starter probs?, hard to explain Options

[xXMindFreakXx]

so basically the car was running good then now i have a power draw somewhere so i found out that if i pull the dome fuse everythings good iono where it would be havent had time to look but after that the car starting acting really weird i started it so let it charge up the batt and it shut off i go out there and the whole started is burnt so i put in a new one and it wont start unless i jump it... then it wants to smoke down there so now i cant run the car... so then the car wants to start on the ON poss and i dont have to push in the clutch then the check engine light comes on so i try to figured out what thats all about and all it dose when i jump it with the good ol paper clip it just blinks and not one pause at all wtf is going on with that damn think fine one day then the next lots of probs

[95CelicaST]

Uhhhh.... what?

Between the lack of punctuation and the load of grammatical errors I can't understand what you're even asking. Can you please repost your question in clear and concise sentences?

[mgnt232]

What? repost?... a little more clear?

[Jamchell]

so basically the car was running good then now i have a power draw somewhere so i found out that if i pull the dome fuse everythings good iono where it would be havent had time to look but after that the car starting acting really weird i started it so let it charge up the batt and it shut off i go out there and the whole started is burnt so i put in a new one and it wont start unless i jump it... then it wants to smoke down there so now i cant run the car... so then the car wants to start on the ON poss and i dont have to push in the clutch then the check engine light comes on so i try to figured out what thats all about and all it dose when i jump it with the good ol paper clip it just blinks and not one pause at all wtf is going on with that damn think fine one day then the next lots of probs

OK, I think I can translate to english then back.

Could be power draw reason dome fuse fix due of chafed wire... maybe have sunroof?... have jump start every time? check battery might specific gravity under normal and dead cell another reason this happn... starter wired wrong this cause smoke there on wires smell smoke... burned insulation need new wire.... positive wire touch ground not good!


Well I tried......

[xXMindFreakXx]

sorry a lil drunk and pissed off at the damn car... the first problem was a power draw draining my battery... the power draw is coming from the dome somewhere i haven't really messed with it but the car now starts when its on the ON position and i dont even have to push in the clutch for it to just start right up, but when it dose it runs weird and it burned my old starter so i put a new one in there and its doing the same thing... i dont know whats wrong but basically i cant just start it and drive it and it was fine the day before when i was trying to find out where the power draw was at

[95CelicaST]

Ah, you're in puyallup. I'm just down 410 in enumclaw.

So let me get this straight - you turn the key to ON and it starts? And it wasn't doing this before you started chacking for shorts? What all did you check? Are all of the fuses inside the dash fine? I would start by checking every fuse. Just because they look good doesn't mean they are.

[xXMindFreakXx]

ya ive checked basically the starter just gets burnt up oh and the check engine light came on and i tried to figured that out all it dose it keeps blinking i replaced the starter and the alternator the ignition... i replaced relays and fuses... it was like one day im trying to find where the power draw is coming from now i cant even do anything with it and yes im in puyallup

[Jamchell]

Well sounds like you may have a bad ignition switch, if it starts when in the "ON" position rather than having to turn it to the "Start" position. And if this is happening, the starter will just stay engaged all the time and not last very long, might eff up your flywheel too. It may be the source of you battery drain too. Replace the ignition switch and check the actual rods that connect to it under the steering column.

[xXMindFreakXx]

i replaced the ignition... im in a bad emotional state right know i got my first one 5 years ago and now im re thinking myself i cant do what ive been tryin to do for 5 years is one problem on top of another one

[Detatch]

i replaced the ignition... im in a bad emotional state right know i got my first one 5 years ago and now im re thinking myself i cant do what ive been tryin to do for 5 years is one problem on top of another one

i'm in pretty much the same hole... 6 years, about 16k deep, i'm having issues with the first of my two celicas... one's in the shop getting the 3S swap done (which i can barely afford, can't with all the bs going on now), the other one i got put COMPLETELY back together (gas tank forward, ground up) in just THREE days... i get back to the parking lot for the night, and the window refuses to go up for some reason, then i realize my gauges don't work, then she dies... won't start unless i have a jump, and dies when the cables are removed... replaced the alternator in the gutted celica (one without the engine swap) with the original alternator from the factory engine that was in the car before replacing it (5s replacing 5s)... i KNOW for a fact that alternator is good, it hasn't been sitting for that long (sat longer in the car when i was stationed in japan), and it was working PERFECTLY before i pulled the first factory engine... it's still having the exact same issue. runs great with jumper cables connecting me to another car, but the moment i disconnect the cables, she dies... before now (with the origional 5s that was in it) the wipers would randomly wipe and spray, and the wipers wouldn't work unless set to the fastest setting either.

right now, i have until sunday morning before the damn thing is impounded... :'(

i'm told it could be a shorting accessory wire, perhaps part of the wiring harness between the alternator and the main fuse panel... any advice is GREATLY appreciated...

[bsamps4]

A period here and there would help. Check your grounds.