Machine gun click on start
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Machine gun click on start
I went in to start my SC430 today and got a VERY rapid click, click, click, click. It sounded like 20 clicks in a single second. Is this what everyone is referring to when they talk about a drained battery? I'm not sure if my wife left a door open or what. Lights do come on though and I am able to move the seats backwards and forwards. Would this be possible if it was truly a battery problem? Can anyone suggest any other tests? I unfortuantely don't have a volt meter.
Thanks. I tried doing a search but didn't find anything that was spot on my problem.
Thanks. I tried doing a search but didn't find anything that was spot on my problem.
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it depends what kind of click it is, i believe when the starter goes, it too makes a clicking noise.. but it's different from the click a dead battery makes.. if your battery is dead, it may have enough left to move your seat back and forth rather than turning your entire car on.. i'm thinking it's a drained battery, so just get someone to give you a boost (Y)
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Thanks guys. I'm embarrassed to say I don't even own jumper cables as I haven't owned a car in quite some time that would need them. I'll go buy some, jump the car and then get the battery tested. Can anyone recommend a good replacement battery. Probably will go to NTB. Thanks!
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Jumped the car and had success. Thanks everyone. I drove it for about 25 minutes, came back, turned it off and it started back up. Now we'll see if the car holds a charge.
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A good cold snap will probably finish it off.
We don'r use our SC that much and started using a battery tender on it. A 2 station Tender keeps 2 of our cars batteries topped off. Cost about $50-75 from Amazon. It monitors the battery and trickle charges only when needed so the battery won't overcharge.
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