Okay I have a 98 camry when I go to turn the car on I do have lights on the car, but it sounds like there is no energy flowing in the car. The starter will make a few loud clicking ? noises like the gears are trying to get moving. Is this a battery problem or a starter problem? I put in a new starter about 9 months ago, and was told 2 months ago that my battery will need to be changed soon. Any ideas? thanks.

 

One might assume it is the battery but never know. Replacement starters can go bad quickly.

If you have a voltmeter, check battery voltage. Should be around 12.8 for a full charge. If around 12.2-12.4 (or less) the battery is dead.

Try jumping the battery or if you have a battery charger use this to charge the battery. If the engine starts, let the battery charge up for say 5 minutes at 1500 rpm +/-. Then attempt to restart the engine. If it restarts the odds are the battery is bad.

Common issues for these symptoms are corroded battery terminal connections, issues with the battery terminal attachments to the cables, bad starter solenoid contacts.

 

you can use a diagnostic tool for your car, likes toyota it2
esobd2.com has some tool like this...

 

Replaced the starter and battery but the car wont start, everything else works. and now its not even making a clicking noise. What could be the problem? HELP

 

try use a toyota it2 diagnostic tool for your car.

 

probably the battery since they already warned you about that.

 

may be you should make a diagnostic and you can find some good diagnostic tools
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