NO MORE CLICK click CLICK START..ONLY START! starter relay

[kwren]

Originally Posted by dcarrb

The click-no-start-thing revisited:

Since then I've driven it to work twice, to lunch, to the bank, to the gas station. Every time it has started on the first lick. So this probably isn't news to those of you who know about such stuff, but clearly, the trouble (at least with my car) has to do with providing adequate juice for the starter to do its thing. FWIW...

dcb

Good helpful information! Thanks for passing it along.

Keith

[Earthworm]

I've never "fixed" mine. The "bandaid" has been working for me for over 7 years now.

[RHC]

I want to sincerely thank the folks that did all the research before me. My '92 Pearlie has had this intermittent issue for the past year; it first manifested itself last July in a little Texas town on a Sunday. Fortunately, it started after a few clicks. The 'click, click, click' became more frequent over the past year and research led me to this posting.

I found the Auto Zone relay without a hitch, although they say it's an A/C relay in their computer.

The only 'down-side' to the whole operation is my 64 year old body doesn't contort to access the under dash area like it did when I was 25.

Thanks again,
Roy in AZ

[SomethingElse]

Originally Posted by RHC

I want to sincerely thank the folks that did all the research before me. My '92 Pearlie has had this intermittent issue for the past year; it first manifested itself last July in a little Texas town on a Sunday. Fortunately, it started after a few clicks. The 'click, click, click' became more frequent over the past year and research led me to this posting.

I found the Auto Zone relay without a hitch, although they say it's an A/C relay in their computer.

The only 'down-side' to the whole operation is my 64 year old body doesn't contort to access the under dash area like it did when I was 25.

Thanks again,
Roy in AZ

Awesome, Im glad some people still use the search feature to find this thread.

[gbianchi]

Mine is always caused by low battery voltage, it clicks I check, its below 12, I charge she starts, although probly one day it will not, cheers all...................G

[Earthworm]

Got the click in my project car. Didn't click before the swap. Decided to apply the band-aid fix again since it worked perfectly the last time.

[RHC]

Well... It seems as though the relay didn't fix my particular problem. I finally was able to have the 'Click, click, click' issue manifest itself when the hood was open and my trusty mechanic standing in front of the car. I appear to have a starter solenoid issue.

[oab_au]

Originally Posted by RHC

Well... It seems as though the relay didn't fix my particular problem. I finally was able to have the 'Click, click, click' issue manifest itself when the hood was open and my trusty mechanic standing in front of the car. I appear to have a starter solenoid issue.

Ask your mechanic to fit a relay to the starter solenoid, as shown here.

http://svxworldforums.com/forum3/3422.html

Harvey.

[Hallabalogee]

So after ordering 4 starters from different venders none seeming to be the right part. Noob mistake, turns out I needed one for an 04 WRX. Got her all fixed and now my rear bearing seems to be going out.

[Hocrest]

Where do I look next after replacing the relay and the starter switch? I have a test light hooked up to the wire going to the starter, and I'm not getting anything...

If the key is turned to run, and a jump a wire from batt + to the starter, it starts right up, so it is somewhere between the key and the starter. What else is there beside the relay and the ignition switch?

[92snowmachine]

neutral safety switch

[oab_au]

Originally Posted by Hocrest

Where do I look next after replacing the relay and the starter switch? I have a test light hooked up to the wire going to the starter, and I'm getting anything...WHAT NOTHING, OR SOMETHiNG.

If the key is turned to run, and a jump a wire from batt + to the starter, it starts right up, so it is somewhere between the key and the starter. What else is there beside the relay and the ignition switch?

If you are getting nothing, check the wiring at the gearbox inhibitor switch. Try it in Netural, the Park contacts may be burnt.
If you are getting something, you may be best to do the Bosch relay mod. to prevent all that current from burning up all the switches.

Have a look here for how to do it.

http://svxworldforums.com/view_post.php?post_id=35308

Harvey.

[Hocrest]

Originally Posted by oab_au

If you are getting nothing, check the wiring at the gearbox inhibitor switch. Try it in Netural, the Park contacts may be burnt.

Sorry, I either missed a word or typed the wrong word. I'm getting nothing out to the starter when I turn the key.

I was thinking earlier tonight that I want to jump the pins on the trans harness like we do for MT swaps tomorrow and see if that the issue.
Does anyone know where the shift indicator falls in the sequence between the key and the starter??

I'll also have my SVX here tomorrow, so I can pin out the wires step by step and compare.

[dannmarr]

Originally Posted by Earthworm

I've never "fixed" mine. The "bandaid" has been working for me for over 7 years now.

It has been so long that I used the bypass mode (bandaid), I forgot there was a starter problem

[oab_au]

Originally Posted by Hocrest

Sorry, I either missed a word or typed the wrong word. I'm getting nothing out to the starter when I turn the key.

I was thinking earlier tonight that I want to jump the pins on the trans harness like we do for MT swaps tomorrow and see if that the issue.
Does anyone know where the shift indicator falls in the sequence between the key and the starter??

I'll also have my SVX here tomorrow, so I can pin out the wires step by step and compare.

"I'm getting nothing out to the starter when I turn the key.".
It is the small wire to the solenoid that has nothng?

The sequence is, the key, security relay, Inhibitor switch on the box, starter solenoid.
Don't forget to try it in N, it case the P has a problem.

Harvey.