not starting, just clicking
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not starting, just clicking
Hey everyone!!! I just bought a 1996 Discovery with 197,000 miles and I love it so far... I'm looking forward to getting it to 100%
I've been driving it for a few days to kind of figure out what needs to be done and what doesn't.
A couple of night ago, I let my sister use the Disco, and she put in regular gas. Driving around all day yesterday it was running and idling noticeably rougher than usual.
Last night, while stopped and idling for about 5 minutes, the engine just died on me. No warning, no lights, it just stalled and died. When I tried to crank it, all I got was a "click", and the starter wouldn't turn. I waited about 15 minutes, and tried again, and the starter struggled to start the engine but it turned over and was running extremely rough. I also noticed a mechanical grinding noise from the engine bay. Then it died again and hasn't started since.
The starter doesn't crank, all I get is the click.
Any suggestions on where to start?
I've been driving it for a few days to kind of figure out what needs to be done and what doesn't.
A couple of night ago, I let my sister use the Disco, and she put in regular gas. Driving around all day yesterday it was running and idling noticeably rougher than usual.
Last night, while stopped and idling for about 5 minutes, the engine just died on me. No warning, no lights, it just stalled and died. When I tried to crank it, all I got was a "click", and the starter wouldn't turn. I waited about 15 minutes, and tried again, and the starter struggled to start the engine but it turned over and was running extremely rough. I also noticed a mechanical grinding noise from the engine bay. Then it died again and hasn't started since.
The starter doesn't crank, all I get is the click.
Any suggestions on where to start?
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so my first step should be to check the starter... The battery is about a month old, and the lights were all very bright so I don't think it's the battery.
But if the starter failed, would it cause the engine to stall? And when it actually restarted, it was running SUPER rough and I didn't have enough time to check but I think (not 100% sure) that the RPM's wouldn't go past 2k...
Maybe the Crankshaft Position Sensor?
Ugh... You guys are getting me worried.
But if the starter failed, would it cause the engine to stall? And when it actually restarted, it was running SUPER rough and I didn't have enough time to check but I think (not 100% sure) that the RPM's wouldn't go past 2k...
Maybe the Crankshaft Position Sensor?
Ugh... You guys are getting me worried.
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