[offa_broadway]

This might seem like a no-brainer, but plugs/cap/rotor/wires? How old are they? The ignition system has the most stress put on it when you're starting the car, so you might want to check those components. Just take the cap off the distributor and look at the contacts to see what's going on in there, and it doesn't hurt to make sure all those wires are snug on their respective connections. Also, fuel pump starting to crap out might not be providing enough pressure to prime the injectors?

Both of these would likely make themselves known in other subtle ways when the car is running, such as stumbling at idle. Just two more things to check anyways.

[valiant67]

If you were a registered user, you would not be seeing this!

Next time it doesn't start, whack the starter. Or even better if you have someone to help, hold the key to start and whack the starter.

I had 2 94 LeBarons with 3.0s. Both had starters that failed soon after 100k. But I was never stranded because hitting the starter got them home, I believe it's the contacts inside that corroded. I just used a junkyard starter for $12 of the other design. One was Bosch, one was Denso. One had this problem, the other did not.

[95Spirit]

offa_broadway, on Mar 14 2009, 11:30 AM, said:

This might seem like a no-brainer, but plugs/cap/rotor/wires? How old are they? The ignition system has the most stress put on it when you're starting the car, so you might want to check those components. Just take the cap off the distributor and look at the contacts to see what's going on in there, and it doesn't hurt to make sure all those wires are snug on their respective connections. Also, fuel pump starting to crap out might not be providing enough pressure to prime the injectors?

Both of these would likely make themselves known in other subtle ways when the car is running, such as stumbling at idle. Just two more things to check anyways.

He said it won't turn over.


You say you have power at the starter, if that's the case then it's got to be either a bad ground or the starter itself. Likely the starter itself.

[Bill R]

If you have or did have valve covers that leaked oil, some oil may have got into the starter to cause a starting problem - that's what happrned to my sons 93 Acclaim with the 3.0L. His starter had a lot of oil inside.

[johnnj]

On a Nippondenso starter, the copper contacts get worn down inside. There's a "starter solenoid repait kit" available, part #ND-34Sol... It has new copper contacts and solenoid plunger. I bought one because that's the exact same problem I'm having with my mini van; I have yet to actually do the repair though. :rolleyes: Only other option is a new starter.