starting problem
09-28-2012, 01:22 PM
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Correct.
The starter is located way down on the driver side. Get a long stick, place it on the starter and use a hammer to hit the stick. This may help to start the car once or twice...or none at all
I had 2 starters go back on both my maximas...all you hear is a click.
The starter is located way down on the driver side. Get a long stick, place it on the starter and use a hammer to hit the stick. This may help to start the car once or twice...or none at all
I had 2 starters go back on both my maximas...all you hear is a click.
09-28-2012, 05:39 PM
#4
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Is the click coming from the left side of the dash by the fuse panel? If so, try replacing the ignition switch. This was my problem. Apparently these switches are a common fault in 4th gen maximas. I confirmed the switch was the problem by checking continuity in the harness. when the switch is turned to the start position, connect your digi meter to the black-white wire and the other lead to ground. You can just undo the harness under the dash and test the pin instead of taking the switch out to perform the test. If you have continutity, it is not the switch. if the meter doesnt move, change the switch.
10-01-2012, 01:34 PM
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If you're taking the ignition switch out, try starting by putting a screwdriver in the slot in the switch. If it starts every time, you probably have the slop issue.
There's a slot in the ignition switch that fits into a little T shaped flanged in the steering column. As these cars get older, they develop a little slop between the flange and the ignition switch, and sometimes turning the key doesn't quite make the ignition switch go far enough over. I solved it by putting a tiny piece of electrical tape in the slot on the switch, like this:
http://s397.photobucket.com/albums/p...Ignition-1.jpg. But after a while I found that the tape would slip out of place, so I graduated to SlopFix 2.0. I cut a little piece out of a coke can and crazy glued it to the inside of the long edge of the slot. Someone else duck taped the **** out of it. You just need something to fill in that gap.
There's a slot in the ignition switch that fits into a little T shaped flanged in the steering column. As these cars get older, they develop a little slop between the flange and the ignition switch, and sometimes turning the key doesn't quite make the ignition switch go far enough over. I solved it by putting a tiny piece of electrical tape in the slot on the switch, like this:
http://s397.photobucket.com/albums/p...Ignition-1.jpg. But after a while I found that the tape would slip out of place, so I graduated to SlopFix 2.0. I cut a little piece out of a coke can and crazy glued it to the inside of the long edge of the slot. Someone else duck taped the **** out of it. You just need something to fill in that gap.
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