Car wont start...
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Drifting
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Car wont start...
Car wont start..when i push the ignition button it makes a loud "click" noise....a few times it tried to turn over... im thinking battery? or something more troublesome....its a 2008
thanks
thanks
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Drifting
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From: LaVerne CA
so I replaced the ,battery a couple weeks ago... autozone said it was good but they gave me a brand new one because I just bought this one about a year ago...now I'm stuck again in a parking lot and its making the same loud clicking noise...any ideas?
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If you haven't driven it in a while (a few weeks), they can lose a charge very quickly, otherwise, I'd check with them and see if it's still under warranty. My battery in my DD Acura died a year later and they replaced it.
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Drifting
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check the relays under the hood. I had one go bad (intermittent) on my '08 and it wouldn't turn over at times. Swapped out the relay for a new one and it's been fine ever since. I believe it was the starter relay.
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Check all the battery connections. Check the connections at the solenoid also. If their just a little loose it can cause your problem. I know your battery is new but a load test is the only way to know if it's good. 
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Drifting
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thanks
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Drifting
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thanks
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Drifting
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The relays are in the fuse block located on the passenger side under the hood. The starter (crank) one you're looking for is number 43 when you look at the labels on the underside of the cover once you flip it up. You won't be able to tell if they are bad by looking. They are cheap and they look similar to the one in the photo below.
just found the fuse block and came back to post about it...ill check this out and keep you posted....thank you....
Drifting
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In my instance, when I pushed the start button everything came on like it should but the starter would not go and therefore the engine would not turn over. It was the crank one for me, but I don't know if your issue even has anything to do with the relays. I mentioned it as it was as easy thing to try. The loud click you hear tells me the underhood relay is working and sending current to the starter solonoid (which is attached to the starter motor). The click you hear either may be the solonoid clicking or the actual starter clicking.
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In my instance, when I pushed the start button everything came on like it should but the starter would not go and therefore the engine would not turn over. It was the crank one for me, but I don't know if your issue even has anything to do with the relays. I mentioned it as it was as easy thing to try. The loud click you hear tells me the underhood relay is working and sending current to the starter solonoid (which is attached to the starter motor). The click you hear either may be the solonoid clicking or the actual starter clicking.
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I bet it's the positive battery-to-starter-solenoid connection!!.
Lots of threads on this topic, like these:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...t-problem.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...oid-cable.html
Connection might be loose. Or damaged by ???
Anyway, DISCONNECT THE BATTERY before you start messing with the starter solenoid.
Also, when you replaced the battery, did you use the special cone-shaped nuts? Without them, the clamps cannot tighten. And they might've corroded: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1583009340-post27.html
Lots of threads on this topic, like these:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...t-problem.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...oid-cable.html
Connection might be loose. Or damaged by ???
Anyway, DISCONNECT THE BATTERY before you start messing with the starter solenoid.
Also, when you replaced the battery, did you use the special cone-shaped nuts? Without them, the clamps cannot tighten. And they might've corroded: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1583009340-post27.html
