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hey guys
im having a problem with my 1993 honda civic 4 dr, the starter wont crank, when i turn it to ignition all the car does is click rapidly and when i try to start it doesnt do anything, no cranking at all. I checked the3 battery and its fine has tons of power, any idea whats going on?? by the way when it clicks rapidly i can hear the fuel pump clicking on a nd off as well. please help me my car is a t the side of a road

 
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That happened to me once. I think u may have left ur Headlights on for a long time without realizing it. Do this: Open the top Battery Caps where the holes are located and fill them in with water. Unplug the battery and use sand paper to clean the terminals and put them back on then give it a try!

 
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i metered the battery and its healthy and its only 2 months old. I have never heard my car click the way it was today. any other clues to the problem?

 
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when ur car makes a clicking noise its ur battery. im sure of it. get to an autozone and have then check/recharge ur battery. this even possible even with a 2 month old battery.

it also could be ur starter motor, but usually they dont make any noise at all.


always wanna use distilled water. keep that in mind

 
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Have you done a load test on the battery? Most of the time, this is an issue with a weak battery.

If you're sure the battery is working, then you want to check out the starter. Have someone operate the key in the ignition switch and listen near the starter while attempting to crank. Do you hear anything? Disconnect the black/white wire from the S terminal on the starter. When the transmission in neutral and the parking brakes on, jumper the S terminal to the positive terminal of the battery. If there's no cranking, then you need to look at fixing or replacing the starter.

 
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Smack the starter with a hammer haha maybe the starter is no good

 
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that just made my morning, too funny. sounds like something I would do to my MG-B hit with the hammer

 
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^^ seriously the hammer trick works. my buddies 240 needed at least 2 people to start it. one with a stick and a hammer to hit the starter, and the other to crank it. sometimes he would call me up and be like dude... i forgot my hammer i need help. so funny. lol

 
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Well if he smacks it with a hammer and it starts.. new starter, if not back to the battery

 
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try jumping it...?

clicking is 100% the battery.

 
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yes u r absolutely correct