How does a car start?

Have you ever wondered how a car starts? It’s not as simple as turning the key.

If you want to know what your car is lacking as well, this article might help you out if your vehicle might not be starting. This article might also provide you with the car parts that you need for your car to start in case it isn’t starting.   

What Is Necessary for Your Car to start?

According to Hanson Subaru, for your car to start you need a battery, ignition switch, starter relay, battery cables, and starter motor. If all these parts work together your car should start.

How do these parts work together?

According to Sun Auto Service, the battery gives the electrical current needed for your car to start and when you turn the key the current starts flowing. The ignition switch lets the electricity flow where needed to and sends electrical currents to the starter relay. The starter relay gets the small electrical current from the ignition switch and converts it to the bigger current for the motor to start. Battery cables are multi-stranded big wires that carry a larger electrical current into the starter motor. The motor has two gears and they mesh together as soon as the motor receives the electrical current. Fuel and sparks appear into the cylinders. They ignite causing the engine to start. The engine spins faster and a part called the Bendix drive separates the starter from the engine.

How might this help you out?

According to Strande’s Garage, this information may help you out if your car is failing to start and you might find out what is wrong with your vehicle to fix it up. This information might also help you by receiving the parts that you are lacking or missing for your car.

I also asked eighth grader Frank Gonzalez why it may help you out and he said, “It is important for you to know how to start a car so you know if your car is running well and so you know if the different components in your car are working.”

In conclusion, the main parts that your car needs to start are a battery, ignition switch, starter relay, battery cables, and a starter motor. Also this information may help you to see what different parts or components your car may be lacking.