Lawsonmahoney
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- New Hampshire
I have a ‘88 4.0 auto.
Went wheeling in my XJ a few months back. Got stuck in a big mud puddle. Eventually got out and drove home. No issues. I washed it down and parked it until now. Went to start it, no crank. Got a new battery, replaced the starter relay, nothing.
Tested the starter by touching the terminals on the solenoid and it started, but can’t get the damn thing to start with the key.
When I turn the key there’s absolutely no click, and no reaction from the engine. The fuel pump primes. The radio and dash lights turn on. The reverse lights turn on in reverse. Won’t start in neutral so I’ve ruled out NSS.
So I used my multimeter on the starter relay. I get 12 volts from the negative wire on the starter relay when I turn the key, so I know I’m getting power TO the relay, but it won’t engage the starter. I cleaned the line that runs from the relay to the starter and cleaned all the terminal lines at the starter.
Does anyone have any ideas? I’m at a damn loss. Is there a fuse I’m missing? And the starter test I did is sufficient, right? If the starter works when you manually join the terminals on the solenoid, then it’s good?
Went wheeling in my XJ a few months back. Got stuck in a big mud puddle. Eventually got out and drove home. No issues. I washed it down and parked it until now. Went to start it, no crank. Got a new battery, replaced the starter relay, nothing.
Tested the starter by touching the terminals on the solenoid and it started, but can’t get the damn thing to start with the key.
When I turn the key there’s absolutely no click, and no reaction from the engine. The fuel pump primes. The radio and dash lights turn on. The reverse lights turn on in reverse. Won’t start in neutral so I’ve ruled out NSS.
So I used my multimeter on the starter relay. I get 12 volts from the negative wire on the starter relay when I turn the key, so I know I’m getting power TO the relay, but it won’t engage the starter. I cleaned the line that runs from the relay to the starter and cleaned all the terminal lines at the starter.
Does anyone have any ideas? I’m at a damn loss. Is there a fuse I’m missing? And the starter test I did is sufficient, right? If the starter works when you manually join the terminals on the solenoid, then it’s good?