went offroad in big puddle...car won't start now.........??

DanGreen · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:07 pm Post subject:

pushstarts everytime!

desertbob: no, guess not......

oh btw, It's a brand new wire....... most wire's I have were replaced recently.

hotratz · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:43 pm Post subject:

Time to try jumping around the switch then to see if that's the problem. If it still doesn't pull the solenoid in then keep working back toward the source with the jumper wire. Eventually you'll have jumped around the bad part of the circuit and the starter will spin.

Oh yeah, Make damn sure you have good ground at the starter or all this other stuff is in vain.
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DanGreen · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 5:24 pm Post subject:

I just bought a "digital multimeter"

I'm not sure how to use one of these.....I read the directions but I don't understand them. I'm guessing the power in a vw will be DC and to check the battery I should set it to 20 DCV ??? and leave that setting to check everything else??

ok, I figured it out.........

DanGreen · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 6:27 pm Post subject:

my battery is at 12.6Volts
when I turn the key to speedo lights, power starts to drain at .01volt increments per sec then slows to every two seconds then 4 seconds until it got to 12.3volts and then I turned the key all the way to ignition and it drained down to 11.4 volts.

I hooked the multimeter to the battery terminals.

greatlord · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 6:40 pm Post subject:

sounds more and more like a bum starter solenoid if your starter motor were getting fed it'd drop to about 10 volts got a known good starter?

hotratz · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 8:53 pm Post subject:

His solenoid and starter are good, He made them spin by shorting at the starter.

Dan, Screw the voltmeter. if you don't know what to expect to see it'll only confuse you. Get the jumper wire like I suggested and start jumping around components until you get the soleniod to pull in again. What ever component you jumped around to get it to spin is the part of the circuit you need to replace.
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papertiger_98 · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 8:53 pm Post subject:

since you have multimeter check the ignition switch before climbing under the car to check the starter selenoid. then if not that then to the starter
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DanGreen · Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 6:52 pm Post subject:

ok, here's what I did.... I unplugged the wire harness from the back of the ignition switch and I took a short piece of wire, one end to the red constant power and the other end to the wire that goes to the starter silenoid. I had the multimeter hooked to the battery and it drained down to 11.97 volts.

me thinks it's the starter silenoid.........??

papertiger_98 · Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 8:26 pm Post subject:

sounds like it if the car didn't turn over by jumping wires
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DanGreen · Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 5:53 pm Post subject:

yup, its the starter.....
went and got it checked at pepboys. I guess water got in the silenoid and shorted something?? it was a brand new stater so it was still covered, they almost didnt exchange it because I didnt have a reciept.....manager finally found it in the computer, so yea it didnt cost me anything which is a good thing! Any suggestions on how to keep it from shorting again? besides not driving through puddles? Rolling Eyes

I was thinking cv grease........ Idea

greatlord · Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 6:00 pm Post subject:

you could put a rubber boot over it, or keep the speed down so water doesn't get up that high,

sharky745 · Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 6:01 pm Post subject:

Cool, glad to see you got it replaced. Not sure if the grease would be conductive or not... Anybody have a clue?

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greatlord · Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 6:10 pm Post subject:

they use a silicone grease to help keep water and corosion ota electric crap in the navy I know that doesn't conduct I think tune up grease is the same stuff its a good idea to use it on all your weather prone conectors

DanGreen · Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 9:02 pm Post subject:

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DanGreen · Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 9:14 pm Post subject:

I know

I'll just wrap duct tape around the seems.

greatlord · Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 9:32 am Post subject:

DanGreen · Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:46 pm Post subject:

my bosch only cost me $25 because the manager made a mistake... I even asked him if he was sure about the price and he said yes even though I new it wasn't, hey, I tried being honest! It was actually on sale for $50 with core exchange but sometimes you just get lucky.

came back to thank everyone that helped me out, thanks! always a learning experience......... Razz

TimGud · Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:58 pm Post subject:


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