s13 ka24de starter clicks but no start - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

nicks13chandler · 10-23-2012, 12:35 PM

so i just figured out all the wiring and nonsense for my s13 and a couple days ago i went to start it, it cranked but the battery was dead so it didnt start. i left it on the battery charger overnight and i went to start it with the battery fully charged and the starter just clicks. i think its the cca's in the battery but i was wondering if theres anything else that could have possibly happened (relay, fuse, etc..) my battery is in the trunk and i know it is a reliable swap i put in also i bought a new starter for it.

Turtle · 10-23-2012, 03:26 PM

new starter? the battery is most likely dead.
The click you hear is it from the solenoid from the starter?
Most likely dead batt.

future · 10-23-2012, 03:52 PM

Dead battery
Loose terminals

Or bad starter

nicks13chandler · 10-24-2012, 08:53 PM

i bought a brand new starter and brand new battery today, hooked everything up and its just like a fast click from the solenoid. tried another good starter also got the same results. the car i didnt know was hacked out the ass with the wiring harness. im thinking its a ground or something it wired wrong

nicks13chandler · 10-24-2012, 08:54 PM

its not a slow click like a dead battery its more like a fast click. the starter engages but doesnt spin when we bench tested it and this is a brand new starter also tried another ka starter and same results.

nicks13chandler · 10-24-2012, 08:56 PM

well not bench tested but kept the wires hooked up and jumped the solenoid with a power probe and also hooked up the solenoid wire and tried it that way but it engaged and didnt spin both times.

newkid99 · 10-30-2012, 08:19 PM

my ka-e did the same thing, turned out the motor was not grounded well enough.

hybridsk8r · 11-03-2012, 08:36 AM

If you don't have one nows a good time to buy a multi meter. check the power wire to, if its pinched or bent. it could have broken strands inside.

*wangan_cruiser* · 11-03-2012, 10:35 AM

check your ignition switch.

10-23-2012, 12:35 PM	#1
nicks13chandler Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: south jersey Age: 33 Posts: 17 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	s13 ka24de starter clicks but no start so i just figured out all the wiring and nonsense for my s13 and a couple days ago i went to start it, it cranked but the battery was dead so it didnt start. i left it on the battery charger overnight and i went to start it with the battery fully charged and the starter just clicks. i think its the cca's in the battery but i was wondering if theres anything else that could have possibly happened (relay, fuse, etc..) my battery is in the trunk and i know it is a reliable swap i put in also i bought a new starter for it.

11-03-2012, 08:36 AM	#8
hybridsk8r Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: nc Age: 36 Posts: 43 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	If you don't have one nows a good time to buy a multi meter. check the power wire to, if its pinched or bent. it could have broken strands inside. __________________

10-23-2012, 03:26 PM	#2
Turtle Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Age: 32 Posts: 221 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	new starter? the battery is most likely dead. The click you hear is it from the solenoid from the starter? Most likely dead batt.

10-24-2012, 08:53 PM	#4
nicks13chandler Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: south jersey Age: 33 Posts: 17 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i bought a brand new starter and brand new battery today, hooked everything up and its just like a fast click from the solenoid. tried another good starter also got the same results. the car i didnt know was hacked out the ass with the wiring harness. im thinking its a ground or something it wired wrong

10-24-2012, 08:54 PM	#5
nicks13chandler Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: south jersey Age: 33 Posts: 17 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	its not a slow click like a dead battery its more like a fast click. the starter engages but doesnt spin when we bench tested it and this is a brand new starter also tried another ka starter and same results.

10-24-2012, 08:56 PM	#6
nicks13chandler Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: south jersey Age: 33 Posts: 17 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	well not bench tested but kept the wires hooked up and jumped the solenoid with a power probe and also hooked up the solenoid wire and tried it that way but it engaged and didnt spin both times.

10-30-2012, 08:19 PM	#7
newkid99 Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: St. Louis MO Posts: 167 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	my ka-e did the same thing, turned out the motor was not grounded well enough.

11-03-2012, 10:35 AM	#9
wangan_cruiser kouki man Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: downtown oakland,ca Age: 40 Posts: 3,539 Trader Rating: (36) Feedback Score: 36 reviews	check your ignition switch.