How to check for bad starter or solenoid on atv or dirt bike

Easy way to find out which problem you are running into and find out why your engine is not starting!

[@lima2141999]

I really like the video, straight to the point no rambling to fill up time. Thanks!

[@almostthere2024]

Thanks, mate. My daughter's '98 Yamaha Timberwolf wouldn't fire and your post got me to the source way quicker than if I were flying blind. New starter motor on the way. Cheers from Australia🤙🇦🇺

[@ronmcleod6044]

Hey Bud, you're a lifesaver, you saved me a lot of money. I followed your directions and low and behold my starter wire was just a little loose. Cheers from Ron Wainwright, Alberta You rock!

[@jacobda__miller303]

Thank you that really helped me a lot on my 2010 Honda 420 rancher I tested the solenoid and it is the bad solenoid

[@noahsussman7713]

Super helpful and easy to understand! Thanks so much!! Keep up the great work

[@myh1180]

Thank you 🙏🏽

[@PwndersWoW]

Love the video dude. Detailed and nice. Personally for me it started and stopped workin. Last time I got a spark once just a small one, and then nothing. totally dead. took off starter and saw brushes was very bad, also contact point was as well. So now waiting for new start, and happy to see if jumping dont do anythin its the starter. as i get 12.9V to solenoid and starter when pressing start

[@wmcginnis2277]

Very good explanation man.

[@dalev2842]

Very helpful. Thanks!!

[@TheKelmo2828]

1st of thanks you for the video straight to the point and information that i can understand.

[@jacobda__miller303]

So I feel like I should have reached out to you about this letting you know that your video did help me out a lot and please continue to make more dust in case if I have any more problems I’m gonna follow you on here and we’ll be looking forward to hearing back from you

[@myh1180]

Im glad it helped. I’ve a have lot of knowledge when it comes to fixing things. My problem is recording it or have someone record me while doing it..

[@camblue8990]

Thanks for the tips! Great video!

[@7dlogan]

Thank you. Clear and concise!

[@michaelosullivan8288]

All I did with mine is only one thing I'd charged my battery up and it will let you start up first time and there no more buzzing sound from starter reley and its all bout low voltages and if has buzzing sound on reley its means to charged your battery up and after that it will let you start ya bike up first time and that's how I got my quad up running from battery to be fully charged then no hassle about getting new reley and hope this will helps you

[@jaimebohorquez8381]

Very well explained. I tried everything and still not starting whe I press the start button

[@Yeah_na]

Cool tip! 👍

[@myh1180]

Planet Matt thank you. I hope it was helpful.

[@JeanpierreSansregret]

good advices man, useful to me, thanks

[@michaelosullivan8288]

Finely got my quad back up running in good order and I thought didn't know you can tap the starter reley and its starts up nicely without any more buzzing noise and that's good without vibration of starter solenoids and now can start with push start button first then warm it riding for few minutes and turn off the bike and turn on everything then it will start

[@terryfroude4748]

I though I had a bad starter because I was getting a spinning sound. Though the starter wasn't meshing in. Or throwing out. Put on a new starter, still got a spinning sound. Took the starter off again put my finger in the hole and turned the flywheel both ways with my finger. Should this be? What's wrong with it?. ATV. 2008 arctic cat. 366 4x4. Needs help

[@user-vg8xn9ci3x]

mine does start up with the jumpstart but shuts off like 2 seconds later any recommendations

[@joeparker9246]

The "New" cable appears to be too tiny? Won't be able to support the current Starters quire?

[@connersnow298]

Nice vid

[@WheresiNfinity]

What if no lights come on on Neutral?? Even after charging the battery all day long?

[@KukanieMackin]

Is this for all 4wheelers

[@asd-zc9eb]

Can I use a volt meter

[@xen1568]

What happens if it is turning over but won’t start

[@jasoncarthew2279]

That would explain why when i shake the starter motor i can hear some.thing pinging about loose

[@LonelyEg]

So my starter works an all thart but the solenoids making a weird noise

[@asphaltcowboy7868]

I installed a brand new starter solenoid and a brand new starter push button but will only start once I cross the solenoid..why is this?

[@That5.7Guy]

My quad keeps cranking it self over when the battery is connected even with the key out and the engine off switch off

[@josephgarcia5503]

Mine sparks but doesn’t turn over is it the started ?

