jay161688

Hello all,

I've been having issues with my 02 c240 turning on. For a few months the car would randomly turn on fine after the key was turned a few times. Now it is not turning on at all, when I turn thekey i hear 2 slight clicks (sounds like from starter area) I tried swapping the starter relay to no avail and checked all fuses. The car does not attempt to crank and the battery is fully charged. Is this likely a starter issue and should I try to replace the starter and solenoid? When the car started it was started easily and engine was running fine.

Thanks for your responses!

slammer111

Could be the starter but my first inclination would be to look at the battery. When you say fully charged, what is the terminal voltage with the engine off? Anything below 12.0V and the battery needs replacing. How old is the battery?

jay161688

Thanks for the reply, it's about 3 years old but I was having the intermittent start thing for a long time now. Even after I just got the battery i noticed it once. all the lights windows and everything are at full power. I will grab a multimeter just to confirm the voltage

slammer111

Is it a factory battery, or at least one with the correct CCA rating?

jay161688

I tested it with a multimeter and attached a photo of the measure.




also

here is a video of the sound it makes near the starter location when I turn the ignition on.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aF3...ew?usp=sharing

I'm thinking that it should turn over if I replace the starter and solenoid, any help is greatly appreciated

Thank you!

Jocahox

Had same problem that fixed it but it’s a ***** to get to YouTube the video