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epirahux — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:26:29 +0000

Comment on The car does not start and makes a clicking noice continuously when I try to give ignition? by home mechanic24

home mechanic24 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:43:09 +0000

dead battery , it is not your alternater if it was it would not have started back after you shut it off after leaving it run for ten minutes your battery is bad it looses charge after sitting overnight

Comment on The car does not start and makes a clicking noice continuously when I try to give ignition? by MARYANN R

MARYANN R — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:44:30 +0000

when you jumped started you battery you should have let it run longer then 10 minutes. because when you started it the second time you used up the charge If i were you I would get a new battery.

Comment on The car does not start and makes a clicking noice continuously when I try to give ignition? by pool player

pool player — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:25:55 +0000

They already told you it is the battery but I would also check the starter. But it probably the fact that you need a new battery. You can pull the battery and take it to an auto parts stor to have it checked before purchasing a new one.

Comment on The car does not start and makes a clicking noice continuously when I try to give ignition? by anonymourati

anonymourati — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:40:59 +0000

The clicking sound you are hearing is the starter solenoid switch trying to engage the starter motor. This is an electromagnetic switch housed on the side of the starter that serves to thrust that starter’s drive gear forward to engage the gear on the flywheel to begin to furn the engine until the ignition catches and it can run on its own.

Almost certainly what you have is a weak and failing battery that has enough power to engage the starter solenoid, but not enough to turn the starter and the engine, which requires much more current.

Now the question is, why is the battery weak? If it is old, say three years or more, it simply may no longer be able to hold a charge sufficient to the task. On the other hand, if it is a fairly new battery, then there is a reason it is losing its charge. Most commonly this would be a bad alternator (which produces the current when the engine runs to recharge the battery), a bad voltage regulator (which controls the current and transmits it evenly without spikes) or a bad connection somewhere in the circuit.

You can get the battery tested for free at most gas stations. If you have a volt meter you can check the output of the alternator yourself and it should be somewhere between 13.5 and 15 volts (a little more than the 12 volt system requires to allow for recharging). A gas station can also check the alternator output for very little money.

Comment on The car does not start and makes a clicking noice continuously when I try to give ignition? by Deborah K

Deborah K — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:51:52 +0000

You need a new battery.

Comment on The car does not start and makes a clicking noice continuously when I try to give ignition? by greywolf0053

greywolf0053 — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 08:10:58 +0000

dead battery/not charging…the “clicking” is the solenoid….

Comment on My car lights were left on and drained car battery? by m88888888h

m88888888h — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:34:05 +0000

If you don’t need to drive your car immediately, get a battery charger with automatic voltage and current regulation, then charge the battery up slowly overnight (12h +) to avoid long-term battery cell deterioration from a quick charge. There are some expensive chargers as well that are quick and gentle at the same time with advanced electronics.

A jump-start will get you going right away but the alternator would probably have to be running 12h or more to completely recharge a dead battery. The real problem is that after a jump-start you might be stranded somewhere else if the drive was too short and the battery did not get much of a charge.

Comment on My car lights were left on and drained car battery? by ahanix1989

ahanix1989 — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:33:03 +0000

They don’t teach jump-starting in driver’s ed? They do around here.

God forbid you get a flat tire…

Comment on My car lights were left on and drained car battery? by p3200tmz

p3200tmz — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:09:36 +0000

If the battery is old you may need a new one. Once an old one is completely discharged, it won’t hold a charge. Happened to me last winter, I jump started the car, drove too work, which happened to be down the block from an auto parts store, bought a battery and installed it in about 5 minutes before I went into work.