Starter Issues??? Simple trick to get your vehicle started and get Home!
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- Starter Issues??? Simple trick to get your vehicle started and get Home! Sometimes it works... but if it does not then your starter might be done!
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NOTE: Also make sure to check battery cables and wires for lose
connections. Make sure the battery has a good connection to the starter.
If none of this works then you may have to replace the starter ;(
TVWXMAN32 I have a question can I use a starter from a bigger engine but same platform?
ok, thanks. will do
Nathan Rohrbough 0
Nathan Rohrbough So I just get one click.Sometimes after multiple times it starts.So bad starter?
I can't do that because it keeps popping j 20amp fuse's so how I get it to stop blowing the fuse first
Sir!!!!!! YOU ARE THE MAN!!! I just got off work, worked late, made a couple of stops, now its 12 am, super tired, stopped at a gas station now truck wont start. Watched your video and now i get to go home..
Lmao. You jumped back quick when checking the solenoid and the starter clicked!! Scared my ass too. 😂
This video was seriously our life line just moments ago we broke down in the middle of no where with a special needs kid in tow. Triple AAA was not getting back to us and we had no idea when they’d arrive. But you seriously saved us! You are heaven sent! Thank you and blessings to you!
Allstate tow never showed up, 5 hours on freeway. 6th time I called they called a new York tow truck for Florida!
How did you get service or internet in the middle of nowhere??hmmm
@@ancientonessanctuary1139 was the tow truck driver on vacation or visiting family?
@@lilbagz4418Maybe a cell tower was near
Trust me this was very instrumental for me on a rainy Thursday morning when I was just preparing to pick up my niece from boarding school. I couldn't afford to disappoint her and then I watched your video and got the car started. Thank you and God bless you
You can tell this guy has mastered the art of trial-and-error I love it I love every bit of it hes the man
Just wanted to say thank you. Son who is 500 miles away at college was stranded. He has a 2008 F150. Sent him your video and he made it back to campus and to a mechanic to replace his starter. Great video. Thank so much.
Man, you just saved my butt with that secondary solenoid trick. Got me back on the road again after the started unexpectedly died.
This is good to know. I need a new Starter but can't afford a tow truck. Thank you for this video!
This video comes up while I'm stranded with a starting problem. WTF. I bang the starter. Nope. But, the starter solenoid head is loose. I move it to a snug position. Wah-la. Thanks brother.👍
Wow!!!
Daddy always said, if it don't work, beat on it with a hammer until it does!!.. woohoo got me home for a lot less than a tow truck!! Thanks!!
Word!
Lubrication in the silinoid
I drive a tow truck and you should see people's faces when I whack their starter with my jack handle and it fires right up lol soooo funny. But when it doesn't work they look at me like I'm crazy
Your dad and I learned from those old tv sets. Once you hit them, they'd start working. But that was in the old days. Don't practice that with your husband nowadays, you might end up in court.
I recently help out my in-laws getting stranded after pumping gas.I came to the rescue ,check the battery. Battery is good, I located the starter and tap on it couple of times and asked him to start it.Yes, the car started up, I could see the look on his eyes like WHAT? He was amazed ,then when he got home, he keep starting and turning off the engine.Later he called me again and said the car won’t start anymore.I told him, leave the car alone, we will replace the starter when you have the time off from work. 😀
I've never commented on a CZcams video before but I did the trick of banging on the starter and a got my work truck . Thanks
Nice!!
YOU HAD a badly warn pushing cog if you take off the starter you could clean up the solenoid where it pushes the starter cog
We were stranded in the cold, in a storm while moving from one state to another and THIS saved us! Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video! If I weren't under so much stress, I MAY HAVE thought of this myself, MAYBE! Thanks to your video, I was able to diagnose and locate the problem! A million thank yous aren't enough! Your awesome!!!
Just remenber. Only with cars. If you do that with your wife, not only she still won't make you that breakfast, but also she will probably hit you back... way harder!
You just saved me from a $450 tow!!! Thank you! It really did work.
You Sir, are a legend. I couldn't find any more direct and no nonsense video but yours. I have just solved my no crank, no start Hyundai accent 2009. Thank you and more power!
Nice!~
How did you solve the problem? I have same car
Good basic info on how to troubleshoot and how to get it running. Old tricks still work. My Dad taught me these tricks 40 years ago. I'm so happy that in todays day and age that we have You Tube where there is a wealth of knowledge being shared. Thank you for sharing and helping people.
