Is starter bad
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Is starter bad
My battery is fine & so is the alternator but something is pulling my battery down every couple of days. Also every now & then it will drag when I start it. Can a Bad starter drain the battery? Thanks for any Help.
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It's not hard to remove the starter and you can bring it to a local parts store such as Napa. They will bench test it for free and give you a computer printout of how well it performs (or doesn't).
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My WAG is the car's battery is the problem. A slow crank symptom is typically a weak battery. Note the battery may test ok after the engine is started and run some but if the engine is shut off and the battery tested hours later the battery can be quite down on power.
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Three Wheelin'
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Have a look at this as well regarding corroded main cables.
http://www.renntech.org/forums/topic...ltage-problems
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I agree with Macster. Get your battery to point where it fully charged. Remove one of the cables for A couple of days and the reconnect them and see it it starts normally or not. if its dragging look at your battery.
Sometimes batteries develop internal shorts that discharge them.
If it starts ok then you appear to have something discharging the battery, but it is probably not the starter.
Sometimes batteries develop internal shorts that discharge them.
If it starts ok then you appear to have something discharging the battery, but it is probably not the starter.
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Thanks Guys, A lot of very helpful suggestions. One of the mechanics doesn't think its the starter either, I'm taking it to them monday & getting it checked out (will let you know what the conclusion is). Does anybody know about what I should expect labor wise (its a 2000 model with 68k miles) if I do have to remove the starter & if it is bad, is it better to buy a new one or repair the old one. The guy at the starter/alternator shop said he could repair it for about $100-$200 (does that sound about right). Thanks Again.
