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missaj07
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Jan 21, 2014, 2:53 AM

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I Have a 2006 Holden Astra CD AH 1.8L 164,000KMS and it has a starting problem.

Rarely my car will not start, It seems to be something to do with the ignition or its computer.
When this happens it makes a clicking noise when i try to kick it over, sometimes after about 5 minutes it will kick over, other times not at all. In that case we can push start it and after that it runs fine and will kick over again like nothing was wrong until a few weeks later whenever it decides to do it again. What could be happening?
I've also realised it does it once the battery is 12.6V or under (12.6V is a good battery and should definitely kick it over) so we can also jump start it once its past 12.6V .
Has anyone else had or heard of this problem?
I have had the battery checked and starter motor checked and cleaned up because signs made us think it was the starter motor.
The car still randomly won't start!


Hammer Time
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Jan 21, 2014, 3:37 AM

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The first thing to do is have the battery tested and check all the cable connections.



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missaj07
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Jan 21, 2014, 4:29 AM

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Yep and if there is no fix there, then what?


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Jan 21, 2014, 4:34 AM

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Then you post the results and we go from there.



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missaj07
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Jan 21, 2014, 5:12 AM

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I ask because they have already been checked, no problems were found with battery or cables


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Jan 21, 2014, 5:20 AM

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You must think I just started doing this forum stuff yesterday.



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missaj07
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Jan 21, 2014, 5:23 AM

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Well i guess you must of, because you clearly aren't here to try and help!


Hammer Time
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Jan 21, 2014, 5:32 AM

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I'm not here to waste my time and when people lie to me, I'm done.



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missaj07
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Jan 21, 2014, 5:36 AM

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Great knowledge you must have. Didn't even ask questions to find out what diagnostics have been done the last 5 days i've had someone looking at the car. Typical. The only one who wasted there time was me. Shouldn't have replied to begin with if you didn't have an experienced answer. Useless.


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Jan 21, 2014, 6:15 AM

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Everybody wants a magic crystal ball answer without doing any of the necessary leg work. When I ask somebody to check something, it's not a wild guess and I expect it to be checked.



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nickwarner
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Jan 21, 2014, 7:35 AM

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Didn't even ask questions to find out what diagnostics have been done the last 5 days i've had someone looking at the car.

Nice to see that you have to be specifically asked about information that should've been in your first post to begin with, and yet you get an attitude that you didn't have exactly the answer you expected on none other than a completely FREE site. For someone who says things are being checked out, no man who actually knows how to diagnose a car takes 5 days and still can't figure out why the starter won't engage unless he is incompetent. Its a starter motor, not a space shuttle.






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