850 1995 is slow to start

etrain80 · Post by **etrain80** » 22 Oct 2009, 21:38

When I am starting my 1995 850, it starts really slowly and the battery warning light comes on occasionally. I've had my battery checked at a Napa parts store, and both the battery and alternator checked out fine. It usually starts, it just seems slow to start. Do I need to replace the starter?

mcp · Post by **mcp** » 22 Oct 2009, 21:47

How old is the battery, what brand and how many months was it supposed to last?

In my experience I have had batteries test "good" but be bad.

This summer my wife went out one morning to start her S70 and the battery was completely dead. (She had just driven it the day before.) Thinking maybe an interior light had been left on or a trunk light, I took the battery to Autozone and had it tested and it tested good, but low on charge, so they charged it and retested it and it tested good. I took it home, put it back in the car, it started right up. I found no lights left on. Next morning completely dead again. I looked at the battery again and checked the purchase date and found that the 60 month Interstate battery had gone 5 1/2 years. Purchased a new Interstate battery, no trouble since.

Before replacing the starter, it sounds like a bad battery to me.

FCPEURO · Post by **FCPEURO** » 23 Oct 2009, 08:41

Also, how are the connectors to the battery? I had some crude on my battery cable and it caused the same issue. I replaced the battery cables and the issue went away.

etrain80 · Post by **etrain80** » 13 Nov 2009, 14:32

The battery is about 12 months old. This morning I went out and cleaned the battery posts and the end of the cable that connects to the posts, but the problem still remained.

Post by **atxf4i** » 29 Apr 2010, 07:29

Did oyu ever find the solution? I have the same issue - after I replaced the battery cable and battery - still cranks slow. If I turn the key to position II and wait a few seconds, it seems to crank faster.

Post by **polskamafia mjl** » 29 Apr 2010, 19:36

How old are your plugs as well as the rest of your electrical ignition components?

Post by **atxf4i** » 11 Jun 2010, 15:03

I had my starter rebuilt - problem solved.