Good day, ladies and gents,
my fiance' has a 2000 dodge neon and has given us quite a unique problem today. I took her car to work and after my day was done, I hopped in and the car wouldn't start. Thankfully, a guy who works in my building suggested we jumper cable the car battery and that got the car started and I made it back home. However, after about 3 hours of non-use, I tried starting the car again and it kinda struggled to start. It also _almost_ didn't start is what I should say.
What happened the first time: When I got in the car, I could here the starter ticking, but the car didn't start at all. I thought it might have been the battery, so I turned on my headlights to check if they were dimming and they did not.
If I have to check the battery, is there a universal method of checking something like the water level?
If it's the alternator, would the starter still be trying to click over?
Thank you all for any help with me on this!