Trouble turning over engine
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Trouble turning over engine
my car usually starts perfectly fine everyday. today i goto start it and it cranks slow as hell almost like it has a dead battery. i checked the battery and the battery is fine. does anyone know what could cause this out of nowere?
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I had this happen and it turned out to be the battery was in the process of dying. It threw the crank position sensor code once because it was so slow to turn over.
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Put a multimeter across the battery posts. With the engine off the battery should measure 12 plus volts. Have someone crank the engine. The voltage shouldn't drop below 9 volts. With the car running the voltage should be 14 plus volts.
If you flunk the first test it is the battery. If you flunk the second test it is the starter. If you flunk the third test it is the alternator.
If you flunk the first test it is the battery. If you flunk the second test it is the starter. If you flunk the third test it is the alternator.