starter motor busted?

[vinnY]

start motor makes a tick sound when I hit the ignition

last time this happened, replaced the inside contacts and I was good to go again for the last 2-3 years

ran fine last night when I went to fill up
come this morning I go to start the car and get the dreaded tick again
pull the starter motor out and clean all contacts again, all seems okay

put it all back together, no go
hook the battery up to another car, battery terminals hit 13.8v and I try to start again, no go

with the car off, battery reads 12.6v
when trying to crank, dips down to 11.4v
with the car hooked up to life support, it stabilises at 13.8v
when trying to crank while on life support, it dips down to 12.5v

checked the connection from the start motor to the battery and I'm getting the same readings as if I were probing the terminals themselves so the connections solid

anyone have any more ideas I can try? getting pretty desperate here

[dwn_boi]

better pack a hammer with you whereever you go ^_^

I had same problem in my celica, it sucks lol that hammer was a life saver!

I'd just check the wreckers for one, they arn't that expensive there, just make sure you get a warrenty on it if your worried.

[WMD]

the hammer idea isnt a bad one.

try tapping on the starter motor with a hammer as it often will assist in freeing the flywheel enough to overcome the sticking drive (causes the ticking- sounds much the same as a dead battery).

If this does fix it however your starter motor is on its way out. They can be replaced or rebuilt. Rebuilt is usually cheaper unless you can source one from a wreckers etc

[vinnY]

yeah oddly enough I tried the hammer technique first, no go

[dwn_boi]

yea hammer was my choice on the celica as there was plenty of room but if its hard to get to try using a screw driver it works too ^_^

Starter motor is like a tick tick noise but battery is like tktktktktktkt O_o"

Lmfao

[dwn_boi]

yeah oddly enough I tried the hammer technique first, no go

is it manual or auto? sometimes if the hammer didnt work straight away I'd put it in nuetral and kinda rock the car back and forth and hit it after, also if i had another person handy I'd get them to try start the ignition while I smacked the starter motor

[vinnY]

yeah had the missus try starting the car while I attached a piece of wood and hammered that
cars moved a lot and no go unfortunately

[dwn_boi]

hmm, well I guess thats all you can really do, if its nt the battery and its only the tick tick noise it must be the starter, you might want to source one from the wreckers, try hontoys out in smithfield, they helpd me out a bunch ^_^

[dwn_boi]

86 - 90 Percival Rd, Smithfield, 2164
Sydney NSW

02 9729 4400

[WMD]

yeah oddly enough I tried the hammer technique first, no go

did you (or were you able to) give it a decent thump? a light tap can sometimes do it, but if its far gone then a larger one may be in order. Not sledge hammer mind you, just a half decent whack...

otherwise there is little else it can be if you have adequate charge and that noise. It would mean the solenoid is gone, in which case I think a replacement item (either wreckers, reconditioned or replacement new) is your best bet.

[bennjamin]

Check that the ground is securely plugged in. Dont forget
To disconnect the neg terminal before checking ANYTHING to do
With the starter !

[vinnY]

thanks nikki, will give them a buzz
wonder what the odds of having a b18c7 one in stock though, actually will any b series starter motor work?

wmd; seems the solenoids fine, just won't spin for some reason
did the same thing last time and I had to just replace the contacts where the plunger unit is and it was good to go for the last 3 years

benj; roger, though I already knew that
there's a direction connection from the battery to the starter ladies and gentlemen, sparks will be had if it's not disconnected from the terminal first!