How old is the car battery? (Reply #11)

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Response to madamesilverspurs (Reply #9)

Tue Dec 1, 2020, 05:52 PM

11. How old is the car battery?

A car battery can source enough current to run the radio and not have anywhere near enough to turn over the engine.

Is this an engine sound, or is the ticking sound reminiscent of a starter solenoid that keeps energizing and dropping out?

I've also known it to happen that the battery is just great, but a bad connection won't let the current through.

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32 replies	Author	Time	Post
Car question? [View all]	madamesilverspurs	Dec 2020	OP
It's not the alternator. What's the engine?	mahatmakanejeeves	Dec 2020	#1
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I think that last "8" is actually a "B."	mahatmakanejeeves	Dec 2020	#8
You are correct, it is a B.	madamesilverspurs	Dec 2020	#10
From here it sounds like bearings.	gibraltar72	Dec 2020	#2
Check engine light was on for three years?	frazzled	Dec 2020	#3
When it first came on	madamesilverspurs	Dec 2020	#6
To check your alternator	nykym	Dec 2020	#4
Thanks, but	madamesilverspurs	Dec 2020	#15
How about a friend?	Karadeniz	Dec 2020	#26
So did it just keep turning over, but never actually started?	mr_lebowski	Dec 2020	#7
...	madamesilverspurs	Dec 2020	#9
How old is the car battery?	mahatmakanejeeves	Dec 2020	#11
Battery is about two years old.	madamesilverspurs	Dec 2020	#12
not sure if a 2002 has one	Squidly	Dec 2020	#13
Back in the day, I'd say your battery terminals need cleaning	Brother Buzz	Dec 2020	#14
I have personal experience with just such a situation.	mahatmakanejeeves	Dec 2020	#18
I'd wager you experienced your problems when the weather turned cold	Brother Buzz	Dec 2020	#21
February, March, something like that. It's been a while. NT	mahatmakanejeeves	Dec 2020	#22
That sounds more like a starter problem.	nykym	Dec 2020	#16
heres an easy trick that sometimes works	Squidly	Dec 2020	#17
If you can reach it. NT	mahatmakanejeeves	Dec 2020	#19
yea, im not familiar with Caravans	Squidly	Dec 2020	#20
Sounds like a weak battery or	Disaffected	Dec 2020	#28
Okay as others have mentioned, your battery is low ...	mr_lebowski	Dec 2020	#29
Thank you,	madamesilverspurs	Dec 2020	#30
All better!	madamesilverspurs	Dec 2020	#31
Excellent news!	Niagara	Dec 2020	#32
Start with the battery (that's the cheapest)	bluestarone	Dec 2020	#23
Any time I have a warning light on my dash I take my car to Auto Zone. They'll read your	abqtommy	Dec 2020	#24
Sounds like a weak battery, or poor connections at the starter.	Worried2020	Dec 2020	#25
I'm not a mechanic by any means.	Niagara	Dec 2020	#27

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