suggestions...
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suggestions...
Hi i just got my first '91 miata last night. super HAPPY
i have purchased this miata with one condition which is the starting problem.
i have to push start it to run...
just would like to get suggestions if its the key ignition, starter...etc
battery is new. any suggestions will help thanks!
i have purchased this miata with one condition which is the starting problem.
i have to push start it to run...
just would like to get suggestions if its the key ignition, starter...etc
battery is new. any suggestions will help thanks!
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Chances are it's not the battery. The ecu needs about 9.6v to work, so if the battery was dead the ecu wouldn't work. The battery is easy enough to check so I would check it anyway. Starter would be my first guess. Jump a wire from the large bolt to the small bolt on the starter with the ignition on in neutral. If it starts it's a battery cable, or ignition switch problem.
#8
wow, thanks for all the support! better/faster feedbacks than when i had a 240 and 240 forums...lol
okay where is the signal wire coming from? ill check all the wires that connect to the starter...
when i try to turn the key i think i hear something from the trunk... but i do hear a click kinda sound from the hood... but it doesnt do any thing...
i did clean the ignition key assembly.
okay where is the signal wire coming from? ill check all the wires that connect to the starter...
when i try to turn the key i think i hear something from the trunk... but i do hear a click kinda sound from the hood... but it doesnt do any thing...
i did clean the ignition key assembly.
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The sound from behind you might be the fuel pump cycling. The click under the hood might be the starter solenoid engaging. I would jump the solenoid wires with a screwdriver to see if it spins over. I would likely just remove the starter and replace it.
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I'd just buy one at the local parts store, or rockauto if you can wait. Like previously mentioned, tap on the starter with a hammer while some holds the key in the crank position.
It's an awful crude method, but if the starter suddenly starts working while you're tapping on it, you know it's on its way out. I've successfully diagnosed at least 3 cars this way. If that doesn't work, go into actual diagnostic work, like other have mentioned (jumping contacts, etc).
It could also be a VERY dead battery, but a battery with any kind of charge would at least try to do SOMETHING. If your battery was totally shot, it may only have enough juice to do what it's doing. But I doubt it as you said it's new, unless you've been out on the car eating up the new battery's charge all day. My money is on the starter.
It's an awful crude method, but if the starter suddenly starts working while you're tapping on it, you know it's on its way out. I've successfully diagnosed at least 3 cars this way. If that doesn't work, go into actual diagnostic work, like other have mentioned (jumping contacts, etc).
It could also be a VERY dead battery, but a battery with any kind of charge would at least try to do SOMETHING. If your battery was totally shot, it may only have enough juice to do what it's doing. But I doubt it as you said it's new, unless you've been out on the car eating up the new battery's charge all day. My money is on the starter.
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It isn't difficult with box-end wrenches on one side and an air impact wrench with an extension on the other. You may substitute a 1/2 inch drive ratchet for the air impact if you are poor. Harbor Freight Tools are cheap and quite adequate. Buying tools of the proper design for the job is worthwhile as you will keep and use them for decades.
Disconnect the positive wire from the battery before attempting to remove the starter or you might experience unintended excitement.
Disconnect the positive wire from the battery before attempting to remove the starter or you might experience unintended excitement.
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