shadyonedeath

iTrader: (10)

My car wouldnt start today at school. It started in the morning, and has been starting pretty rough lately. It starts perfectly fine before it "died" but it would make a "vrrrrrrrr" sound after the car started for about 2 seconds.


I opened it up and there's a lot of black build up with particles. I can't tell if they're metal or not but I can freely move the series of gears inside.



Should I cough up 100$ for a new one or is this one worth fixing? What would cause the starter to not have enough power to crank over? My battery is still good. I have it charging on a trickle station.

Stormzusmc

iTrader: (17)

replace or rebuild it

have your battery tested anyway by putting a load tester on it...just because its "charging" doesnt mean its good

njmaxseltd

iTrader: (19)

Autozone said it spun slow, why would you want to even consider using it?

asand1

iTrader: (1)

It only takes 10 minutes to replace, you already have it out and apart. Brake kleen and re-grease that bish. If it dont work out its just time and experience, maybe $100 saved. How do the brushes look?

shadyonedeath

iTrader: (10)

I cleaned it. Solenoid...gears...everything. Greased it.

Starts like a champ.




wooo for saving 100$...

asand1

iTrader: (1)

Good deal, If the brushes look good you should be good for a couple more years. Did you grease the bushing near the brushes?

shadyonedeath

iTrader: (10)

no idea. but yes, everything that spun or made contact was greased.

BLACK_03_SE

Shoot! Wish I woulda done that with my starter. I spent the dough on a "new" reman'd one. It works well but now somethin' else is wrong with my car!!!! Can't catch a break. Been lovin' and drivin' Nissans for years but this 4th gen is a POS!! I can't go for more than 2 or 3 weeks before something fails or needs replacing. Frustrated!!!!!

ampire

iTrader: (12)

Sometimes you can get a long piece of wood and bang on it too.

shadyonedeath

iTrader: (10)

lol no. The magnets were so clogged, there was no room for the solenoid to spin.

I don't prefer the caveman approach.

Product_Of_Korea

iTrader: (8)

Eh thats a last resort type thing to get you back to repair shop or what ever. But i cant say i havent done that before for a month or two

defiance

iTrader: (1)

Congrats on saving a hundred bucks ! If my starter begins to fail this is what I'm doing before blowing money on a new one.