car wont start (n2hifi please look)

Liquor Assassin · Post by **Liquor Assassin** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 7:08 pm

alright, i know it has to do with the starter not getting enough power to turn the motor over, i tried changing the starter out , then when i took the old one home and hooked it up to a bat and tried that way it worked fine, for some reason when the car is on but motor off the horn wont work and the starter just clicks in to place but doesnt have the juice to turn the motor over i know it is not the batt cause it does this even when being jumped and the headlights do not dim when turning the key, i belive it is a short somewhere and i was wonder where the positive wire for the starter leaves the main wire... i know chris did the wiring for this car so im wondering if he would have any idea what it could be... i know a couple weeks back i started the car on a hill and smelled something that was like an electrical burning, i didnt smell it after that, the other night i got in my car to start it, it turned over once then only clicks (my car's pedal assembly is broke so i start it in gear, im about to fix that and would like to have a starting car before then, any help would be great)

speed · Post by **speed** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 8:40 pm

could the main relay have anything to do with it?

Liquor Assassin · Post by **Liquor Assassin** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 8:55 pm

if that relay was blown would it cause the starter to click at all?

speed · Post by **speed** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 9:32 pm

eh for some reason i dont think so...i had an issue with my main relay on my first ef hatch but i cant remember hardly any details about it...all i know is i switched it out and my car started fine ever since.

N2HIFI · Post by **N2HIFI** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 4:02 am

Not related to the main relay, it's voltage related use a volt meter to measure the voltage between the bat , rear main fuse on the power wire and starter. There is probley a issue along there.

Here is the way the 12v lead runs in that car
battery
fuse
distroblock behind the glove box on fire wall
starter

you probley have a burnt connection somewhere along that path
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