Finally! I finally find a realistic tip on how to, do it YOURSELF auto lesson, WITHOUT all of these mechanics pulling out all of their professional tools, that most of us, auto do it yourselfers probably won't have. Then you have to find a ride to the auto parts store, for a loaner, only to find out that they don't have it. Thank You, Nathan Rohrbough, for your easy, very clearly explained starter, no crank tip. I have a 09 Chrysler T&C, 3.8l. Since I noticed bad worn out motor mounts, I hope, worse case, motor not locked. I had to buy brand new tires last week, since we have grandkids, safety first. Since my lay-off, I can only afford 1 repair, every 2 months. Anyway, I'll try jumping solenoid first, battery reading 12.5V on my multi meter. Thanks again, Frank
Nice!~~ ;)
lol it really works, went out for errands came back to my car, car had power but starter wouldn’t turn over. i carry a small battery jumper. tried that no luck.
checked fuses, all fine.
had no tools. so i picked up a stick an tapped on the solenoid. car started right up. man was i happy. an the replacement was super easy in my case.
Shorted out the starter solenoid and got my 2020 Ram 2500 started when we were stranded at the campground. Thank you sir!!!!!
Nice!!
Buddy, my car never has videos specifically for it. THANK YOU FOR HAVING THE SAME ENGINE AS ME
hahahaha I KNOWWW
I have known this trick for over 40 years (damn I am old) and it has served me well and I just had to do this on my Subaru Tribeca last night. Great video.
Join the club, lol.
Great video! Another tip: that upper solenoid where he jumps it out with the screwdriver. If you put your key into the ignition to the start position (MAKE SURE VEHICLE IS IN PARK) you can start it by jumping out the solenoid if you let the motor turn over long enough (about 3-5 seconds) . Should start every time just make sure you’re in park.
In 1st grade level language pls g
How is the key in the start position? Thought you usually have to turn it to the start position then it twists back to the first position
@@zack7080 He meant the on position.
Want to let people know, the AAA guy tried this on my car today & IT WORKED!!!! I was about 20 miles away from my hometown... 😲 Thankfully "tapping" the starter with a metal pipe WORKED, because otherwise I would've needed to pay like $100.00 out of pocket for the towing distance- Plus, I was in a covered parking garage, & it would've been difficult for a flat-bed to try and even "get in" to tow my car! 😟
Nice!!
Thank you! We really appreciate your help. Video's like this make CZcams great
Great hack, Nathan! Props for showing your older starters. That helps with the visualization a lot!
Yea!~~~
Sir, thanks to you we finally got our diesel pusher motorhome up and running. We were boondocking at a remote location and no tow truck was willing to come out. The one that was willing to come out would take several days. We found you after 3 days of trying what we could and pulling out our hair cuz nothing else worked.
Your hack with the screwdriver saved us a lot of money & time. Thank you!
Nice!!
I wanted to leave a comment saying my starter was all gravy but my starter battery cable was bad and I got stuck a gas station if u didn't post this video I wouldn't of ever figured out how to jump the starter to get my start running. Thank you thank you thank you. This was the most informative video Ive seen that wasn't a ChrisFix video.
Yo Nathan man you are a genius thanks man I’m going to go try it out I’ll give u the feed back 🙏
Happened to me today. Closing up our summer camp, loaded my F150 full bed.....had just moved my truck closer to the porch door. And exactly this happened. I crawled under and tapped the starter with hammer but nothing. Did not know about shorting the firewall solenoid so tomorrow that's my next move, and then get a new starter motor. Thanks for a great vid.
Thanks for the vid & the tips!
Thanks for not wasting our time with too much chatter! Very good video.
I never, commented on the video before also and I just want to say thank you man because of you I was able to get my car started my Toyota Corolla 06 . I tapped it with a hammer
Thanks! Great video and tips!
Ive watcched severeal youtubers on this and you make it so easy for me to unserstand , Thank You ! 🙏💝💝
I was trying to do this yesterday on my truck I know starts every time once it doesn’t start by doing this and my friend I was with totally gave up on me and wouldn’t believe me this works and I needed him to only turn the key and he wouldn’t even help me! Time to attempt it again with a better more useful friend! It starts every time after tapping! Best hack ever!
tapping is good sometimes ;)
Honestly helped me out so much, thank you
Great video. I have not had to do this since the 90's so a little recap was perfect for me. Thank you for taking the time in making this video
Thank you ever so much. Why are strangers on CZcams kind and helpful than people that live in your own neighborhood?! I live in Cheyenne Wyoming by the way.
Your video is so HELPFULL! I just hit my starter with my rachet then it work! Thank you
Shalom Aleichem.
I'm a 68¾ year old retired mechanic on disability and that's an old trick that's saved my ass many time's over the year's. Always carry a hammer amongst your tool box in your trunk.
If it's a stick shift tranny all ya gotta do if you're parked on a hill is put it in 2nd gear, turn on the key and roll appropriately 50 feet or so and dump the clutch and it should start.
