crank it and see what happens. Or, just always park downhill so you can roll start it.

[HokieZHP]

Well I have to go back to school today. Classes start tomorrow. Im on the way to the Indy now. I barely pushed it up part of my driveway and jumpstarted it in reverse.


Also it's only clicking once when I turn the key, not repeatedly.


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[Smolck]

Well I have to go back to school today. Classes start tomorrow. Im on the way to the Indy now. I barely pushed it up part of my driveway and jumpstarted it in reverse.


Also it's only clicking once when I turn the key, not repeatedly.


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Sounds like a dead solenoid.

[HokieZHP]

Yeah that's what I'm thinking also. I'm glad I could push it up the driveway enough to get it to jumpstart. I left it at my Indy's tonight. Luckily I have a good relationship with him since he was extremely busy but he took my car and is gonna look it over and see what he can find since I don't have the time to do it since I need to get back to Blacksburg ASAP. I'll let you all know how it goes though and what I find out.

[brettbimmer]

Sorry to hear of the trouble Chris. Solenoid sounds like a good candidate, or starter motor. So we can still push-start our manual zhp's even with the clutch check??

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[HokieZHP]

You can jump start any manual car. Just get it going, doesn't even need to be that fast, put it in gear and pop the clutch.

I pushed it up the hill a bit. Pulled the e-brake and got in and did that.


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[iZHP]

Starter's gone.

Why doesn't anyone use the OEM battery? I just had to replace mine and didn't think twice about going to the dealer...

[HokieZHP]

Cause the dealer is just a rebranded battery that for the money, isn't as good as others.

My battery is actually good too so I just returned the one I bought and left the other one in there.

[iZHP]

eh, the OEM battery is definitely better quality though. $100 more for that is the price I guess.

[kayger12]

eh, the OEM battery is definitely better quality though. $100 more for that is the price I guess.

The Duralast that I put in my 325 was still going strong when I sold it (two years after install) and never gave me a problem.

I have never heard of anyone having a problem with the Duralast battery.

Curious what facts say the Interstate is better (assuming my memory is correct and the oem battery is made by them).

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