No Voltage at Starter
07-28-2017, 06:12 AM
#1
New Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: 07-28-2017
Location: Virginia
Posts: 13
No Voltage at Starter
2006 HHR
Starter making some noise, slow turning over initially.
Attempted to jump start car, smoke coming from front of engine.
Pulled starter.
Bench tested starter, does turn over but smoke coming from brush end of starter motor.
Because of smoke from front of engine, voltage testing at wires to starter.
No voltage detectable on either of the 3 wires at starter with key on or with key in start position.
Interior lights, accessories, head lights all work
All fuses appear intact
Is there a fusible link in large starter wire?
Where to go from here?
Thanks
Starter making some noise, slow turning over initially.
Attempted to jump start car, smoke coming from front of engine.
Pulled starter.
Bench tested starter, does turn over but smoke coming from brush end of starter motor.
Because of smoke from front of engine, voltage testing at wires to starter.
No voltage detectable on either of the 3 wires at starter with key on or with key in start position.
Interior lights, accessories, head lights all work
All fuses appear intact
Is there a fusible link in large starter wire?
Where to go from here?
Thanks
07-28-2017, 07:46 AM
#2
Administrator
Join Date: 10-13-2011
Location: Welland,Ont Canada
Posts: 36,451
Welcome to the site, replace the starter. There are some posts
https://www.google.ca/search?client=...&bih=628&dpr=2
https://www.google.ca/search?client=...&bih=628&dpr=2
07-28-2017, 08:27 AM
#3
Technical Moderator
Join Date: 01-23-2009
Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia
Posts: 24,665
If it was turning there was electricity.
The purple wire comes from the relay to the solenoid, it is hot when the relay is on.
One red wire comes directly from the battery, hot at all times.
The other red wire comes directly from the alternator. Should be hot where the 2 meet.
Ground is supplied by the mounting bolts.
Ground for the relay is on the front left of the transmission.
fuse #5 30A and relay #34
The purple wire comes from the relay to the solenoid, it is hot when the relay is on.
One red wire comes directly from the battery, hot at all times.
The other red wire comes directly from the alternator. Should be hot where the 2 meet.
Ground is supplied by the mounting bolts.
Ground for the relay is on the front left of the transmission.
fuse #5 30A and relay #34
07-28-2017, 10:45 AM
#8
Moderator
Join Date: 05-01-2014
Location: California
Posts: 7,789
07-28-2017, 11:20 AM
#9
Platinum Member
Join Date: 12-06-2009
Location: Alabama
Posts: 11,088
Hmmm. Don't know Don. I just pull all my wiring schematics from a file on my desktop.
Someone here sent me the file. Thought it was you but I guess not. Maybe it was whopper.
I have noticed before that when we post up wiring schematic stuff in the same threads that they usually are a little different.
Someone here sent me the file. Thought it was you but I guess not. Maybe it was whopper.
I have noticed before that when we post up wiring schematic stuff in the same threads that they usually are a little different.