immacomputer
12-29-2011, 04:42 PM
Hey guys, first off, I hate my life (it hates me back) and everything always goes wrong for me; I'm chalk full of random.
Recently my 1995 240sx stopped starting for me and I had to resort to banging on the starter/solenoid to keep driving. That worked for a while and now it's finally given up on me.
I have a new starter sitting here and I figured I could do it on my own as I've replaced other starters before. This 240 though has me at my wits end. I can only see two screws (one is missing at random) and I cannot access the third one from any angle. How am I supposed to get behind this shit? The throttle body seems to be right in the way from the top and I can't even come close to locating it from underneath.
This is supposed to be a 20 minute job and I can't even get started (har har... just noticed this while reading my post over before posting).
I took some pictures as mine doesn't seem to look like others' I have googled (mine might be a 1997 motor though I didn't think they were different).
Picture 1: Top down looking at the two (one really lol) accessible screws from the hood.
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/1394/83674037.jpg
Picture 2: Trying to look at the starter head on while in the engine bay to see if I could even get a glimpse of the third bolt.
http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/2305/86277204.jpg
Picture 3: This is my view from under the car and maybe I'm blind, but I can't see it anywhere. Also, why is that random connector not connected lol (circled red object)?
http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/6348/48271288.jpg
Any help would be greatly appreciated as taking it to a mechanic isn't my first choice as I'm very broke at the moment and need the car running to make any money. I already had to borrow money to get the starter/solenoid :(
If this is in the wrong place, I'm very sorry as I didn't see an other forum area that made any more sense than engine tech.
Recently my 1995 240sx stopped starting for me and I had to resort to banging on the starter/solenoid to keep driving. That worked for a while and now it's finally given up on me.
I have a new starter sitting here and I figured I could do it on my own as I've replaced other starters before. This 240 though has me at my wits end. I can only see two screws (one is missing at random) and I cannot access the third one from any angle. How am I supposed to get behind this shit? The throttle body seems to be right in the way from the top and I can't even come close to locating it from underneath.
This is supposed to be a 20 minute job and I can't even get started (har har... just noticed this while reading my post over before posting).
I took some pictures as mine doesn't seem to look like others' I have googled (mine might be a 1997 motor though I didn't think they were different).
Picture 1: Top down looking at the two (one really lol) accessible screws from the hood.
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/1394/83674037.jpg
Picture 2: Trying to look at the starter head on while in the engine bay to see if I could even get a glimpse of the third bolt.
http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/2305/86277204.jpg
Picture 3: This is my view from under the car and maybe I'm blind, but I can't see it anywhere. Also, why is that random connector not connected lol (circled red object)?
http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/6348/48271288.jpg
Any help would be greatly appreciated as taking it to a mechanic isn't my first choice as I'm very broke at the moment and need the car running to make any money. I already had to borrow money to get the starter/solenoid :(
If this is in the wrong place, I'm very sorry as I didn't see an other forum area that made any more sense than engine tech.