Difficult to start once warm. Bad starter?
12-03-2015, 03:02 PM
#21
Do you have any aftermarket electrical equipment on the car? Ones that may be causing a parasitic draw? Esp during starts? (gauges, audio equipment, aftermarket lighting, etc).
12-03-2015, 03:03 PM
#22
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12-03-2015, 03:16 PM
#23
Hmm... Radar detector shouldn't draw a lot of current. Engine is stock, right? No turbo or supercharger? Stock pistons and compression?
12-03-2015, 03:18 PM
#24
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12-03-2015, 03:19 PM
#25
Hmm... is the clutch heavy compared to other S2000s? Do you have the clutch-starter switch bypassed?
12-03-2015, 03:21 PM
#26
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I did read something about installing that to save the thrust bearings on heavier pressures plates?
12-03-2015, 03:30 PM
#27
Maybe worth a try, if you've already checked all possible electrical issues.
12-03-2015, 07:21 PM
#28
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You could start to check the electrical connections between the battery and the starter.
Switch the multimeter to ohms (omega symbol) and then cross both probes together to check the "zero" you should see 0.0 or 0.1ohm.
Then you put one probe on the battery negative and the other somewhere on the engine block, you can try multiple places.
You might see a ~0.1ohm higher value but it shouldn't be much more.
After that you put one probe on the positive terminal and the other probe on starter motor terminal, you should see a similar low resistance value here as well.
Also while you are doing these measurements it's a good thing to pull and wiggle a bit on cables and connections to see if there is a change in resistance.
Switch the multimeter to ohms (omega symbol) and then cross both probes together to check the "zero" you should see 0.0 or 0.1ohm.
Then you put one probe on the battery negative and the other somewhere on the engine block, you can try multiple places.
You might see a ~0.1ohm higher value but it shouldn't be much more.
After that you put one probe on the positive terminal and the other probe on starter motor terminal, you should see a similar low resistance value here as well.
Also while you are doing these measurements it's a good thing to pull and wiggle a bit on cables and connections to see if there is a change in resistance.
When I put one probe on the negative terminal and one probe on the block I was getting anywhere from .2-.7. At one point it settled at .5. What does this mean?
12-03-2015, 08:09 PM
#29
Maybe, slight resistance (electrical contact) between block and body. 0.5 ohms is insignificant, IMHO.
12-03-2015, 08:24 PM
#30
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I'm in the processing of trying to swap a good battery immediately after the symptoms appear... Will update tonight with some videos hopefully.