hi, need help fast as I'm stuck in the middle of the road.. my fd ran fine all day yesterday, but today it was hard to start it up.. but I manage to start it, then after a long trip.. parked for snacks.. came back and try to start the car up.. but NOW THERE ISNT EVEN A CRANKING SOUND.. just a "TACK" sound when turning on the key.. instead of a "ggn gnn gnn and start.. whats wrong??

 

Check your battery? Check your battery terminals?

 

the lights work and speedometer, turbotimer etc orks.. I check my turbotimer and it reads 13 volts..

 

Try push starting the car. And pray your engine isn't locked up.

 

tried push starting the car.. wont start.. haha.. could it be problems with the ignition system?? eg. coils, electrical line to the spark plug wires etc got loose.. something along those lines..

 

do a compression test

 

how can you do a compression ck if the car will not crank?

 

Well if the starter won't engage, rotating the motor over, it's not likely an ignition issue, but a starting issue.

However, when you push-started the car, did it feel like the motor was turning over as you dumped the clutch, or did it come to a sudden stop, like the motor was seized?

 

. nevermind

 

yeah it starts after i tried push start it.. so what does it mean.. why wouldnt turning the key start it??

 

Bad starter

Bad Battery

Bad connections.

Start with the connections, clean them, reinstall. You can take a battery to most parts dealers, and they can test it and tell you if its bad.

 

a lot of the times a battery will be giving a perfect 12v

it's the cold cranking amps that will cause it to not start

it could still have 12v but not enough amps to start the car

 

thank you all for the help.. i push started it a drove home, the next day i called a mechanic to my house and we changed the starter.. it went bad and was burnout.. now it works fine

 

i think its ok for me thread jack this one considering the age and the fact that problem was solved... i have a similar issue. except i dont get a tack sound. i get nothing. i turn the key and there is no noise. not a click or hiss or anything.

a little background. motor swap to single turbo harness from a manual car. my car was once auto long before i had it and they kept the auto harness. i had to do the auto dash harness to manual engine harness de-pin re-pin procedure.
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...ersion-222574/
followed it step by step and i get nothing. the lights and all that turn on fine and normal except the fuel pump doesnt prime. but when i go to turn the key to start, nothing happens. my gauges and stuff like that turn off like there supposed to as if the car were to start but nothing happens. the starter is good and all relays are good. all plugs are plugged and everything is as it should be.

what am i doing wrong?

 

My guess would be the clutch interlock. The auto has a neutral/park switch. I just shorted the wires so it thinks the clutch is depressed. Not to be confused with the clutch switch.

 

your talking about in the write up where it says to connect CC to EE?