turn the key and nothing happens....

[grncivicdhr]

So i go out tonight to start my car, turn the key and the engine turns over but doesn't start. i think i didn't leave the key turned long enough. either way i go to turn the key again and all i hear is the starter clicking. i leave the car alone for a bit and i go back to it and nothing. the interior light works tho for a but b/c after i try starting the car i hear this clicking sound like the 4 ways are on. i go out to see if the battery is charged and it is. what the hell is goin on with my car, i can't figure this one out.

oh, and hello to anyone that remembers me. i haven't been here for a while.

[240SXSlideStar]

If there is absolutly nothing when you turn the key but your lights work, it means your starter is fried. Try pushing your car and then, while its still moving at a good pace, put it in first gear and let out the clutch, it might start.

[natecivic92]

is there a chip in the key

[nissanfanatic]

Try tapping the starter with a blunt object.

[Hit_N_Run-player]

sounds like a bad starter, roll start the car and see if thats the problem..

[grncivicdhr]

the strange thing is that it's done this before last year twice and never needed a new starter. i'll still try givin it a tap tomorrow, but in the other cases the car starts right up after it sits a while. i'll be gettin an s14 this summer and be done with this nightmare.

[240SXSlideStar]

Just cause its an S14 doesn't mean there won't be anything to fix. A car always needs fixing, no matter what it is.

[nissanfanatic]

prolly use the same starter as the S13.lol

sell me yoru s13 for $200!!

[Hit_N_Run-player]

just because you buy a different car doesnt mean problems will be fixed. i would rather have a cheap broken car and invest money into fixing it myself and know i was driving a reliable car rather than selling a broken car so i could get a different one......

[R.W.240]

Uhhh, if there is nothing at all then its not the starter. If it was the starter you would hear the solinoid clicking.


Check your...

-Clutch Safety Switch
-Engine grounds

[f-250guy1]

? howlong has it been since you've changed the timing belt/ if you haven't it could have sliped and spun the engine and throw it out of time and messed up the engine!!! towe it to a shop if you don't know how to fix it !!!

[Hit_N_Run-player]

it uses a chain, i dont think that would slip. If it is trying to start over, then its probably a fuel supply, or ignition problem...

[nissan_240sx]

if you plan on changing your starter, you can open it up and just replace the starter brush. saves you $$

[natecivic92]

i am not to good with nissan but sometimes with cars there is a chip in the key say a cadi or a new ford this chip musted be accepted by the ignition
if not the hazard lights come on and a sec system light comes on if it does you may need a new key cut or clean the chip off

[xcusememisswyn]

Originally Posted by natecivic92

i am not to good with nissan but sometimes with cars there is a chip in the key say a cadi or a new ford this chip musted be accepted by the ignition
if not the hazard lights come on and a sec system light comes on if it does you may need a new key cut or clean the chip off

theres no chip in our car keys, plus it wouldnt work occasionally and then stop occasionally if it was the chip, it would work all the time or never work at all