rodmex
New member
Hello there! Hoping I can gain some insight about a problem with my 2013 500 Sport with the MultiAir engine. Car has only 17,000 miles on the clock.
I parked this car and didn't use it for about 6 months, and when I went to start it, nada. Battery, I assumed, and replaced it with a new one. Nada. Very slow cranking. Gave up, put battery tender on it, and let it sit some more. Regardless of state of battery, or with jumpers on, or with a charger on in starting mode, it just wouldn't crank fast enough.
I used to park it in my alley, and sometimes I'd have to drive it through up to 6" of standing water in the alley. A friend looked at it and said my starter was fried, so we replaced that. Again, sooooooow cranking. He's also looked over/cleaned all the electrical connections from battery to starter.
Car is asking for an oil change. Is it possible that needing the oil change in combination with sitting that it has somehow 'gummed up' everything and won't turn at starting speed? I changed oil, but obviously not a good change as it was not warm. Plan to change again when/if I ever get it humming again.
Thanks for reading - any advice would be most appreciated.
I parked this car and didn't use it for about 6 months, and when I went to start it, nada. Battery, I assumed, and replaced it with a new one. Nada. Very slow cranking. Gave up, put battery tender on it, and let it sit some more. Regardless of state of battery, or with jumpers on, or with a charger on in starting mode, it just wouldn't crank fast enough.
I used to park it in my alley, and sometimes I'd have to drive it through up to 6" of standing water in the alley. A friend looked at it and said my starter was fried, so we replaced that. Again, sooooooow cranking. He's also looked over/cleaned all the electrical connections from battery to starter.
Car is asking for an oil change. Is it possible that needing the oil change in combination with sitting that it has somehow 'gummed up' everything and won't turn at starting speed? I changed oil, but obviously not a good change as it was not warm. Plan to change again when/if I ever get it humming again.
Thanks for reading - any advice would be most appreciated.