Q: about my dying starter and my clutch which didn't work.
 

As posted in my previous thread:
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....hreadid=166943

I thought my starter had died. I also had a clutch problem, which stupid me turned out to be cause i had no clutch fluid left.

Side note: My bro bled the upper valve with only a glass... and the appropriate tool to loosen the nut... took 5 minutes.

I thought my starter's Bendix gear was dying. Yet everytime i start the car now it seems to be starting first shot.

Could it be that the problem was occuring cause of the lack of clutch fluid. If so, how does it relate enough to affect the starter in such a way?

it's felt kinda weird going to work by bus today. Must get car up and running as quick as possible :) hehe

Thanks guys :)

Hello :)

Bump :)

If you had enough air in your clutch line, then the clutch wasn't fully disengaging when you depressed the clutch pedal and tried to start the engine. So the starter had to work against clutch drag if you were in gear at the time you started the car.

meaning it's highly possible that my starter is perfectly fine and it was just like you mentionned. I will try to start my car a bunch of times tonight and see.

Actually, I've never thought of this before but how bad is it to start you car and stop it right away? over and over again..... :D
Should I be starting my car, stop it, wait 10 seconds then try again?
or?

weird question... i know....


Thanks :)

Well, it's a good way to drain your battery, and you could overheat your starter and burn the electrical winding insulation, too. Just starting your car once or twice ought to be enough to tell you whether your starter is back to normal. Also, a good rule of thumb is to never crank your starter more than about 10-15 seconds at a time, then wait a couple of minutes to allow heat to dissipate before trying again.

Excellent! :)

Thanks. Another stupid thing I won't attempt, thanks to the org :) hehe

Re: Q: about my dying starter and my clutch which didn't work.
 

You should bleed the bottom valve also. It's located on the clutch slave cylinder on the tranny. You have to remove the the factory intake scoop (if it's still installed) to access the bleed nipple.

Re: Re: Q: about my dying starter and my clutch which didn't work.
 

Without referring to the motorvate web site :D hehe uhm why should this be done?

Reason why I ask is because in the haynes manual it only says to bleed the top one.

just curious :)

thanks :D