Hi guys
I noticed something very weird on my car; and in just a couple of days it went downhill
In the beginning, when i would start the car, it would feel like if i am still cranking it while the car is on (making that metallic high pitched noise for a second or 2 right after starting the engine); I didn't paid attention too much to the thing, thinking that probably something was dirty and requires some cleanup (the car has got a bit of rain in the past month, but nothing too bad; just going to work and back, the rest of the time is in the garage).
Now yesterday i started the car and it was just cranking like if i would have no gas (it always starts after a couple of seconds; never had too many cold start problems; the car has been very reliable in the past 3 years); but eventually after letting it crank for 15-20 seconds it would start, and work just fine as usual.
Then this morning i tried to start it and nothing....the fuel pump buzz, the light of the alternator turns on but when i turn the key to start the car, it just click and makes a turn or two (like when your battery is totally drained) and then dies.
I tried to keep the key in the middle position (where you can hear the fuel pump buzzing), and after a couple of minutes i tried to crank it again, and this time it did again the noise like it did yesterday morning, but it didn't lasted for 20 seconds, since after a couple just died again.
Told to myself....ok is time to get a new battery, so I've got a Kragen battery with the right specs and replaced the old; tried again and same thing....so seems that the problem is not the battery.
The car is a SC, it just ran fine until this weekend, then today decided to give me this issue not starting. I didn't tried to jump start it but i am sure that it would start; at this point my suspicious is that something is burned somewhere in the starter (sorry, i have very limited automotive experience regarding electric systems); because to me seems like the coil that should amplify the battery electricity is not doing it, or the capacitor that should charge and release to create the spark is not able to hold the charge....now I am sure that the car is more complex than this, but I am trying to give an explanation to what i see....If the battery is good, and the circuit is able to work but then it is not able to reach the point where the engine starts it must be one of the intermediate stages (CDI maybe? Or the coil on top of the engine?); or worst...the Bosch thing that is in the rear right area of the engine? (momentarily blanking out about the name).
Anyone could give me suggestions about what could possibly cause this problem? The whole electric section (sparkplugs, rotor and cables, plus distributor) were changed last year; other than that the only work done on the car was the removal and re-install of the engine to do some work on it; but the car was working fine after putting back the engine; not sure if any problem could show up after weeks but you never know.
Any suggestion ? Thanks in advance!