there’s nothing more frustrating than
spending all that time and energy on
having your car towed only to find out
that you could have fixed the problem
yourself hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be giving you a few tips on how to
troubleshoot an engine that won’t start
if your engine won’t crank that is
usually caused by a dead battery or a
bad starter don’t panic though the
problem could simply be human error
there are a few tests to see if you’ve
done something to keep your car
stationary as a security precaution many
new models of cars won’t start if the
driver seat belt is undone next verify
that the key is correctly in the
ignition test this by turning the key to
the on position and then turning the
steering wheel a quarter turn in each
direction your car’s alarm system could
be preventing the car from starting so
make sure it’s not engaged if you drive
an automatic make sure your foot is on
the brake and that the transmission
isn’t Park if your car is manual make
sure the clutch is pressed down
completely behind the clutch pedal is
found a small button it stops the engine
from starting when the car is in gear
this button is called the neutral safety
switch and if the clutch pedal does not
compress the switch totally the engine
will not start if you’ve checked all
these issues and still nothing there may
be something wrong with your car the
first thing to check if that is the case
is whether your car’s battery is dead if
your wipers radio headlights and heater
fan all work properly your battery is
fine and your starter may be the problem
the next connections to check are under
the hood if any of the connections at
the battery are loose enough to move
your car won’t start try tightening or
jiggling the end of the cable now check
the starters connection to find the
starter follow the battery cable from
the positive battery terminal to the
starter again make sure this connection
is tight stick shift drivers have
another option they can try push
starting their cars if the problem is
the battery or starter finally if all
else fails and your engine still won’t
crank call the tow truck
spending all that time and energy on
having your car towed only to find out
that you could have fixed the problem
yourself hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be giving you a few tips on how to
troubleshoot an engine that won’t start
if your engine won’t crank that is
usually caused by a dead battery or a
bad starter don’t panic though the
problem could simply be human error
there are a few tests to see if you’ve
done something to keep your car
stationary as a security precaution many
new models of cars won’t start if the
driver seat belt is undone next verify
that the key is correctly in the
ignition test this by turning the key to
the on position and then turning the
steering wheel a quarter turn in each
direction your car’s alarm system could
be preventing the car from starting so
make sure it’s not engaged if you drive
an automatic make sure your foot is on
the brake and that the transmission
isn’t Park if your car is manual make
sure the clutch is pressed down
completely behind the clutch pedal is
found a small button it stops the engine
from starting when the car is in gear
this button is called the neutral safety
switch and if the clutch pedal does not
compress the switch totally the engine
will not start if you’ve checked all
these issues and still nothing there may
be something wrong with your car the
first thing to check if that is the case
is whether your car’s battery is dead if
your wipers radio headlights and heater
fan all work properly your battery is
fine and your starter may be the problem
the next connections to check are under
the hood if any of the connections at
the battery are loose enough to move
your car won’t start try tightening or
jiggling the end of the cable now check
the starters connection to find the
starter follow the battery cable from
the positive battery terminal to the
starter again make sure this connection
is tight stick shift drivers have
another option they can try push
starting their cars if the problem is
the battery or starter finally if all
else fails and your engine still won’t
crank call the tow truck
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