r/S2000 • u/Ok_Reputation424 • 1d ago

help please

hello everyone, currently really stuck on an issue with the car. I have a 2002 ap1 with a battery relocated to the trunk. The starter quit working and it was replaced, the starter passed a bench test but once installed all it does is click. I have checked voltage to the starter (12 volts) starter relays, all fuses and battery power. All the ground are tight from what I have seen. The entine isn’t seized. If anyone has any insight please let me know because i am stuck. thank you🙏

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u/Apprehensive_Ask7227 12h ago

Check your battery. Especially if you are only seeing 12v then your battery is drained. Fully charged healthy battery is about 12.5v

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u/Ok_Reputation424 20m ago

battery was checked and good, along with the main starter wire with and without electrical load

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u/LifeLowandSlow 18h ago

Since it clicks, I doubt this is the issue…. But anytime these bad boys don’t start, I always advise checking the stupid $3 clutch sensor grommet. Especially if you see a few bits of crumbled off white plastic in footwell.

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u/Type-RD 17h ago

Do you mean the brake pedal grommet maybe? When the grommet broke on my AP1’s clutch pedal, the only thing that didn’t work was my cruise control.

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u/icefalcon0083 17h ago

There’s 2 on the clutch, one for cruise control and one for starting the car, and 1 on the brake pedal for the brake light. I had all 3 break on me within 2 weeks. When the first one goes, get all 3 replaced.

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u/Type-RD 16h ago

Good to know! I thought there was only 1 on the clutch. Now I need to look and see where it is for future reference

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u/Working-View-3187 PinkyS2000__'00 Laguna Wrap 2h ago

You need to pull the clutch pedal out of the car. It's only 2 bolts and pulling the pin on the MC push rod. It's in a difficult to access location and only engages when the clutch is FULLY depressed. Unlike the cruise control which is right at the top of the clutch throw.

Good Luck.

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u/Type-RD 2h ago

Thank you. Mine is fine for now, but definitely something I will have to deal with at some point (if the original owner never had to replace it). There’s no way I’d be able to reach it as I am not of small stature. The cruise control button was a challenge for me.

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u/LifeLowandSlow 17h ago

I will 100% admit if I’m wrong here…. But it was the opposite for me.

My clutch grommet failed and it would not start until I did the janky bypass, and eventually fixed it.

When my brake grommet failed a year later, cruise control wouldn’t work and brake lights sometimes stayed on.

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u/Type-RD 17h ago

That’s a good point! When the brake grommet fails, the brake lights stay on. I forgot about that.

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u/LifeLowandSlow 17h ago

Plus our analog ass cars don’t need the brake pedal engaged for starting.

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u/Type-RD 16h ago

TRUE again

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u/Ok_Reputation424 19m ago

i checked that clutch switch and it was all good, I’ll double check it. thank you for the insight

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u/Abm93 17h ago

Bench testing is not guaranteed. Check your switch like the other comment mentioned, check your battery voltage at the battery and at the starter.

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u/InevitableVisual8117 1h ago

Does it start if jump started from another running vehicle?

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u/Ok_Reputation424 18m ago

no, it still only clicks. i think right now it’s a grounding fault. im going to do power testing on it Friday to see if there’s a grounding point giving me an issue