It's winter here so i'm thinking this is probably winter related but I need to know whats wrong.
It's hard to start sometimes, what happens is when i turn the key the starter spins but but doesn't seem to make contact with the flywheel and this will happen several times untill fianlly it will crank the engine.

whats wrong and what can i do about it quick, i'm worried it will not start and leave me stranded.

 

Starter is wore outReplace it

 

have an automatic 92 v6 3.1 l camaro...i just pulled it out of my drive way it started fine...as i got out of the driveway it got really shaky like it would stall....then a few seconds later it did stall..i tried to start it but it would turn over...i tried a few more times it still didnt work...i came back a few minutes later and it still didnt work.. i have 3/4 left in my gas tank ...any ideas what could wrong

 

are you saying the starter needs replaced ?

could it have just been that the solenoid was cold or frozen in place and that the battery was weak from being cold/frozen also?

 

This doesn't sound like it has anything to do with either cold or the battery. Sounds like a typical starter failure from just use and wear.

There's a sprag in a starter, that only allows force to be exerted one way; which is of course, the starter turning the engine. If the engine is turning faster than the starter, the sprag allows the starter motor to spin at its own rate, disengaged from the engine. It wears out, and fails to transmit power in the normal direction, as well. What you hear is the solenoid pull in (loud click), followed by a high-pitched spinning noise, instead of the normal engine starting sound.

From your description, sounds like that's what you've got. Yerbasic worn-out starter. Just get another one and change it out. No big deal, not even very much money, like less than $40.

 

idk if its my starter or not...im only 16 and im just now learning about cars typically my car... when i turn the key the engine and all that good stuff starts to turn and u hear the sound like u normally would when u begin to start ur car...but it just never seems to turn over i get an occasional sound like its just about to but it never turns all the way over so i dont think its my start what do u guys think?

 

cky,

You need to start your own thread...

The original poster in this thread has a starter problem. I'm talking to him about his starter.

Yours sound like your starter is fine, but rather your engine has a no-run problem. It "turns over" (starter spins the engine) just fine, but it doesn't "start" (begin running). Whole different thing.

 

Thanks sofakingdom, I guess i better get ready to replace the starter, what a great time to change it in the middle of winter,brrrrr.
I was hoping it was just frozen.

 

funny thing is idk how to start a new thread

 

On every forum, for example Tech / General Engine, there's a New Post tag at the top left. Simply click on it.

JamesC