soakgame

there were two particular times where my car wouldn't start and i had to take the negative terminal out and then it started up

what could it be? my starter? or a terminal problem? i know it's not my battery

UncleRay

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Did your car crank? Or attempt to? If so, might be the starter.

Do the lights come on? Does the sound work? Might not be the battery.

Take a video. Gives us a better look

Och

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You probably didn't have the clamp on tight enough, and your starter wasn't getting enough juice. It happens.

istundra

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corrosion on the terminals? did you happen to over torque your terminals? if so, it may be loose. do a wiggle test.

vwynn

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take the terms off the batt.. wipe/sand down the terms n then apply the anti-corrosion spray.. put the terms back on the batts and tighten so it doesnt move.

enjoy =]

GS4_Fiend

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Be more specific... What sounds does it makes? Can it crank over?

soakgame

sorry for the late response.. no crank or lights at all

i'm pretty sure the terminals were just loose.. i wiped them off and tightened up again.. hopefully i won't have any more problems

i apologize for the n00b question! 0=)

soakgame

ok so it's still doing it =/ the battery was actually turning off while i was on the road because my radio kept shutting on and off..

i seriously don't know what to do because i wiped those terminals and tightened them as well as i could

shkani04

that happened to me once in he middle of an round about.... ca just turned off.. luckily it turned on after 5 min... of trying ... later i realized that my connection was loose

soakgame

bought some corrosion cleaner and cleaned the terminals off again.. let's see if this does the trick (although i'm pessimistic)..

what if it's the alternator? how would i know?

istundra

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alternator should generate power for the car. I believe the battery is only used to provide power to start up...

LexusK

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WHOA Im having the same exact problem, except I didnt reset my ECU or anything. I took the car to Pepboys and they said my battery and alternator were fine.

jspecdan

i second that. i had the same problem on my old volvo when i started playing around with lights and disconnected the battery.

soakgame

the ground was definitely loose.. over-torqued more than likely

bought the metal brush and cleaned terminals.. corrosion spray and gel.. re-tightened and did the wiggle test.. the car has been fine the past two days.. so i'm knocking on wood

LexusK

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What brands did you get and where did you get them? Im going to try this and see if it works.