I have been having a couple starting issues with my 96 Max. The first problem is when I crank the engine over, the starter seems to struggle. It winds up normally for a second then it boggs down then goes back up then the car starts. I noticed this after I had a new rear main seal installed. The second just started last week. If I don't run it for more than a day and crank it up, it misfires for a second or two then runs normal. This has happened twice so far. It only does this if it sits for more than a day. Any ideas on what could be causing these problems?

 

OMFG! You have this problem! http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=452286
Run at least a 10 gage wire from your neg cable to one of the bolts that hold your starter on your engine and see what happens. Also take a look at your negitive cable and see how corroded it is.

 

I agree grounding really helps, you might be able to just clean the grounds. But you can pick up some cheap audio cable somewhere and some connectors, I got them from pep boys if you're auto you'll really notice it

 

I'm having a similar problem, but in my case I think it's the starter.

 

crazy97 is the man!

 

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Thanks for the info. I'll check the post on the starter and see how corroded it is. Any ideas on what could be causing the brief misfire? I also get a puff of black smoke when it first starts up but then it goes away. Once the misfire stops, the car runs fine.

 

Repeated from post number 2:

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=452286

 

Run a ground wire to the starter. The grounding to your starter is messed up. One 14 gage wire was not enough for me I had to go with 2 10 gage wires.