[@bobperley3689]

I'm having starting issues... I have two solenoids. One will make a buzzing sound, and one will make a clicking, but neither will start. I have a fully charged battery. I have jumped started the bike no problem before I started working on it. I'm not exactly sure what's causing it. So it's odd that one will buzz, which I think is the good solenoid, and the other will click, which I think is the bad one. I just bought this raptor, and it needs some work. Someone did kind of a hack job on it. Any idea what might be causing it? Maybe it's the wire that goes to the starter? Maybe the terminal needs to be cleaned up? Other than that I have no idea. Fuses are good as well.

[@hickforever1183]

did you figure out what was wrong im having the same issue with my 400ex where i can Bump start the bike and the solenoid is making a buzzing sound when i jump it

[@bobperley3689]

It turned out that the person I bought it from hooked up the solenoid wrong to the starter motor. The wires were backwards. As soon as I did switched them it started right up. One solenoid, the new one was bad though. Old one was fine. If it's buzzing, the solenoid is still good, and it's a wire problem. It could be that your contacts on the wires might be dirty on the starter motor, or the ground wire. Clean them up, and make sure they're hooked up right. I just had to switch the wires on the solenoid, the wire from top of the starter motor should go to the solenoid and red wire to the positive side of the battery. Some reason the guy had the ground going to the solenoid instead and starter wire going to the frame. I don't think that'll be your problem though. I had to do alot of fixing and readjusting to my 660 raptor because of the last person just slapped it all together and had everything ass backwards or not even connected.

[@mikcar9423]

thanks man

[@bakervinci163]

Don’t you think a meter might be better? The amount of voltage is also important.

[@Martin94497]

How do I check for a short on my 2008 Arctic Cat 650. Battery won't maintain charge more that 2 weeks. on my 3rd battery bin 3 years.

[@thebeyonder2353]

Disconnect the negative cable from battery put a test light on neg term on battery and other end of test light on negative cable if light is on you have a draw start pulling fuses 1 at a time if light still on put fuse back in do next fuse when you pull the fuse and the light goes out that fuse is the circuit that is drawing power, then just have to follow wires for the circuit till find the problem can be a short, bad wire, loose or dirty connection. if it is a lcd issue or clock that is drawing the juice just put a battery cut off switch on the line, its a good idea for anti theft too, you may just have a bad rectifier regulator too

[@legendkillla21]

Whay if it sparks and trys to stsrt abd it doest is it the solinoid

[@calvinfouts4887]

Mine throws sparks but the starter doesn’t move it roll starts fine but it’s a kfx450r an I’m getting old lol

[@leestir]

My starter solenoid is makin a clicking sound but wouldn't turn the starter, and one of my connectors was broken on the solenoid, so hopefully thats all it is , I'm still waitin for my new solenoid to come in

[@calebshockey3493]

That’s what my ninja ex250f 2007

[@huntermathiews4869]

Was that the problem?

[@user-pp1mi3wy9p]

Mine throws spark an tries to turn over but nothing, iv checked to insure my motor isn't locked up witch thankfully it isn't

[@user-ni8gt8qj1f]

My ignition coil is not giving spark what do I do

[@jose05jp]

I try several times to start my atv 06viper150 it wont start now is not doing anything

[@keeganfoster1792]

Thought my solenoid was bad but i checked the connections on my starter and and i got electric start again

[@tunerforlife2274]

Thank you 🙏

[@myh1180]

Glad this video helped

[@Brianhahahaha]

Hmm mine starts sometimes but not others is that a sign of either or? Sometime it just clicks like I have a dead battery and other times it fires right up?

[@myh1180]

Hello, first id start with cleaning the terminals. From battery to solenoid and from solenoid to starter. Be sure the battery is actually holding good charge.

[@thepros8314]

I done the same thing with a screwdriver and it cranked a little

[@aokbikelife5564]

How is it that a bad solenoid will fire it up when jumping with a screw driver???? I put a new 1 on it worked for a day than stopped ,ordered another new 1 and still nothing so wth is going on here??

[@danzurcher7331]

Because you’re bypassing everything when you connect the two terminals with a screwdriver. The second part of your question sounds like a bad wire or connection from your battery to the starter solenoid, or a bad wire from the solenoid to the starter.

[@diehardfan173]

So if I made contact using a screwdriver on the solenoid, and it turned over, but the key ignition doesn’t work what does that lead me to next?

