Porsche Car Starter Repair in El Paso TX

Your Vehicle Won’t Turn Over But Battery Good?

When dealing with car starter problems, it usually takes a standard engine diagnosis. From battery to starter to ignition, there are multiple components in the ignition system, so finding the right cause of failure is absolutely essential.

What is a Car or Truck Engine Starter?

“A car starter is a powerful electric motor that cranks your engine in order to start your car. The starting system consists of the motor itself, and the attached solenoid. The solenoid is what takes battery power and delivers it to the starter motor. It also pushes the starter gear forward, allowing it to mesh with the gear teeth of the engine’s flywheel. A high current is needed to start your car, so your battery has to have enough “juice” to enable the car starting system to work properly. Most of the time, when a car won’t start and the battery is fully charged, the starter motor is to blame. Starters do wear out.” *

Source: YourMechanic.com

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What is the Cost to Replace a Car Starter?

As car starter systems typically vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, there is no set price for every brand or service center. When you call us, be sure to have the year, make, model, and trim level available. Even so, it will take a diagnostic to provide a quote.

How Does a Bad Starter Sound?

A broken starter can and will make a variety of sounds. These can range from unmistakably loud clicking noises to a high-pitch screech, or an unwelcome grinding noise to intermittent whirring. Even when the battery is fully powered, one may still turn the key and still hear nothing at all. This is often because of the multiple components that make up a vehicle starter system.

How to Tell if Your Porsche Vehicle Starter is Going Bad?

When testing to see if a Porsche starter is needs repair, every mechanic, factory-trained or not, should begin with a battery test. Generally speaking, batteries need replacement far more often than your vehicle’s engine starter. This is easily done with a battery tester or a battery load tester. If it’s working properly, it’s still always possible that the issue is relay fuse, theft immobilizer, neutral safety switch, battery connections, or computer. As always, your go-to source is your local dealership service center. Short of removing the starter, a diagnosis generally includes a process of elimination.