Hello All. I have my fingers crossed hoping someone can help me with this. After reviewing other posts... I dont have much doubt :grin:
2003 Element//AWD//Auto
Had some issues starting the car, only during the first start up of the day. Went on about once or twice a week for about 1 month. Then started to get worse where I was waiting about 5 minutes after the initial start to try again and it would start... eventually, Sunday, car would no longer start. When turning the car over, it would have a little juice and the starter would turn but slow and for only about 2 seconds. Then it would just click once when I turned over the ignition, then nothing.
Cleaned battery terminals, checked wire connections with starter/battery//all good.
Took out starter, tested at Autozone, failed.
Replaced starter with reman starter, tryed to start Element, with no luck. Bad grinding sound when trying to start. Checked the alignment of starter and it it correct. Flywheel teeth look fine.
Took reman starter back to autozone to compair with core I turned in, looked the same. They gave me a different reman starter to try with the same outcome.
My next step is to take back the Autozone starter and have the old Honda Starter rebuilt and put it back on and see what happens.
Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!!!
2003 Element//AWD//Auto
Had some issues starting the car, only during the first start up of the day. Went on about once or twice a week for about 1 month. Then started to get worse where I was waiting about 5 minutes after the initial start to try again and it would start... eventually, Sunday, car would no longer start. When turning the car over, it would have a little juice and the starter would turn but slow and for only about 2 seconds. Then it would just click once when I turned over the ignition, then nothing.
Cleaned battery terminals, checked wire connections with starter/battery//all good.
Took out starter, tested at Autozone, failed.
Replaced starter with reman starter, tryed to start Element, with no luck. Bad grinding sound when trying to start. Checked the alignment of starter and it it correct. Flywheel teeth look fine.
Took reman starter back to autozone to compair with core I turned in, looked the same. They gave me a different reman starter to try with the same outcome.
My next step is to take back the Autozone starter and have the old Honda Starter rebuilt and put it back on and see what happens.
Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!!!