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8B - 6
STARTING
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING (Continued)
CONDITION
STARTER FAILS TO ENGAGE.
STARTER ENGAGES, FAILS TO
TURN ENGINE.
STARTER ENGAGES, SPINS
OUT BEFORE ENGINE STARTS.
STARTER DOES NOT
DISENGAGE.
STARTING SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS
POSSIBLE CAUSE
1. Battery discharged or faulty.
2. Starting circuit wiring faulty.
3. Starter relay faulty.
4. Ignition switch faulty.
5. Park/Neutral position switch (auto
trans) faulty or mis-adjusted.
6. Clutch pedal position switch (man
trans) faulty.
7. Starter solenoid faulty.
8. Starter assembly faulty.
1. Battery discharged or faulty.
2. Starting circuit wiring faulty.
3. Starter assembly faulty.
4. Engine seized.
1. Broken teeth on starter ring gear.
2. Starter assembly faulty.
1. Starter improperly installed.
2. Starter relay faulty.
3. Ignition switch faulty.
4. Starter assembly faulty.
CORRECTION
1. Refer to Group 8A, Battery.
Charge or replace battery, if
required.
2. Refer to Feed Circuit Resistance
Test and Feed Circuit Test in this
section.
3. Refer to Relay Test, in this
section. Replace relay, if necessary.
4. Refer to Ignition Switch Test, in
Group 8D Ignition System or Group
8W, Wiring Diagrams. Replace
switch, if necessary.
5. Refer Park/Neutral Position Switch
Test, in Group 21, Transaxle.
Replace switch, if necessary.
6. Refer to Clutch Pedal Position
Switch Test, in Group 6, Clutch.
Replace switch, if necessary.
7. Refer to Solenoid Test, in this
section. Replace starter assembly, if
necessary.
8. If all other starting system
components and circuits check OK,
replace starter assembly.
1. Refer to Group 8A, Battery.
Charge or replace battery as
necessary.
2. Refer to the Feed Circuit
Resistance Test and the Feed Circuit
Test in this section. Repair as
necessary.
3. If all other starting system
components and circuits check OK,
replace starter assembly.
4. Refer to Group 9 Engine, for
diagnostic and service procedures.
1. Remove starter. Inspect ring gear
and replace if necessary.
2. If all other starting system
components and circuits check OK,
replace starter assembly.
1. Install starter. Tighten starter
mounting hardware to correct torque
specifications.
2. Refer to Relay Test, in this
section. Replace relay, if necessary.
3. Refer to Ignition Switch Test, in
Group 8D, Ignition System. Replace
switch, if necessary.
4. If all other starting system
components and circuits check OK,
replace starter assembly.
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