My 240sx hb is not starting! help please....

[Go180sx]

ok my car is not starting. when i put my key and turn, no crank no nothing... n e one help me please. is it the starter????:aw:

[RazoE]

might be the battery, or your alternator fuse..

[johngriff]

Call AAA, and tell them your location is : "?"

[Go180sx]

might be the battery, or your alternator fuse..
no battery/alternator/fuse is fine but its not cranking. can it be the starter? how can you check if it is the starter? and my car is at my house.

[jwnismo]

eather the starter or the batt

[JDMClifford]

make sure the clutch switch is working and pressed.

[wootwoot]

Its probably because its a hatchback

[johngriff]

how many miles are on the car, something horrible happens to every 240sx at 230k miles....

[Go180sx]

make sure the clutch switch is working and pressed.
yes i did that too. still doesnt start. everything is working, but its not cranking.

[RazoE]

do your headlights and shit work?

sometimes the battery's not charged enough to start the car, but it has enough juice to still power the radio, headlights, etc..

once you turn the key to "start" do you hear a clank (starter), a click (fuse or relay), or just nothing (absolutely dead battery)?

[johngriff]

what is the voltage of the battery under load, with the dist coil unplugged?

[MavericStephenc]

look at the starter there is a small wire/ plug that goes on to it, if it is disconected the car will not start via key but can be jump started. re-connect it and drive happy. good theft deturrent

[e1_griego]

Did you check both the clutch switch and the clutch interlock relay?

Alex

[projekt_s13]

Its probably because its a hatchback


Thats what i was thinking too.

[Go180sx]

look at the starter there is a small wire/ plug that goes on to it, if it is disconected the car will not start via key but can be jump started. re-connect it and drive happy. good theft deturrent
i checked and everything is good. may be starter is old? can it be that?

[Go180sx]

do your headlights and shit work?

sometimes the battery's not charged enough to start the car, but it has enough juice to still power the radio, headlights, etc..

once you turn the key to "start" do you hear a clank (starter), a click (fuse or relay), or just nothing (absolutely dead battery)?
the batt is new.

[Go180sx]

Did you check both the clutch switch and the clutch interlock relay?

Alex
i did checked clutch switch, not clutch interlock relay where is it?

[e1_griego]

Right next to the battery, tucked between the fender. There's two relays---pull the one in the back (the one closer to the firewall) and just use a wire to jump the relay.

Alex

[Dream240]

If you're so hell bent that it's the starter, pull it and have it tested.

Takes a whopping 15 minutes to yank it, longer really for the idiots at autozone to test it.

Did you try hitting it with a hammer? It's not really recommended but I see alot of guys do it just to get it working again.

But it'd be safe to say that if that works you need a new one.

GL

[Justin Bernstein]

check all of your grounds. especially the ones for the lower harness.

[Go180sx]

thanks ill try that