car won't start

[RoYaL FLuSH]

ok, so i'm about to leave for work this morning when i get into my car and put my key in the ignition. the car has power but if when i turn the key all the way to start it the engine won't crank and car won't fire. needless to say, i had to bus it to work and was late. so, ignition? starter? distributer? anything else i should check? any help would be apreciated.

[HaLo]

Starter is my guess. :)

[Dweezil]

Starter relay on the pass. side inner fender

[240Stilo]

Quick and easy test to do on your starter. Tap it. It might turn on after that. If it keeps turning on after you give it a tap then a new starter should solve it.

[idlafie]

ok, so i'm about to leave for work this morning when i get into my car and put my key in the ignition. the car has power but if when i turn the key all the way to start it the engine won't crank and car won't fire. needless to say, i had to bus it to work and was late. so, ignition? starter? distributer? anything else i should check? any help would be apreciated.


Before you go out & replace your starter, if your fuses and relay check out okay, you might want to check your ignition switch. A bad ignition switch could cause the same problems you are having - your car not starting. An intermittant electrical short in the START portion of the ignition switch will make you think that your starter's gone bad when in reality it hasn't.

Remove the steering column cover & test the switch using either a multimeter or a 12 volt test light, (http://www.dynolock.net/Test%20Light/testlght.htm)
On 95-98's you can replace the electrical portion of the switch, (a $28 dollar part), without having to replace the entire ignition switch. I'm not sure if this part is replaceable on a 89-94 S 13 - I haven't had to fix one on a 89-94 S13 yet.

Anyhow, hope this helps...good luck with the repair.

ID