Starter wont turn -5 outside
12-21-2012, 04:10 PM
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Starter wont turn -5 outside
Yesterday and today it was -5 in the morning. I turn the key and all I get is a click in did the wire to solenoid straight to batt and still just a click. Took other car to work it warmed up by lunch I tryed it and fired right off both days. It has a new batt Carquest extreme batt new batt cables it's a 90two door RENIX 4.0 anybody have this problem or input on the topic ?
12-21-2012, 05:18 PM
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Always begin by cleaning both battery post and terminals. They should all be shiny bright. Even a hint of dull gray is enough oxide to act as a significant resistance.
Here's the tool you need:
Here's the tool you need:
12-21-2012, 05:20 PM
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Put some anti freeze in it. It won't crank over when the block is frozen. 
In all seriousness I would start with the battery terminals and grounds.
In all seriousness I would start with the battery terminals and grounds.
12-21-2012, 05:22 PM
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Oh, and next time it happens try starting it in neutral. It could be the neutral safety switch. I know mine tends to act up more in cold weather.
12-21-2012, 05:24 PM
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If you can jab, or "smack" the starter while someone has the key turned, and it goes, most likely you need a new starter. Once for me it was the cable loose on the solonoid though.
12-21-2012, 06:03 PM
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was it raining or wet the night before? Do you have a block heater?... might have been frozen...
12-21-2012, 07:01 PM
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This is the tool I used to clean them up
And this is the tool I used on the other Side of the cables one on block by dip stick and other on stater. Thanks for the input
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12-21-2012, 07:02 PM
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12-21-2012, 07:03 PM
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I kinda fryed that by just undoing the solenoid wire and touching battery and hitting with roof bolt but I think with someone else it might work better
12-21-2012, 07:07 PM
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Rain no snow yes I guess I should have included that detil I took it snow wheeling the night before. No heater this was kinda the behind the post I was thinking of getting on but not block heater my job has heaters for around battery was thinking of wrapping it around stater. But I fill it's a band aid this is my hunting rig and out hunting I don't want to run a genartor all night so that my unit will fire up in the morning lol
12-22-2012, 07:31 AM
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it got clogged with snow and probably froze.... I would invest in a block heater if it is that cold on the regualar... if snow got up there melted when the snow was hot then froze after it cooled down.... i believe that is what happened...
12-22-2012, 07:59 AM
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I think your on to something there I brought a battery in side last night put on charger just to be 100% it's charged and not froze -1 this morning and still click swapped battery with one from inside same thing !!!!
12-22-2012, 09:21 AM
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SOunds like bad grounds to me, same exact thing happened to my renix two winters ago, the cold just finished the cables off. I would recomend upgrading them while you replace them..
12-22-2012, 10:58 AM
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The only one I haven't replaced or cleaned is from head to fire wall I will tonight or tomorrow
12-22-2012, 11:30 AM
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Ouch bro, try tapping the starter like previous post said. If that eventually works bad starter. How many cca are you pushing on your battery? I have 800 and dont ever have any issues. But the coldest I have seen it sense owning the xj is 16..