I am having an intermittent issue with my 95 Tahoe. It has done this Twice now this winter. Both times the temperatures were around 0 F / -18 C.
When I try to start, I get no crank. I can hear the starter engage, but the engine just won't turn over. The first time it did this, I tried to start it 3 times and it finally cranked over on the third. This morning, I tried 5 times. Gave up. Went back 20 minutes later, tried about 6 or 7 times, and it finally cranked over.
Once it starts to crank, it fires up like normal.
It has a newer battery (Interstate, about 6 months), and when I put the charger on it, it goes to Float mode after a few seconds, so the battery is fully charged.
The starter was replaced last year around this time (Remy Gold).
All the battery cables and grounds are solid.
It has been a while since I changed the oil (about 9 months), but we rarely drive the Tahoe, so the oil only has 2,700 miles on it.
It seems like the starter doesn't have the torque to get the motor turning. What do you think? Could I have gotten a weak starter? Could older but low mileage oil cause this? What other questions am I not asking myself?
When I try to start, I get no crank. I can hear the starter engage, but the engine just won't turn over. The first time it did this, I tried to start it 3 times and it finally cranked over on the third. This morning, I tried 5 times. Gave up. Went back 20 minutes later, tried about 6 or 7 times, and it finally cranked over.
Once it starts to crank, it fires up like normal.
It has a newer battery (Interstate, about 6 months), and when I put the charger on it, it goes to Float mode after a few seconds, so the battery is fully charged.
The starter was replaced last year around this time (Remy Gold).
All the battery cables and grounds are solid.
It has been a while since I changed the oil (about 9 months), but we rarely drive the Tahoe, so the oil only has 2,700 miles on it.
It seems like the starter doesn't have the torque to get the motor turning. What do you think? Could I have gotten a weak starter? Could older but low mileage oil cause this? What other questions am I not asking myself?