[@myh1180]

If you started the machine using the a screw driver on the solenoid then the solenoid is bad

[@diehardfan173]

@@myh1180 thank you for taking the time to answer me

[@dillon6320]

@@myh1180What if I started it with a screwdriver on the solenoid multiple times but now when I do it there is no spark?

[@dillon6320]

@@myh1180Sparked multiple times, now an hour later it won’t

[@tyrellprice701]

What tool you use to check

[@myh1180]

Just a regular light tester

[@piledriver141]

2002 350 Honda rancher starter is going bad I have to bump it with a hammer sometimes. Now starter stays engaged sometimes as well. I’ve got a rebuilt starter for it. Is that the only issue?

[@c.juneau410]

WHERE IS THE STARTER LOCATED ON 2006 HONDA RECON??

[@myh1180]

C. Juneau if you are on the quad it will by on the right side, on the back of the engine, the best way to get to it will be from back of the quad

[@jeffro1245]

My 04 sportsman 400 has power and turn the key nothing happens, no clicking, no buzzing at all. Cyle the key a few times and then it will turn over. Checked most everything and still happens. Really pissing me off

[@myh1180]

U might have a bad connecting on you’re starting solenoid coil from you’re ignition switch.

[@johnsxn661]

I done this and it sparked but my starter was very weak and only stayed on for a few seconds is it a battery problem or a starter

[@michaelosullivan8288]

It's definitely battery for sure and its has nothing tomwith starter reley and if there has buzzing sounds that means to charged your battery up fully and that's how I got my quad back up running and with buy new starter reley and its was only battery and next time time you be like oh yeah it's only battery

[@ashtonthompson8102]

I changed the solenoid, starter, and fuse. Got a new battery. And the dials won’t come on what so ever

[@myh1180]

Ashton Thompson check your ground cable that goes from you’re chasis to the negative on the battery

[@ashtonthompson8102]

MYH is that the thick black wire that leads on the other side of the starter?

[@myh1180]

Ashton Thompson follow the back negative wire that’s hooked on your battery, make sure it’s not broken or rusted on either ends

[@damianmundo765]

So my starter works but won’t turn on anyone know why ?

[@ACYT298]

Where are you hooking the other end of the test light too?

[@iblongshia]

ground

[@gregorylibby1770]

Excellent question

[@jamiejones857]

I did it spark but no start. Starter not even spinning

[@JKICKSNY]

Same thing bro did you find the cause of the problem

[@thebeyonder2353]

did you have the key one? if so its a bad starter

[@anunentitledmotivatedmille7731]

Sounds like a bad starter or connection. When trouble shooting always try the easiest solution first. Is the batter charged?

[@damianmundo765]

What happens if it is turning over but won't start anyone know why ?

[@myh1180]

You u either don’t have spark or fuel. U can remove the air filter and spray engine start and if it fires up then you have spark but no fuel going to the carb, it if doesn’t start then you don’t have spark

[@myh1180]

It’s should only run for a bit with engine start

why ask if your not going to answer

[@beanstalkz4742]

Mine just clicks once per press of the electric start button

[@beanstalkz4742]

Update, hour later: tapped the starter on right hand side and the electric start now works again

[@edgaravalos5915]

@@beanstalkz4742you just tapped it as in smacking? I’m having the same problem and I just replaced the battery

[@tyler__voorhees9404]

Boy pressure wash that frame before you rot it out😂

[@bugaiho]

Note to anyone who decides they don’t want to work on this but just have mechanic do it, please power wash it first. This is the one thing you’ll piss off your mechanic right from the beginning.

[@maniek-pp4hg]

Were is starter relay?

[@myh1180]

Should be close to the battery. If you follow the + positive wire from you’re battery terminal it lead to the starter relay

[@maniek-pp4hg]

@@myh1180 Ah, so I'll try to find it. Because I already thought that by the battery and it is hidden under the cover by the engine where the manual firing on the rope. Generally it's about Kawasaki Klf 300 4x4. I have a problem of this type that the quad does not want to ignite with the starter only manually. Sometimes when I go into the garage and start it for the first time, the starter will fire. But when I turn off the quad, it won't start again and I have to manually. Apart from that, it's normal.

[@jeffjolokai8182]

That is a 2016? Pathetic it is abused and never cleaned.