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DarkRaptor42 · 03-30-2002, 10:20 PM

My ignition wont turn over. When I turn the key it makes a click noise and then nothing happens. I thought it might be the batery dying but I tried jumping it and it did the same thing. Also i thought it might be the fuses but they all seemed fine too. Any help would be great.

wherezmytofu · 03-30-2002, 10:31 PM

seems like the battary..maybe u were doing the jumper cable wrong? <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/huh.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':huh:'>

DarkRaptor42 · 03-30-2002, 10:48 PM

nope i did the jumper cables right... i dont know i just want it to run

wherezmytofu · 03-30-2002, 11:20 PM

seems like the electrical is working .....check the fuel pump maybe there just isnt any gas getting into the cylinders <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/nervous.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':nervous:'>

*DSC* · 03-30-2002, 11:29 PM

Do your lights come on and everything? Everything (raido, lights, air, ect...) comes on when you turn the key, just no engine turnover? What was the last thing that happened before it stoped starting? How long has it been sence its been started?

240meowth · 03-30-2002, 11:30 PM

i had a similar problem w/ my 89 camry, it's been sitting in the garage for quite some times w/o a battery, so i got some old battery, and connected it up, it sometime turns and some times don't...  i thought that maybe the pully are just kinda rusted in, so i tried to free it by wiggling and tuggin on the belt w/ the help of wd40, not very smart, got my hand caught... <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/notify.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':notify:'> outch <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/notify.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':notify:'> but this is all useless information

later on after i bought a new battery, it still wouldn't turn up, ultimatly, i got a new battery connector (the old one seem a bit worn out) and tightend it down well, and it started like it was brand spanking new...

so basically like tofu's said, porn is good, oh wait, i ment maybe electrical problem

wherezmytofu · 03-30-2002, 11:36 PM

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DarkRaptor42 · 03-31-2002, 12:36 PM

It happened one day the car just didnt start again. i went to go get food, came out and nothing. I thought maybe the clutch broke cause all the electrical worked just wouldnt turn (have to push clutch in to start). SO I had it towed home and it was sitting on the street, I said what the hell and tried starting it up. Started right up. Drove it into the garage, thought , maybe it was the battery needed to charge so i let it run for a bit then turned it off. Next day, came out tried to start it, kinda had troulbe doing it, like it kinda grinded and then started. I turned it off and tried agian and nothing. At this point I figured it was the battery but when I tried jumping it nothing happened. Under the hood it sounds like the fuel pump is working and all but when I turn the key it just clicks once and then nothing. Could I have broken the ignition?

gschroeder78 · 03-31-2002, 12:42 PM

Have you checked the starter? Maybe I missed it if someone already mentioned it but that sounds like the most resonable cause to me. Try to roll/push start it. If it starts, it's probably your starter.

DarkRaptor42 · 03-31-2002, 08:49 PM

it did start once when I rolled it out. Does that mean its the starter? If thats the case how much do you think it will cost to fix?

gschroeder78 · 04-01-2002, 09:46 AM

My guess would be the starter. When you roll start it, your pretty much forcing the clutch and the rear drive train to turn your flywheel instead of the starter. If it started when you rolled it, it sounds likely that its your starter. Another less likely problem would be the ignition switch. The starter is easy to replace if your proficient with tools.

Russki · 04-05-2002, 08:19 PM

I have the EXACT same problem right now.  When you turn the key with the clutch pushed in, it makes one click from the fuse box in the engine bay (a relay going off) and nothing after that. EVERYTHING in the car works fine, it runs fine when push started, every electrical thing works.  So it's either the starter or the ignition coil.  Where do I find the ignition coil and once I find it, what do I do with it?  Do I replace it or is there a fix, or could it be a broken wire?

'90 240sx hatch MT

Russki · 04-10-2002, 06:44 PM

It was the starter, I replaced it myself today and it starts fine now.

03-30-2002, 10:20 PM	#1
DarkRaptor42 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Lodi CA Age: 41 Posts: 542 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	My ignition wont turn over. When I turn the key it makes a click noise and then nothing happens. I thought it might be the batery dying but I tried jumping it and it did the same thing. Also i thought it might be the fuses but they all seemed fine too. Any help would be great. __________________ 04 WRX STi 90 Sil- Camino R.I.P. AE86 20v MS R.I.P. KA-T www.209forums.com

03-30-2002, 10:48 PM	#3
DarkRaptor42 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Lodi CA Age: 41 Posts: 542 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	nope i did the jumper cables right... i dont know i just want it to run __________________ 04 WRX STi 90 Sil- Camino R.I.P. AE86 20v MS R.I.P. KA-T www.209forums.com

