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13.25 volts and it wont start, just ticks. HELP PLEASE!!!!!!!!

RichCresci

RichCresci

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so my car has been fine up until now. its a 99 gtp sedan. I drove it to my buddies house, parked it for about two hours, came out and it wouldn't start. It just makes a tik like the starter is frozen. Its got 13.25 volts at the battery but when i turn the key it does nothing. everything else works. It almost seems like the battery is dead but as i already said its not. It has been raining all day in my area, but i don't believe that's an effective variable. Lastly, When i jump it with either a box or another car it starts and runs fine. Could the battery be shot? any ides would be great. Thanks:th_nervous:
 


does the voltage drop in your battery when you try to start it ? i would start with checking and cleaning your battery terminal connections really well.
 
May need to take it to be load tested at Auto Zone. It's a free service.

I've seen several batteries that seem fine by all accounts but have no amperage due to bad cells.
 


im not sure about how much it drops. Thats what i was thinkin, Is that something that would just go though? like with no warning?
 
i've seen batteries go all of a sudden , how low the voltage drops would tell alot. like sabre says a load test is ideal way to check it.
 
i dont think it will. if all your doing is jumping it and it starts fine than it points to the battery or connection problems. how old is your battery ? what happens if you turn on the headlights and try to start it ?
 


they go out, whenever i turn everything on a get less power to the starter. hopefully it is just the battery. Honestly, idk how old it is. Thanks everyone for all your help.
 
These guys have it right. First thing I would check, cause it is the easiest is the battery terminals. Make sure they are clean, no corrosion (that means taking the terminals out and cleaning the threads, and tight. It that doesn't fix it, probably bad cell in the battery. If that is the case, don't try to charge it, you can have pieces of a bad battery then. :th_winking:
 
i topped off the water last night, charged it all day, and now its good!!! got it load tested and thy said it was fine. Lets see how long it lasts now haha. Thanks for the help!
 
at least you got it running again. if all you did was charge it , and take it out and load tested ok and reinstalled , problem was most likely your connections were corroded.
 


59chevy said:
at least you got it running again. if all you did was charge it , and take it out and load tested ok and reinstalled , problem was most likely your connections were corroded.
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I agree. 13.2 volts is more than enough to turn a car over. I have done it with less than 12V. Most likely a bad connection.
 
You might consider inspecting the battery cables that connect to the starter. Had someone here have the same problem, and it turned out the nut was loose on the stud.
 
RichCresci said:
i topped off the water last night, charged it all day, and now its good!!! got it load tested and thy said it was fine. Lets see how long it lasts now haha. Thanks for the help!
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It will not long, keep that in mind.

If you have 13 volts but no CCA the battery is junk. A good battery has 12.6 volts and slightly higher than rated CCA.

Just b/c the tester tells you its ok does not mean that the battery will last this winter.
 
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