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 ?

 

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:

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

was it raining or wet the night before? Do you have a block heater?... might have been frozen...

 

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

 

I'll have to try that thanks oh and it's got anti freze lol

 

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

 

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

 

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...

 

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 !!!!

 

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..

 

The only one I haven't replaced or cleaned is from head to fire wall I will tonight or tomorrow

 

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..