03-30-2002, 11:29 PM	#5
DSC New Title Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: VA Posts: 3,454 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Do your lights come on and everything? Everything (raido, lights, air, ect...) comes on when you turn the key, just no engine turnover? What was the last thing that happened before it stoped starting? How long has it been sence its been started? __________________

03-30-2002, 11:30 PM	#6
240meowth Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: torrance, ca Age: 41 Posts: 2,407 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	i had a similar problem w/ my 89 camry, it's been sitting in the garage for quite some times w/o a battery, so i got some old battery, and connected it up, it sometime turns and some times don't...  i thought that maybe the pully are just kinda rusted in, so i tried to free it by wiggling and tuggin on the belt w/ the help of wd40, not very smart, got my hand caught... <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/notify.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':notify:'> outch <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/notify.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':notify:'> but this is all useless information later on after i bought a new battery, it still wouldn't turn up, ultimatly, i got a new battery connector (the old one seem a bit worn out) and tightend it down well, and it started like it was brand spanking new... so basically like tofu's said, porn is good, oh wait, i ment maybe electrical problem __________________

03-30-2002, 11:36 PM	#7
wherezmytofu BANNED Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,873 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (240meowth @ Mar. 30 2002,01:30)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">so basically like tofu's said, porn is good, oh wait, i ment maybe electrical problem</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> cool porn.... <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> ...i mean car porn of course <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/lookaround.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':look:'>  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>

03-30-2002, 10:31 PM	#2
wherezmytofu BANNED Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,873 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	seems like the battary..maybe u were doing the jumper cable wrong? <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/huh.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':huh:'>

03-30-2002, 11:20 PM	#4
wherezmytofu BANNED Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,873 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	seems like the electrical is working .....check the fuel pump maybe there just isnt any gas getting into the cylinders <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/nervous.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':nervous:'>

03-31-2002, 12:36 PM	#8
DarkRaptor42 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Lodi CA Age: 41 Posts: 542 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	It happened one day the car just didnt start again. i went to go get food, came out and nothing. I thought maybe the clutch broke cause all the electrical worked just wouldnt turn (have to push clutch in to start). SO I had it towed home and it was sitting on the street, I said what the hell and tried starting it up. Started right up. Drove it into the garage, thought , maybe it was the battery needed to charge so i let it run for a bit then turned it off. Next day, came out tried to start it, kinda had troulbe doing it, like it kinda grinded and then started. I turned it off and tried agian and nothing. At this point I figured it was the battery but when I tried jumping it nothing happened. Under the hood it sounds like the fuel pump is working and all but when I turn the key it just clicks once and then nothing. Could I have broken the ignition? __________________ 04 WRX STi 90 Sil- Camino R.I.P. AE86 20v MS R.I.P. KA-T www.209forums.com

03-31-2002, 12:42 PM	#9
gschroeder78 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Westminster, CO Age: 46 Posts: 507 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Have you checked the starter? Maybe I missed it if someone already mentioned it but that sounds like the most resonable cause to me. Try to roll/push start it. If it starts, it's probably your starter. __________________ 1989 240SX Coupe -Eibach Prokit Springs -KYB AGX Struts -Apex-i N1 Dual Exhaust Westminster, CO

03-31-2002, 08:49 PM	#10
DarkRaptor42 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Lodi CA Age: 41 Posts: 542 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	it did start once when I rolled it out. Does that mean its the starter? If thats the case how much do you think it will cost to fix? __________________ 04 WRX STi 90 Sil- Camino R.I.P. AE86 20v MS R.I.P. KA-T www.209forums.com

04-01-2002, 09:46 AM	#11
gschroeder78 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Westminster, CO Age: 46 Posts: 507 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	My guess would be the starter. When you roll start it, your pretty much forcing the clutch and the rear drive train to turn your flywheel instead of the starter. If it started when you rolled it, it sounds likely that its your starter. Another less likely problem would be the ignition switch. The starter is easy to replace if your proficient with tools. __________________ 1989 240SX Coupe -Eibach Prokit Springs -KYB AGX Struts -Apex-i N1 Dual Exhaust Westminster, CO

04-05-2002, 08:19 PM	#12
Russki Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 82 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I have the EXACT same problem right now.  When you turn the key with the clutch pushed in, it makes one click from the fuse box in the engine bay (a relay going off) and nothing after that. EVERYTHING in the car works fine, it runs fine when push started, every electrical thing works.  So it's either the starter or the ignition coil.  Where do I find the ignition coil and once I find it, what do I do with it?  Do I replace it or is there a fix, or could it be a broken wire? '90 240sx hatch MT

04-10-2002, 06:44 PM	#13
Russki Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 82 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	It was the starter, I replaced it myself today and it starts fine now.