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Bad Starter...?
This scenario has happened now three times within the past week. My truck is failing to start. When I go to start the truck everything lights up as normal, just the engine doesn't turn. Now I have the Kodiak Dual Battery set up and it's not the batteries (I think) as both are giving me a reading of 13.5-14 volts, another word's they are staying fully charged and charging, which rules out the alternator. I checked for any signs of loose wiring/wires etc... And none are to be seen. Eventually after a minute or so the truck fires right up like normal and I don't have an issue killing it and starting it again. It's really weird....
At this stage I'm thinking it could be the starter? What are your thoughts?
I really appreciate any suggestions or ideas,
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10-01-2012, 01:56 PM
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This scenario has happened now three times within the past week. My truck is failing to start. When I go to start the truck everything lights up as normal, just the engine doesn't turn. Now I have the Kodiak Dual Battery set up and it's not the batteries (I think) as both are giving me a reading of 13.5-14 volts, another word's they are staying fully charged and charging, which rules out the alternator. I checked for any signs of loose wiring/wires etc... And none are to be seen. Eventually after a minute or so the truck fires right up like normal and I don't have an issue killing it and starting it again. It's really weird....
At this stage I'm thinking it could be the starter? What are your thoughts?
I really appreciate any suggestions or ideas,
Thanks
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I had a similar issue with a 300ZX .. turned out the ECU motherboard was cracked and depending on how it had vibrated and thus made contact the car would start normal, or not start at all. Don't ask me what it costed me to find that out over a period of 2 years!
Hopefully this is not your issue, but something to keep in mind.
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10-01-2012, 02:05 PM
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I had a similar issue with a 300ZX .. turned out the ECU motherboard was cracked and depending on how it had vibrated and thus made contact the car would start normal, or not start at all. Don't ask me what it costed me to find that out over a period of 2 years!
Hopefully this is not your issue, but something to keep in mind.
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I pray not.... Thanks for your input though. I hadn't thought about the ECU being a variable. I think thats my natural instinct working as they're REALLY not cheap to replace!
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10-01-2012, 02:26 PM
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I had a similar issue with a 300ZX .. turned out the ECU motherboard was cracked and depending on how it had vibrated and thus made contact the car would start normal, or not start at all. Don't ask me what it costed me to find that out over a period of 2 years!
Hopefully this is not your issue, but something to keep in mind.
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I had the same issue in my dads old volvo s80. My parents drove the car like normal human beings, one weekend I decided to race my buddies turbo saab, took it over 6k a few times, car died, jumped it, still was dead. Found out I had melted the ECU, due to the computer not knowing what to do being that high in rpm's lol.
Hope you get it solved sir.
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10-01-2012, 02:53 PM
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I had the same issue in my dads old volvo s80. My parents drove the car like normal human beings, one weekend I decided to race my buddies turbo saab, took it over 6k a few times, car died, jumped it, still was dead. Found out I had melted the ECU, due to the computer not knowing what to do being that high in rpm's lol.
Hope you get it solved sir.
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Thanks for the laugh....
Haven't been racing nor have I been beating it badly. I guess its time to take a trip to the stealer.
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10-01-2012, 03:04 PM
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Was this the issue when I saw you on the side of the road as we were leaving out for the trail ride? Did you ever come back cause I never saw you rig once we got back from the trail.
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10-01-2012, 03:11 PM
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Was this the issue when I saw you on the side of the road as we were leaving out for the trail ride? Did you ever come back cause I never saw you rig once we got back from the trail.
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Sure was. I actually stopped to take pictures of the rig's heading up to the trail and low and behold she wouldn't start again. I decided once I got her going to head home as Eddie was tired and I didn't want to hold a group up or more importantly get stuck somewhere. How was it? It was nice to meet you and your Dad and your little brother. Of course it was awesome to see your rig in person as well, it's looking great! Sorry I didn't get the chance to say good-bye.
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How old are the batteries? They can still have good voltage but might not be supplying enough current to start your truck. The Odessy batteries have a low CCA and if only one is being used to crank the truck it might have reached it's old age. I'm not familiar with how to set the Kodiak so that both batteries are used to start the truck but if they normally only use one, then switch it so it uses both. If the truck starts normally with both batteries in use and gives you trouble with only one battery then one or both batteries are starting to go.
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10-01-2012, 03:22 PM
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How old are the batteries? They can still have good voltage but might not be supplying enough current to start your truck. The Odessy batteries have a low CCA and if only one is being used to crank the truck it might have reached it's old age. I'm not familiar with how to set the Kodiak so that both batteries are used to start the truck but if they normally only use one, then switch it so it uses both. If the truck starts normally with both batteries in use and gives you trouble with only one battery then one or both batteries are starting to go.
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The Odessy batteries are about a year old. I use both batteries to start unless one is dead. I think I should get them looked first. Thanks for your input
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10-01-2012, 03:26 PM
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Sure was. I actually stopped to take pictures of the rig's heading up to the trail and low and behold she wouldn't start again. I decided once I got her going to head home as Eddie was tired and I didn't want to hold a group up or more importantly get stuck somewhere. How was it? It was nice to meet you and your Dad and your little brother. Of course it was awesome to see your rig in person as well, it's looking great! Sorry I didn't get the chance to say good-bye.
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That sucks to hear man. Hope your drive wasn't nothing to too long. The trail ride was nice. Nothing too spectacular but fun. It was mostly forest service roads that ran up the first trail at tellico. It had some fun water crossings, and I got my first pin stripe haha. There was a nice sized branch hanging out into the trail and it was either drag across it or fall off a nice 75+ ft drop on the other side. I think I can polish it out though.
It was great to meet ya'll as well, and to see such an awesome and purpose built rig in person! We'll definitely have to get together sometime to go wheeling, maybe somewhere like the uwharrie or something.
Edit: I'm going to try and get a few of the pictures I got from the ride posted up in a few minutes
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Question: Does this happen only when the vehicle has been off for a short time or overnight or both?
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My experience with starter problems goes as follows:
If there is a clicking sound but no start, then the starter contacts are going bad. If there is silence when you try to start, then the starter is going bad. Both scenarios tend to be an intermittent problem at first.
But check your batteries and battery terminals first.
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But check your batteries and battery terminals first.
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^^^This. First thing is to check ALL battery connections to make sure they are Gudentight!
Good luck.
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It nothing happens when you turn the key, as in no cranking or spinning sound, the starter isn't getting power.
Battery: test voltage at rest, AND voltage under load (when cranking)
If the engine cranks and the voltage falls below 9 volts, time to really test those batteries more formally.
If no crank: neutral switch, ignition switch, anti theft lockout, ECU, in order of likelihood, or cabling in between there.
If the engine cranks, voltage is good, but does not "catch," I'd pull the ECU error codes.
The problem description isn't really all that clear to me based on what the OP said, but if it's a no-crank issue, it's likely the neutral switch. For some reason, they fail more than anything else.
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Question: Does this happen only when the vehicle has been off for a short time or overnight or both?
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Good question, it happens within a short period of time as well as overnight.
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