I blame the hippies!Seriously.... WTF is up with all the car troubles on the monkey as of late.... is there an effin curse or something?
Damn that is a good idea! But it wouldn't help once I got to workPush it down a hill and pop the clutch?
Maybe. As of a couple Fridays ago, I may need an engine replacement on my 2006 Subaru Impreza .Seriously.... WTF is up with all the car troubles on the monkey as of late.... is there an effin curse or something?
Your arms broken? Push the bitch. Put it in neutral, push, hop in, put in gear, pop clutch. Repeat if necessary.Damn that is a good idea! But it wouldn't help once I got to work
It's the head gasket!! Just ask DirtyMike.Maybe. As of a couple Fridays ago, I may need an engine replacement on my 2006 Subaru Impreza .
Have my fingers crossed that it's valve train or a timing belt issue.....
Oh, me too...with some tomato soup on the side if you wouldn't mind!Since you're stuck at home, will you make me a grilled cheese sandwich? Thx.
Jump the car or get a ride to the parts store, buy new starter, replace old starter with new starter, save lots of $$. Google "replacing a starter" or something similar if you've never done it. It's easier than you think. Besides, you don't have anything else to do today, right?Damn that is a good idea! But it wouldn't help once I got to work
I do have a hill out of the driveway but I don't know if it is steep enough or long enough.
Probably having it towed soon, waiting for prices and availability of a new or used starter.
no kiddingYour arms broken? Push the bitch. Put it in neutral, push, hop in, put in gear, pop clutch. Repeat if necessary.
at people who have manual transmission vehicles towed for bad starter/battery
It *may* be easier than you think. Unless it's one of those cars that you have to get underneath to get at it and then pull off 9 other things before you can access the starter.Jump the car or get a ride to the parts store, buy new starter, replace old starter with new starter, save lots of $$. Google "replacing a starter" or something similar if you've never done it. It's easier than you think. Besides, you don't have anything else to do today, right?
oh noes...and neither of those are good to hope for. What's the problem?Maybe. As of a couple Fridays ago, I may need an engine replacement on my 2006 Subaru Impreza .
Have my fingers crossed that it's valve train or a timing belt issue.....
Check engine light came on, engine shutting down in low RPM's, no battery juice, and a knocking noise that eventually reached the ninth level of purgatory before it cut out.oh noes...and neither of those are good to hope for. What's the problem?
Yeah like a v-6 Chevy S-10 fom the 80's......what a bi+ch to change.It *may* be easier than you think. Unless it's one of those cars that you have to get underneath to get at it and then pull off 9 other things before you can access the starter.
at people with automatics who don't even have this option...at people who have manual transmission vehicles towed for bad starter/battery
good luck, dude. Funny yours is down, my car finally runs well! I hope it's a bad read, no oil pressure=bad bad news...or time for a turbo swap.Check engine light came on, engine shutting down in low RPM's, no battery juice, and a knocking noise that eventually reached the ninth level of purgatory before it cut out.
If it is a piston rod bearing, I can probably say goodbye to the engine. Luckily we were able to get a big bar and socket and turn the engine over, so it isn't seized up. And when the battery is hooked to a power supply we can get it to turn over. However, the computer is saying that there is no oil pressure. The mechanic just did a cursory checkover on it yesterday and is hopeful that it is "not as major" as an engine replacement. He's planning on opening up some stuff today to see if he can find the root cause. Like I said I have my fingers crossed.
If it wont turn over at all because the starter is locked up get a hammer, crawl under the car and smack it a few times with a hammer (the starter).My starter broke and I am stuck at home. 142k before the turd finally $hit the bed.
waiting now.....
I just want it fixed.This is not a joke. Nor is it a permanent fix, but you'll probably get a few starts out of it.
I just want it fixed.
I knew something was going, it has been slow to start the past few weeks. Thought it was the bettery since I still have the original in there from 10/2002 when I got the thing. Battery still metered out good when AAA was here
At people who don't maintain their cars and need that option...at people with automatics who don't even have this option...
Are hookers cheaper than a starter??You've got a wife. Make her push.
try a snowball.Is there a raccoon eating birds from the air filter? Try explosives now.
Lat time I checked, a jump start does nothing for a starter problem.Jump the car or get a ride to the parts store, buy new starter, replace old starter with new starter, save lots of $$. Google "replacing a starter" or something similar if you've never done it. It's easier than you think. Besides, you don't have anything else to do today, right?
Lat time I checked, a jump start does nothing for a starter problem.
I replaced my starter in the plattekill parking lot once.Lat time I checked, a jump start does nothing for a starter problem.
If the starter lands on a flat spot, has a bad solenoid<yes those are two different failures, or has a bad armature<SP> a jump isnt going to push power through to get it started, it was said earlier, a nice tap tap tap with a small hammer will make everything bounc around and make contact again. Been in teh feild for 13 years, never seen a bad starter able to get a jump and start.... seen it on a faulty battery, a sulfated cell, stuff like that.... which can sound very much like a bad starter, but never when teh starter is actually faulty.No, but if there is a little bit left of the starter than a jump will sometimes pump enough juice into the system to turn the starter over...its worked for me a few times.
On my 94 4runner changing the starter involved 14" of extensions and 2 u-joints....that was a fun time.
she was working. Someone has to.You've got a wife. Make her push.