ES Starter Problem
December-30th-2007, 12:18 AM
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ES Starter Problem
I just tried to start up my 2002 ES (about 38,000 miles on it) and something strange happened.
I heard the starter spinning a couple of times and then it stopped and I heard a fast ticking sound, sort of like a lot of little very quick electrical zaps. I tried a few more times and the same thing happened. Eventually, I didn't hear the starter at all and it went directly to the fast ticking sound.
Is this something as simple as a dead battery, or a bad starter, or something else?
The battery contacts seem to be ok, but there is a tiny bit of white stuff on two of the large black screws in the top of the battery. The car still has the original battery.
I heard the starter spinning a couple of times and then it stopped and I heard a fast ticking sound, sort of like a lot of little very quick electrical zaps. I tried a few more times and the same thing happened. Eventually, I didn't hear the starter at all and it went directly to the fast ticking sound.
Is this something as simple as a dead battery, or a bad starter, or something else?
The battery contacts seem to be ok, but there is a tiny bit of white stuff on two of the large black screws in the top of the battery. The car still has the original battery.
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