02 camry, 4cyl automatic. 230k miles. i got it about 12k miles ago and it runs great, but is slow to start now and again.
last week i went to work and back fine, come saturday it wouldnt start. tried to jump it, since i had left the key turned all night for some stupid reason, still no go. no clicking or any sound from the motor.
my dad suggested i put it into drive, then back into park and try again. voila, it started. never seen that before, but its been fine this week so i didnt think about it again.
try to start it at lunch today...no go. not so much as a click or a sound from the engine, again. i put it into gear for the hell of it, but that didnt help this time either
power is there, or so it seems. i hook up the charger we have and it says 70%, so i trickle charge it while i eat lunch, its reads 100% and 12.8 volts...i try to start, and nothing. no sound, no click, no anything.
im thinking the starter is probably the culprit here, but then when i put it into gear last week and it started up once it was back in drive im wondering if it might be something else.
a friend suggested changing the battery, but is that worth it if I have power but nothing is happening with the motor? no idea when the battery was last changed.
last week i went to work and back fine, come saturday it wouldnt start. tried to jump it, since i had left the key turned all night for some stupid reason, still no go. no clicking or any sound from the motor.
my dad suggested i put it into drive, then back into park and try again. voila, it started. never seen that before, but its been fine this week so i didnt think about it again.
try to start it at lunch today...no go. not so much as a click or a sound from the engine, again. i put it into gear for the hell of it, but that didnt help this time either
power is there, or so it seems. i hook up the charger we have and it says 70%, so i trickle charge it while i eat lunch, its reads 100% and 12.8 volts...i try to start, and nothing. no sound, no click, no anything.
im thinking the starter is probably the culprit here, but then when i put it into gear last week and it started up once it was back in drive im wondering if it might be something else.
a friend suggested changing the battery, but is that worth it if I have power but nothing is happening with the motor? no idea when the battery was last changed.
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