Starter Hot when car is off

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TOPDOGMUTLY
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My car is giving a single "click" sound when i try to start it, and nothing else. I also noticed that the starter / solenoid is hot even when the car is not being driven or even when i'm not trying to start it.
Its a 1990 Toyota Turbo Starlet 4efte engine with 184,000km.
Jun 2, 2007 at 12:23 PM
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[quote:064af0705f="topdogmutly"]My car is giving a single "click" sound when i try to start it, and nothing else. I also noticed that the starter / solenoid is hot even when the car is not being driven or even when i'm not trying to start it.
Its a 1990 Toyota Turbo Starlet 4efte engine with 184,000km.[/quote:064af0705f]

Could be your positive battery cable at the starter shorted to ground.
Jun 3, 2007 at 4:36 AM
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