08 Civic no start, occasional crank

[Lou Karpatze]

Last weekend I went to start my car and it wouldn't start. Jumped it and it started after a few minutes. Drove to restaurant and ate, car started Afterwards. Drove home and a few hours later it wouldn't start tried to jump it and nothing. Fully charged the battery with a charger. It will occasionally make a very short crank. All accessories work. No clicking sound. Is it my starter? A bad battery connection?

 

[CivicEx'00]

Last weekend I went to start my car and it wouldn't start. Jumped it and it started after a few minutes. Drove to restaurant and ate, car started Afterwards. Drove home and a few hours later it wouldn't start tried to jump it and nothing. Fully charged the battery with a charger. It will occasionally make a very short crank. All accessories work. No clicking sound. Is it my starter? A bad battery connection?

I had a similar problem, and it was a faulty distributor with moisture getting inside the cap. Jump starting it did nothing because the electrical was fine. It would crank and crank and every once in a while it would almost start. I was able to start it eventually by hitting the gas when the RPMS fluttered. Drove it straight to a repair shop and they billed me $600

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[Lou Karpatze]

I had the battery tested and they said it was good. I will try the connectors and posts.

 

[Lou Karpatze]

Advance auto parts.

 

[daperez13]

Does the car start with no issues every morning?

Does the car only start after it's been sitting for a long time?

 

[Aaron T]

I had the battery tested and they said it was good. I will try the connectors and posts.

This sounds like corroded battery posts or loose battery terminals. I assume this is fixed now?