The Starter sounds like its spinning, but it won't turn. What's wrong with my car? Starter or something worse?
It is possible for the starter to turn but not engage the flex plate. When this happens it sounds different and and will turn faster as it not turning then fine therefore reducing the load on the starter. If this is your case replace the starter.
SOURCE: car won't start. Changed starter.
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Check that the battery is charged, you can do this by turning the lights on and see if they are bright as narmal.
There are 2 wires going to the starter motor, thick and thin wire. The thick wire is connected straight to the positive terminal of the battery. The thin wire is connected to the relay which is operated by the key. You can power the starter motor by powering up the terminal that the thin wire goes to. Make sure that the thick wire has positive loltage from the battery.
SOURCE: when starting car turning ignition only hear a spinning sound but car didnt start
need to check the timming belt. remove top plastic cover to the timming belt have someone turn the engine over see if cams are turning, check to see if cam gears still line up. hope is is the starter drive will be alot cheaper to fix
SOURCE: replaced battery now car won,t start.starter seems
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first i would recheck all of the connections to see if they are all tight including the ones for the starter..than make sure that the battery is fully charged. and make sure that the battery has enough cold cranking amps for your vehical . than if that still doesnt work than i would take the starter to a autozone they will test it for free.
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This sounds like there is a dead spot in your starter. The easiest way to resolve this issue is to replace your starter. Many times, if you take a lot of short-distance trips over the life of your car, the wiring inside the starter itself will wear (short trips means starting it more often, causing a lot of wear over time). Then the inner wiring of the starter wears too much, it forms a "dead spot" -- when the starter is stopped at a very specific spot i will not form the magnetic force needed to torn the starter motor. This is a common issue which can be dealt with for a time if you have to save the money to replace the starter. Tapping the starter, or arcing it with a screwdriver makes the inner workings of the starter jump a little, allowing it to move out of the dead spot and kick over as normal, but it is only a temporary fix. Unless you refurbish electronics for a living, it is very unlikely that you will be able to repair the starter on your own, and such a repair takes some time, so you are better off to replace it than try to repair the starter itself.
As long as the starter does not happen to stop in the dead spot, it will work as normal ... but in time the dead spot will spread, causing the issue to worsen. You can keep forcing it to turn with the two tricks you used until you have had the opportunity to earn the money to replace the starter (or until you have a day off to get the repairs done) .. but over time this can cause more damage to other parts of the car, so I recommend replacing the starter as soon as you can.
SOURCE: my 96 crown vic police interceptor, cranks
starting fluid is a thing of the past. dont use it. this car doesnt have a carb, its a throttle body/ electronic fuel injection system. you most likely have a fuel pump or fuel pressure regulator issue. test the fuel pressure, should be anywheres from 35-50 psi
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