Ratson haba b'shem YaHuah
Right on man!!!
Helpful information, thank you for sharing !!
Thank you! This video saved me!
Thanks gonna give all this a shot
Thank. Youuuuu!! It just worked on my 2005 MDX. I've had a "lagging?" starter for a while now, but the day has come when I was, JUST stranded. Banged it from the underside a few taps 2X, started up, and got me home ever so grateful.
(now, if I could only replace it myself ..🤔)
TY. Good day to you 🙌
Great!
Jennifer, you most likely can replace it yourself. But it's a fair amount of work. You'll need to buy a jack and jackstand $100 to 150 total. A ratchet and sockets $20. Chucks to block your wheels from rolling. Amazon has MDX starters for $85 to $260. You'll have to let the car cool off, put it in park, set emergency brake, chuck the wheels, disconnect the battery, jack the car up, put it on jackstands, then crawl under there on your back and uninstall the old starter (usually two electric wires and two starter mounting bolts), then install the new one. The real pain is doing this on your back, with limited space under the car, limited visibiity, dirt and grease, etc.
A local auto repair shop just quoted me $350 to $450 to put a new starter on my 2004 Ford Explorer. Ridiculous. I can do it myself for $100, in my home garage, using the method I just described. I already have the jack and tools, etc.
This video seriously solved my problem. Was stuck in the grocery store parking lot, car made a clicking, some guy told me it was the starter (okay) but wanted to know more, saw this video, did the battery check talked about in the beginning, and sure enough, the juice was starting to die down. So went to the car parts store, got a jumper battery for emergencies and car started! Saved me money and was great for an independent woman! Thank you 😁👍
I totally subscribe love that this is one of the first video that I could actually see what you were doing and explained it in detail in layman's everyday terms thank you great post very helpful
Hey dude thank you for this, this was so well said thanks for simplifying things, much appreciated. God Bless.
Thank you for your help! 😉
It doesn't always work but if you're stuck somewhere it's worth a try. Much cheaper than a tow truck!
Word!!
Tapping my starter worked for me earlier. My dad told me about it. His idea was that you needed to have a second person cranking the thing while you're tapping it though but like you, I got my car to start on my own. Can't do both at the same time on your own lol. With a manual car, parking on a hill and leaving off the clutch in second gear after you get up a bit of speed works too but you already know that lol.
I think the idea of using a stick or hammer to hit the starter is to make all mechanical parts of the starter : plunger, shift lever and contact disc to be in "normal" position so that when the terminal S gets power from ignition switch, the resulting magnetic field can pull the plunger to enable contact disc to make electrical contact to both terminal B and M of the starter, while at the same time this motion of the plunger causes the starter drive to move into mesh with the flywheel ring gear.
So this trick makes sense, although not recommended, unless in emergency and we are ready to replace the starter someday.
Got it! thnx for the long version...lol.
My family growing up was poor. Car had this problem in late 60's early 70's. We couldn't afford repairs. My dad used this hammer trick on our Belair for a couple years. Nice to see backyard mechanics still use this trick.
Ty. Second starter vid I've seen. No nonsense and straight to business.
Word!
Thanks. Worked on my tractor too!
Wow! Thanks! Going to work on my 2004 Ford Expedition tomorrow.
Hell ya!~~
You saved my day, great video, thank you so much!!!
Way Cool!
Man I can't believe this worked honestly I was 20 miles away from the nearest town, surprisingly enough I had more or less the right tools to get it done
Thank you so much for the useful info
I have a manual (UK) gearbox. If my starter won't turn I bump start it. If I'm not on a hill to let it roll I put it in reverse gear and push car forwards/ backwards a little to rock it free, or I try 1st gear and push forwards and backwards to rock it free - always works :)
In my case recently it turned out it was the ignition switch itself, not the starter. I got back home by fiddling with turning my key to exactly the right spot. There was a tiny spot where the car would start as usual (if I could find it and hold the key there a couple of seconds). 2002 Subaru Impreza.
Nice!!
@@FixingWithPassion 334k miles on it now, first time it has ever failed to start because of something other than a dead battery.
This video helped me Diagnosed the problem, after trying to trip the starter there was a broken wire connecting to the starter. I had my son start the car while pushing the wire against the starter and it started right up
Thank you man it works👍
Thank you very much! Another guy saved by your video!
When I was in high school I drove a 1976 GMC truck with a failing starter. If I couldn't get it to start I would have to crawl under the truck and strike the starter housing with a trailer hitch ball. A few taps later, I would crawl back out and try to start the truck. It might take 2-3 tries, but eventually I would get it started. When we finally found time and money to pull the starter and rebuild it we found the brushes were worn down so far that the screws holding the brushes in place were partially worn away. As my mom always used to say, "Poor people have poor ways!"
