my car will not start

[2fotay]

I have a 1990 240sx and it will not start the light and radio comes on and I had the battery checked at auto zone and its good. the other day I had to push start it and that worked. I am more of a surgeon then a doctor which means I can fix it but cant tell you what’s wrong with it help me out

[DataXUnknown]

Wrong section. This belongs in tech.



Sounds like the starter. Try hitting the starter with a hammer while somone trys to start it. If that works then your starter is getting stuck.

Before you try that check the clutch sensor on your clutch pedal. There is a little button that your clutch is supposed to push in when you depress the clutch, if that is not being pushed then your car will not start.

[2fotay]

Maybe it is the starter but I hear one click when I turn the key

[1slowS13]

if you are push starting it, obviously the starter, or the wiring for the starter is bad.

go swap one with a friend, it literally takes just minutes

[240zac]

its either the starter or possibly the ignition switch...

i had a similar problem in my 240. we first figured it was the starter, so i replaced that. but it still wouldnt start. ended up bein the ignition switch

[!Zar!]

Check your starter relay.

If you look on the passenger side, between the battery and the fender is a fairly large blue relay. It has two pairs of wires going into it. A pair of thinner ones and a pair of thicker ones.

Take a paperclip and jump the thicker pair together.

Let the thinner pair just chill.

Try to start your car and see what happens.