Things You'll Need:
- A Downhill Slope Or Several People To Give You A Push
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Step 1
Determine if your car has a dead battery or a bad starter. If the engine cranks (makes a rr-rr-rr sound), your problem lies elsewhere. If the engine is silent or you only hear clicks when you turn the key, then your battery or starter is probably bad, and a push-start may be just what you need.
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Step 2
If your car isn't on a hill, ask a couple of friends or passersby for help.
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Step 3
Turn the key to the On position.
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Step 4
Release the parking brake.
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Step 5
Push down on the clutch pedal and put the transmission in second gear.
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Step 6
Keeping the clutch pedal depressed, either shout to your friends to start pushing or let the car roll downhill.
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Step 7
When the car is rolling as fast as a person running, slowly release the clutch pedal while giving the engine a little gas with the accelerator pedal. The engine should start.
Comments
lv44102 said
on 8/9/2009 hi do i have to change the starter if i push and it run again?thank you to answering
Muskie said
on 4/27/2008 This does not work in many newer cars if the battery is completely drained as the computer does not have any power and can not tell all the electronic components what to do, therefore, no start!
KarlineV said
on 10/30/2007 I have an automatic and was able to use my modified version to start my car. The symptoms was when I tried to start the car, I heard one-click and the radio came on and the headlight was working as well, which told me that battery probably wasn't the problem.
2) Being that I am not an expert with cars, I thought maybe something is wrong with the alternator or starter.
3) I called a few friends but hadn't heard back from them yet, so I decided to search ehow. I found this article and used my modify version and was able to get the car to start following these steps:
a ) I didn't have a hill,put the key into the on position
b)Shift the gear on #2 then give a little gas and releasing the break a little bit at the sametime.
c)After about 5 minutes or so, shifted the gear back into park and try starting the car again, it worked.
sacredpikt said
on 8/1/2007 what if that doesn't work ...
dalagnorak1986 said
on 7/19/2007 What kind of car do you own, if it's a Japanese car, (mainly Honda/Acura) Check the Main Relay, usually located by the drivers door under the dash, it's a little black box that controls the ECU and the Fuel Pump. When it gets too hot in the car the main relay will fail. Try taping this box to see if the car starts.
The part number should be RZ0063, might be different tho, if this is the part number from that relay, the Auto Zone part number is 41-5062.