Steven Berry.... Poor people are always striving ways to fix things...unlike rich folks...who depend on money for the same thing only have one resource. Poor folks are masterminds.
It definitely forces you to think outside the box. Another classic was make do or do without. By the time I came along my family was doing well enough, but both of my parents really knew what it means to do without. I've got the ability to hire out a lot of jobs instead of doing them myself, but I'd rather DIY because there's a real sense of accomplishment when you fix something yourself.
You got that right! Pride.
Steven Berry Your mum is a smart women
@@FixingWithPassion rich folks just go to the dealer and buy new Truck
This process worked on the second try...
Thank you very much for the video.
Great to hear!
This happened to me 2 months ago. To my surprise, I have noticed that if I shift to Neutral while turning the key, it starts every time. No idea if that can be damaging to the car or not, but.. IT STARTED! lol
Let me try that cus I’m hungry and ready to go from where I am
Neutral switch is bad
My wife's starter just conked out on her this morning 2001 Dodge Caravan 3.3, 9 degrees outside too brrr!! I tried whacking it from the front and got nothing, not too much leverage either. You gave me an idea though, gonna try to whack it from the wheel well with a skinny pipe. Thanks
Thanks Nathan!!
Thank you! Saved me after a cold night and no start!
That was an awesome 👌 video, thank you there was a loft of knowledge and this video helped 💯
Thanks for your information
You saved my day!!
1000 Thanks!!
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Good job brother 🔧🔧
Nicely done and thorough video...thank you...
Nice!!
Thank u so much. My starter started giving me trouble a month ago and I have had to call my road side rescue, I saw him tap something but didn't know where or what it looked it looked like. I just went out and tried it and boom, away she went. Been late to work etc but I now know thanks to you. A new starter is just out of my reach right now. Thanks again 👍👍
ya, but how many times were you able to do this?
@@MsSuzAllen Alot, not just the once.
Man, damn good video. I wrecked my truck in the snow. I’m gonna go through these steps today and I’ll let you know if it worked but I’m sure it will.
Did it work or
You still out there in the snow?
Happend to my car was gping tp get it towed. But tow truck driver checked it real quick and tapped it a few times and it started he didnt charge me but i gave him 40 saving half for a tow thank god he was coo abojt it
Thanks for the time and information!!!
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Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!
Thank you, sir ❤
You’re a life saver ! Great video.
Thank you sir! Although I own a 2003 Ford Explorer XLT which has a slightly different setup in terms of parts and locations. But thankfully with your video and tips provided helped pointed me into the right direction 👍once again thank you i was beginning to panic! Take care God bless 🙌
You sir are a professional i had to do this on my 2006 lincoln town car 🚗
This is me in my driveway right now, I guess this is a Ford thing. Very straightforward yet detailed enough for us home mechanics. Also good editing. Fingers crossed.
Did it work im having this problem
Excellent video
2006 bmw X3, whacking the starter with a short piece of rigid pipe did the trick! Thank you so much!
Nice!
Thank you thank you thank you! 🙏
Great video brother... I really appreciate the information
Nice!!
Thanks for the helpful video!
great tips thanks!
Hey!!
Really helpful info!!! Thx
Great video! Cheers dude!
NICE!!
I appreciate the fuel pump advice!
;D
Good job my friend
Thanks for the video. Great tips that have worked for me a couple of times (especially when I was in college with a 1962 Hillman Minx). Thanks for throwing in the tip about the fuel pump cooling by gas. I tell my kid not to let the gas go below a quarter tank just in case.
Thank you so much for making this video you saved me
Excellent, many thanks!
THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO
A wealth of knowledge! Every issue that you hit on dead-on accurate! And the way you worded everything was so professional and easy for Shadetree mechanics like myself. Thank you for the great video! And I have a question my starter had totally stopped I just had a click. I tapped mine using the metal rod and Hammer technique. And then I noticed where someone had hit it before. This is where the tricky thing comes on I've had the truck for 4 years! And never gave me any problems unless they rebuilt this starter I suspect they had a problem with it before whoever the previous owner was and I tapped mine like I said tapped a little harder than maybe I should have but it did the trick 12 Cycles and no lag no strain on the starter. Could it possibly be it just had rust in it? Like I said it looks like somebody had done this before. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated and like I said great video keep them coming I just subscribed
Good trick! Helped me get my truck home. Thank you
Nice!!
So I jumped the starter underneath like you suggested with the key forward and it started so what does that mean?
great stuff.
learned a lot
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INFORMATION, I'M having this problem now. I'm going to do this.