Car wont start and makes grinding noise

[gorgath]

Hey guys!

Need your help. This morning my car wont start and it makes this grinding noise (not cranking noise or the clack or click noise).

I didn't have a chance to fully check it coz I was on my way to work and running late.

Do I have a flat battery or something worst? I know a car that have a flat battery which makes a clack or click noise but mind is grinding noise and its worrying me.

Thanks heaps in advance.

 

[Hotwire]

Grinding noise may indicate start motor is mc-phucked. Flat batter is a very fast "clack clack clack" of the solenoid operating but not enough volts to turn the start motor. OR if you are hearing a high pitched spinning/grinding, I'd think starter motor is stuffed.

 

[bradc]

If it is a manual you could try push starting it I guess

Lee is most likely right though.

 

[gorgath]

Thanks guys!

After after pondering in front of the car what is wrong with it, I forgot to do the simpliest thing, to do a voltage meter test and well, it turns out that I have a flat battery. LOL

So, grabbed my charger and charge it for 4hrs and the car starts and so charged it overnight.

Oh, the size of my battery is the size of tissue boz which came with the car from Japan ahahaha.

So, which CCA is best for our cars?

 

[dimi_108]

Yeah your battery is so puny bro.
It looks like a motorbike battery haha

Upgrade to an NRMA one. $129

 

[minik1971]

Don't you think it is funny with all the stuff they crammed into the engine bays and they leave a huge space for a battery and then put the smallest one I've seen in a car in there? Funny things those Japanese do.

 

[dimi_108]

Is there a reason why they put mini batteries in our cars?

 

[frozen]

i recently put in a 750CCA yellowtop.. bit bigger than i originally wanted but meh. it works.

 

[gorgath]

how much is the yellowtop these days?

 

[naughtika]

Is there a reason why they put mini batteries in our cars?

cause japs are small.. they can't lift anything more than 15kg+ LOL.. j/k

 

[mookers]

cause japs are small.. they can't lift anything more than 15kg+ LOL.. j/k

Hmmm... is that a sumo wrestler at your front door?

 

[matchtheclown]

Good to know it wasn't something expensive dude.

 

[dimi_108]

Hmmm... is that a sumo wrestler at your front door?

HAHAHAHA
Hangon, he's a filo. Wait up christian. Me and gorgs will come down.
Filo backups on the way. Give us 12 hours

 

[gorgath]

Gonna bring that giant spoon and fork that's currently hangin on my wall. Ahahaha

 

[dimi_108]

Yup gorgs. You bring the adobo and i'll bring the pan de sal and pansit. That'll get the sumo to chase us instead and we'll take him to jenny craigs.

 

[SiliconAngel]

You guys are crazy...

RE battery, Mitsubishi specify 520CCA as the recommended spec. Yes, that means just about every car in Japan is running a battery WELL below-spec. I guess they just run what fits, as larger batteries won't fit the tiny little terminals Mitsi equip them with from the factory.

There's quite an extensive battery discussion elsewhere - as always, refer to your good friend Mr Search Button

 

[naughtika]

Gonna bring that giant spoon and fork that's currently hangin on my wall. Ahahaha

crap.. i left mine back in the islands.. LOL.. will have to get it back..