2004 Accord will not start, battery ok.
#1
2004 Accord will not start, battery ok.
My accord has been starting lazily for about the last 3 months and finally it just died and will not start at all. I had the battery tested and it's fine. I tried jumping it with another car and it doesn't crank at all.
The accessories all work but it doesn't crank at all anymore, no clicking or anything when i turn the key.
I'm told that it may be the starter motor but I can't afford to swap it out unless I really have to.
Is there anything else that I should be checking first? The battery posts and cables are on tight and I see no corrosion anywhere.
Is there a fuse or relay or anything that I should look at first before swapping out the starter motor?
thanks for your help
The accessories all work but it doesn't crank at all anymore, no clicking or anything when i turn the key.
I'm told that it may be the starter motor but I can't afford to swap it out unless I really have to.
Is there anything else that I should be checking first? The battery posts and cables are on tight and I see no corrosion anywhere.
Is there a fuse or relay or anything that I should look at first before swapping out the starter motor?
thanks for your help
#3
Either way, I'll check it out now and report my findings to hopefully help others out
#4
Alright I checked out those specific cables going to the starter and all looked nice and tight so that rules that out. The problem I find now is that it looks like it's going to be a PITA to swap that starter out in the first place.
do I have to remove the exhaust manifolds to do this? Now i'm starting to panic
do I have to remove the exhaust manifolds to do this? Now i'm starting to panic
#5
If your car is the 4 cylinder, you need to remove the intake manifold to get to the starter. What you see in the front of the 4 cylinders is the intake manifold, which has the throttle body attached. The exhaust manifold is in the back.
6 cylinders starter replacement is more straight forward.
6 cylinders starter replacement is more straight forward.
#7
You need to have the battery tested under load to verify it has sufficient cranking amps. If it was cranking slower before it quit, I would have it trickle charged and tested under load to confirm or rule out the battery as the cause.
#8
I bought one of those portable battery jumpers with 300amps and that didn't turn the engine over or even click when I tried to start it. I also tried to jump it with another car and same thing.
#9
just an idea, why not put direct battery power to the starter terminals.
see if the starter cranks.
#10
The starter on his 4 cylinder is hard to reach, it's under the intake manifold.