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Help - 2003 c320 won’t start

Old Mar 21, 2018 | 07:30 PM
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Help - 2003 c320 won’t start

I stopped at the store and came out and the car cranked really slowly and then just stopped cranking

battery is good (attempted to jump)
getting no clicks that I can hear
The key seems to be working as it will turn after I insert it

any help or direction appreciated

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nee starter

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Old Mar 23, 2018 | 12:02 AM
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Looks like it’s the starter. Pulled it out and tried to jump it and the starter looks like it’s seized.

What a horrible pull to try and get that out lol

anyways. For anyone else my symptoms were. Slow crank and eventually wouldn’t crank. No clicking either. Battery is good
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Old Mar 23, 2018 | 01:00 AM
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How many miles do you have on the odometer when it died.
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Old Mar 23, 2018 | 07:16 AM
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Almost 160k miles exactly
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Old Mar 24, 2018 | 01:17 PM
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Just a confirmation replace the starter starts right up

Got an amazing deal on a new starter from Amazon warehouse deals
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Just a confirmation replace the starter starts right up

Got an amazing deal on a new starter from Amazon warehouse deals
Nice! My c320 is at 155k miles. Maybe I'll replace it preemptively.
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