OK, it’s dumped outside the garage but while waiting they’ve invited me to have a(nother) poke around which I might do. Soooooo……
1997 Honda Civic hatchback (the car of your dreams I know 😉 )
Has had occasional starting issues – turn the key and nothing, or rapid solenoid clicks. But at least once it was seeming crappy battery connections, and other times I just turned the key again and it fired up fine.
It got worse recently, and as batteries are reasonably cheap I bought a new one, new negative to earth cable and new positive battery connector and cleaned up the cable at that end as it was very dull. I can’t easily reach the starter end. At the same time I tested the alternator with the lights on and volt meter and it was working great.
The car worked perfectly for a week and I figured I’d fixed it. Started great twice yesterday morning and then……dead. No lights including interior, no clicking, only beeping when the key is in the ignition and door open. Everything else is deceased. Tow truck came and tried to jump start but still totally dead.
I’m guessing it’s the positive cable at the starter end but I am totally useless with electronics. Surprisingly there isn’t too much on-line on this exact issue, just assumptions the battery is dead. I’m guessing fuses either work or don’t as I can rule these out as the car tends to be either dead or the starter turns over the battery perfectly?
Help me STW, you’re not my only hope but you are free 😉