Infographic: Guide to Diagnosing Common Starting Problems
It can be incredibly frustrating when your vehicle won’t start.
It can be even more frustrating trying to figure out why.
Morris Rosenthal created a diagnostic flow chart to help people troubleshoot the possibilities. We found it, liked it, tweaked it, and are now sharing this infographic with you. Your very own swear-word-reducing, stress-relieving roadmap to getting that engine humming again.
It’s the gift that keeps on giving the whole year. (That it is, Edward!)
Car won’t start? Figure out why:
(OnAllCylinders infographic by Lori Sams)
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On your Starting diagnostic chart, believe you missed, started runs, grinding sounds. Could be the drive clutch, have starter checked
Just because a battery reads 12 volts on a volt meter doesn’t mean it’s a good battery. Leave the volt meter on it and try to crank it. If it drops below 9.5 volts when you try to start the car then it’s a bad battery. Another thing you can do is hook a load tester or a conductance tester up to it and test it.