I turn the key and nothing happens. I get 12.2 volts on the scanmaster. The big high dollar battery charger doesnt work, even with it set on "start engine". Using the charger tester, it shows over 13 volts. I noticed today that the engine was starting to crank slower and slower every time I started it. Figured the battery was going. I started to notice a whining sound at low rpm and low speed, that changed with rpm. I was starting to think an accessory was starting to seize up, causing the belt to drag, causing the alternator to not spin very fast. I got almost all the way home and stopped at el pollo loco to get dinner for everyone. Given their outstanding service, I was waiting there in the drive thru with the engine running for 20 minutes, with no other customers, trying to find someone who speaks english. Given my wife got fired yesterday and she spent the whole day shopping and hanging out, I was wondering why the hell I was getting dinner for them after driving for an hour and getting home at 9PM. Anyway, The engine started to smell like burning rubber. I drove to sav on to grab some things. Came on out, and went to start the car, and despite having full power, the engine wouldnt crank at all. Nothing. I waited for a few minutes and it fired right up. Wierd. Got home, ate, and came back out to pull it in the garage. Car is dead. Has full power. Everything works. Popped the hood and saw nothing out of the ordinary. Tranny fluid looks ok, but low. Oil looks ok. Battery cables are still connected, although I cant see under there cause its dark. I noticed that the bottom side of my passenger side header is all orange. The top of the crossover pipe is all orange. Like BRIGHT orange....all on the passenger side. Does this trigger any thoughts? Maybe a fried battery cable? My engine turns over with a wrench, so the motor isnt seized. Was thinking maybe my coolant temp sensor was bad. It looks like the steel section of my tranny lines have been laying on my crossover pipe. Im hoping the tranny fluid hasnt been cooking.
Im going to crawl under there tomorrow. Lucky for me, my wife will be leaving for an essential and important baby shower, so I cant get anywhere.
So anyone have any ideas? WHat was the whining sound? WHy was the engine cranking with less power every time I started it? Why did it start at sav on, the second time I turned the key? What was the burning smell and why are my headers orange?
Theres an oil leak under there I saw. Looks like tranny fluid. Will burning tranny fluid on the headers leave everything orange? Maybe my steel lines for the tranny cooler have burned through from the contact with the crossover pipe, and the tranny was getting cooked. One of them looks like it may have actually melted INTO the crossover pipe. But unfortunately I cant get a good look now. Im starting to think the lines were laying on there, it burned through, started cooking the fluid into a vapor before it could even drip, and the fluid killed the starter or the solenoid.
Sound feasible?
Im going to crawl under there tomorrow. Lucky for me, my wife will be leaving for an essential and important baby shower, so I cant get anywhere.
So anyone have any ideas? WHat was the whining sound? WHy was the engine cranking with less power every time I started it? Why did it start at sav on, the second time I turned the key? What was the burning smell and why are my headers orange?
Theres an oil leak under there I saw. Looks like tranny fluid. Will burning tranny fluid on the headers leave everything orange? Maybe my steel lines for the tranny cooler have burned through from the contact with the crossover pipe, and the tranny was getting cooked. One of them looks like it may have actually melted INTO the crossover pipe. But unfortunately I cant get a good look now. Im starting to think the lines were laying on there, it burned through, started cooking the fluid into a vapor before it could even drip, and the fluid killed the starter or the solenoid.
Sound feasible?