Engine turns over but will not fire or start?

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Car will not start just a clicking noise?

In this case the car was running fine,the customer waited for few minutes and after that car will not start and just get clicking noise.
The battery,the starter and ignition switch all checked out ok.

As per that the further troubleshooting is as follows:----

Ok. It sounds to me like you have a voltage drop problem somewhere. A short cut to maybe get the car home and also to help diagnose the problem; take the negative post of the battery and connect one end of your jumper cable to the battery and then the other end of the cable (same wire in cable set) directly to the engine block. Essentially you are creating a 2nd negative battery cable. Try starting the engine, if the engine starts then you likely have a bad negative cable or bad connection of that cable. You can also do this for the positive cable but more care is needed when attaching the cable to the starter to avoid arching.

You should also check to make sure the positive and negative cable connections are clean and tight where they attach to the engine block and the starter respectfully.

Connect a meter from ground to the postive connector on the fuse panel under the hood, the needle will swings and you should get voltage between 12 and 13.
If the voltage is less then you have confirm voltage drop.

In many cases the clicking noise is due to faulty fuse or loose connector or weak relay,that makes clicking noise.

This will help.
Thanks.

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On this problem,the customer also mentioned,that his car will not start,while trying to start his car battery died.
Also car will not go in reverse or in drive mode.
All was fine few minutes before and this problem occurred suddenly.

On basis of this problem the troubleshooting details is as follows :---

First off all inspect and see,do you get check engine light on car dash.
If yes then check the link below:---

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But if there is NO check engine light coming ON,then
The most common issue if its missing spark is a faulty crank sensor or the timing is off.If its missing fuel then the issue would be a fuel pump issue .These are where they need to start next.These are the most common issues.This has to be inspected.

Please go through this additional info .........

Car not starting or turning over indicates towards multiple possibilities. It can be issue with battery or weak battery. But if battery checks out ok, then it can be starter issue or faulty alternator or problem with low fuel pressure or no spark at spark plugs due to dirty spark plugs or faulty ignition coil or injectors getting cracked or dirty and needs to be cleaned.

To confirm the problem, the basic troubleshooting is required.

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This will help.

Thanks.

Car starting issues?

Troubleshooting Car No Start Problems

There are many possibilities that will cause no start problem on car.
In some cases the problem is minor and in some cases the problem is major.
Its hard to detect what is the problem,with proper inspection and troubleshooting.

Below is the list of all types of car problem,that cause starting issues on car ,jeep and truck.

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What are the possibilities for Clicking noise in car?

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There are many possibilities.The first thing to trace this clicking noise,you have to confirm whether you hear this noise while driving the car or it just makes clicking noise as you turn on the car,to start position.

Some times if there is a shorting problem of fuse or relay in fuse box,then car will make clicking noise as soon as you turn on the car,this noise comes from under the dash fuse box panel or from under hood fuse box panel.

There are many other possibilities too.

Now if you hear clicking noise when turning the steering wheel,then steering wheel pinion and rack needs to be inspected.The steering rack and pinion gears gets worn out/rubbed off and cause clicking noise.

Also possibility can be weak car battery. Battery gives power to starter and starter motor starts spinning and car starts,if the battery gets weak,then starter will not receive proper voltage and you will hear clicking noise.

Other possibility can be wheel bearing.When the car runs,the wheel spin,if the clicking noise is like metal to metal noise then inspect wheel bearing and wheel nuts.If the wheel bearings are worn out,then it needs to be replaced,if the nuts holding the wheel gets loose then you will hear clicking noise from wheel area.

Another area from where,you can hear clicking noise is engine area under the hood.There is engine cooling fan.If the fan blades are cracked or getting banged to its side metal,you will hear the clicking noise.Another possibility is fan motor.If the fan motor gets weak,it will make such clicking noise.In some cases its heard,about this fan motor causing clicking problem.

This are the basic possibilities from where ,the maximum time clicking problem is noticed.But there are many other possibilities,in that cases you need a technicians help.

In that case,you have to disassemble few parts and notice the noise.

It can be drive belt issues or pulley issues,the pulleys on which the drive belt spins.It can be loose tensioner or Axle bearing issues.

This basic details will help.

Thanks.

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