Last week had the same problem, put in a new battery and starter, ran fine for 7 days, then wouldn't start last night. Checked the battery and cables, they are ok. Thanks, Jose.
Not sure if this will help, but I recently changed the engine in my subaru and changed battery + starter also. Would start but then not restart once warmed up. Turns out the engine ground got forgotten, had that hooked back up after banging my head on a wall for a week and it runs like new
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When you replaced the starter, I assume you did disconnect the battery. Did you clean the posts before putting your battery cable back on? I replaced my battery a couple of months ago and did not clean them and my van ran fine for several days and then one day would not start. Cleaned the posts and cable ends and everything worked fine. Just a thought. Hope this helps!
Get someone to give you a jump start and drive the car for about 15 min. This should charge the battery. If the battery loses charge , the problem might be the battery itself, with a bad cell. this means replace the battery . Sometimes new batteries are defective (bad cell) and will not hold a charge. Or, the battery might be old and not work correctly. Another thing you can do is check the battery connections at the battery terminals. These have to be tight, clean and snug. The battery has to have at least 550 cold cranking amps or more if you have a six cylinder engine. The next thing to do is check the charging system , and if there is a problem replace the alternator.
But you don't know what actually froze, cars are not designed for these temperatures, the ones that are use different oils and even fuel, there is even the possibility that your starter motor is still frozen, I have seen news stories of cars turned into ice sculptures and fountains turned into Ice in Texas, where I live I am happy our day temps are under +35C. This week
My best guess without being able to see the car is that the battery hard wiring is faulty.
You need to check both the condition, routing and security of the battery negative and positive leads. You also need to check the security and condition of any additional earth leads which connect the engine to the chassis/body.
How many volts does your battery currently have? A cheap multimeter can tell you; I'm not saying the crew at Advance Auto aren't on top of their game, but they do work at Advance Auto... Anything less than 12v DC indicates a problem, and the battery probably won't have enough juice to turn your motor over with less than 10-11v. If your battery voltage is >12v it sounds like you've got a bad starter solenoid (some vehicles integrate these with the starter itself, some do not). Try giving it a few whacks with a rubber mallet or a hammer handle (aka the wooden part).
I'm not sure that your starter is in good condition .You have to pull your starter out from engine . Ensure the safety dental starter and the engine . If you find that the dental starter Moving north and right . You have to replace the starter . good luck , and let me know .............
If the groung was glowing, check for corrosion on terminals and inside wire were it was glowing. If you find any it would be best to replace the ground wire with new.
Check to make sure that you have a goo ground by putting a volt meter on the positive battery terminal and the negative on a manifold or some other metal object in engine compartment. You should get battery voltage. It not you know for sure that the ground it bad.
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