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Poor AM turn over

663 views 7 replies 5 participants last post by  jjvw 
#1 ·
Hey everyone. For the past few weeks my first start of the day struggles to turn the engine over. The rest of the starts turn over fine. At first I thought it was just the battery. But I switched the battery and the problem persists. I'm thinking it's the starter but would it make sense only to struggle at a cold start?
 
#3 ·
So I didn't check the volts from the alternator because if there was a problem with the alternator you would expect the opposite problem to happen no? Meaning when the car has been running it's not holding a charge and therefore EVERY time I went to start the car it would struggle to turn over. Also, I'm worried that if they test the starter any time other than a cold start it may not be symptomatic.
 
#4 ·
If you aren't checking voltage of the batt and alternator you aren't going to get anywhere.

Test those things first.....

Then test voltage supplied to starter during cold crank vs voltage at batt during cold crank.

Problem should be apparent at that point
 
#7 ·
Test the rest of the things we told you to test or take it to a mechanic that will
 
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