Could it be my ACC relay

[jdm213]

im trying to figure out why my car doesnt turn on, it only turns on when i push start it. but when i try to turn it on normally it makes on click , so i ruled out my alternator and the battery, but im thinking it could be my starter, or my acc relay by the intake, because when i turn it on that acc fuse makes a click every time i try to turn it on with the key all the way and the rest of them dont, and i didnt have that click before. so pretty much my car doesent crank it just does one click, so if you have any input on this your help would be appreciated thanks guys, and gals

[godrifttoday]

Sounds like a battery problem to me... Go get it checked Have u taken it somewhere ?

[jdm213]

no i havent just me and my friend were inspecting it, so i was under the hood and he was trying to turn it on and i heard the clicks from the relay box and my car doesnt make a lot of clicks it just make one little click and it doesent make the crank sound either, but if theres a click coming from the acc i was thinking maybe its that cuz you can feel it when i touch it

[I LUV MY S13]

if its the battery it could be giving you other electrical issues so look for that. But im betting on a a bad starter.

[jdm213]

:duh: yea thats why those were my options but really what is an acc sorry if i sound like a noob but i googled this and only a/c comes out so im like wtf. but if it were my battery wouldnt my interior lights not go on or my exterior lights

[godrifttoday]

It's must be ur battery!!! Go check it !! This is the first step to eliminating ur problems and finding a solution... Its clear you don't know whats going on... U only assume... U can still have your interior lights with a dieing battery... go take it to ur local Autozone or wherever and to give u a reading on ur batt... Or if u don't want to do that pass current from another car to the car if it starts it's your battery

[jdm213]

well i was going but they were closed so i
just checked for other things and asumed , but based on my assumptions i wanted to rule things out, but i will check the battery first thing tomorrow, hopefully its my battery

[hpipro4]

its the blue starter relay on ur relay box by intake. relay may click but its not sending power to the starter solenoid. you can take it out and bypass the relay jump it with a wire or aligator clips which ever u have n it should crank. or better yet borrow someones relay....had the same problem with mine.

[godrifttoday]

I hope it's the battery!! Then i will be the Ultimate online tech lol

[Wookie384]

Relays are supposed to click, you never heard it before because the sound of the motor cranking drowned it out. Assuming the battery has a full charge, I'm willing to bet its the ignition switch on the steering column.

[JDMRIDDAZ]

uh blue relays by batter always make s13s not start....
if he can push start car..then its ble relay just cut wires and cap them to gether yes both sides

[jdm213]

well its not the battery it has a good charge, so im starting to think its my starter, I doubt its the ignition swich any other suggestions

[obsolete]

see ^^ above. probably the starter relay. you could just put a jumper wire across them as well. common problem on s13's.

[jdm213]

see ^^ above. probably the starter relay. you could just put a jumper wire across them as well. common problem on s13's.

then why not just get a used starter relay? and the starter relay is ACC? correct me if im wrong. well since i have nothing to do tomorrow ima remove my starter and get it checked at autozone. im still open for suggestions thanx

[hpipro4]

do this....take out starter relay.....look underneath for the two big wires which has the bigger plug...jump it using wire paper clip watever n try starting it. fyi once u jump the relay no need to push in clutch...make sure its on nuetral tho...

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[jdm213]

do this....take out starter relay.....look underneath for the two big wires which has the bigger plug...jump it using wire paper clip watever n try starting it. fyi once u jump the relay no need to push in clutch...make sure its on nuetral tho...

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/8130/dsc04716w.jpg (http://img139.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc04716w.jpg)

ohhhh makes sense, but my car is like that i dont have to push in my clutch to turn it on, but im definatley gonna do this tomorrow, but i still want to know what does the acc stand for i
google but it just shows me a/c

[Wookie384]

well its not the battery it has a good charge, so im starting to think its my starter, I doubt its the ignition swich any other suggestions

You could test the starter by running some wire (or better yet use a remote starter/trigger) from the positive terminal of the battery to the starter, it will crank as soon as you make contact with the wire.

ohhhh makes sense, but my car is like that i dont have to push in my clutch to turn it on, but im definatley gonna do this tomorrow, but i still want to know what does the acc stand for i
google but it just shows me a/c

ACC = accessory

[jdm213]

well if its not cranking its my starter so ima check the starter tomorrow at autozone