Car won't start

Tiny
CARL PORTER
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  • 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA
  • 1.8L
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 298,000 MILES
I changed the starter on my 06 corolla because it wouldn't start. When I would turn the key I hear a single click and a humming sound but the motor won't turn over. It was doing this before I changed the starter.
Sunday, March 19th, 2017 AT 1:46 PM

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Tiny
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Try turning the crankshaft by hand to see if the engine is locked up.
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Monday, March 20th, 2017 AT 3:42 PM
Tiny
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I tried but couldn't turn it more than a quarter of a turn
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Monday, March 20th, 2017 AT 6:34 PM
Tiny
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If you heard and felt it clank to a stop, you have a mechanical problem, most commonly a jumped timing belt, and valves are hitting a piston. Normally the starter motor is strong enough to overcome that and bend the valves, then the engine will crank too easily from loss of compression.

If the crankshaft becomes gradually harder to turn, with no sudden stopping, you're likely coming up on top dead center with one of the pistons. The compression will bleed off fairly quickly, then you'll be able to turn it some more.

Back the crankshaft that quarter turn, then try cranking it like normal. If something is locking up, the engine should crank that quarter turn, then stop. If it still doesn't crank at all, use a digital voltmeter to measure the battery's voltage, first while doing nothing, then while a helper momentarily tries to crank the engine. Have them do that just long enough to get the reading. Tell me what you find.
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Monday, March 20th, 2017 AT 7:30 PM
Tiny
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Won't be doing anything with the car today
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Tuesday, March 21st, 2017 AT 10:15 AM

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