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statik · 02-23-2005, 08:54 AM

My car recently is having issues starting up. I don't think its the starter or the battery or the alternator because after i get it started once it will start up fine for the next few hours. My problem is sometimes when I try to start it after sitting a few hours, the car will crank, and i hear a relay clicking in the driver side kick panel and the car wont start.

Eventually the car will start turning over weird, it will try to turn over, then act as if im no longer turning the key, like : *crank* *crank* *crank* *crank* ___________ *crank* *crank* *crank* *crank* _____________ *crank* *crank*

Then it will start up and my radio presets are gone.

This came out of no where so im assuming something died, but I have no idea what it could be, the battery is brand new. Id say maybe the starter/alt, but the car starts fine after I get it started once. Could it be that relay thats clicking? possibly a bad connection? I could really use some help here...

F3600 · 02-23-2005, 02:15 PM

Get your starter rebuild. The bendix get stuck sometime ,eventually your car will not start anymore

F3600 · 02-23-2005, 02:17 PM

Get your starter rebuild. The bendix get stuck sometime , eventually you car will not start anymore.

Ps : double post sorry

statik · 02-23-2005, 05:42 PM

but why would it work fine after struggling on the initial start?

statik · 02-23-2005, 05:57 PM

if the bendix went wouldnt the starter motor just spin and not engage the flywheel? thats not whats happening, the car is cranking just not firing up.

90sr · 02-23-2005, 06:43 PM

id get all 3 tested, if you have a volt meter, test the starter alternator and battery and see the voltage to each, cuz that happened to me with my battery when i was done with my sr swap, it would crank n crank but not catch n i tested the battery first and on startup it would jump down to like 6 volts and its not suppost to go past like 10 or 11 i think so i went out bought another one good to go, otherwise, make sure your firing order is correct right plug goin to right wire, check your plugs make sure there all sparking.

good luck

chris

statik · 02-23-2005, 11:20 PM

i haven't touched the coil packs since I did the swap, and the car was running great until this, it still runs perfectly fine, just hard to cold start. As I said, the battery is brand new(redtop optima) so it's unlikely, my battery voltage is fine, I think its something to do with getting the power to the starter. I was just hoping someone had a similar issue with the weird starting as I described...

Matt_240 · 02-23-2005, 11:26 PM

maybe ignition switch? i had to change mine before. it goes bad.

02-23-2005, 08:54 AM	#1
statik Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Long Island, NY Age: 40 Posts: 1,358 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: statik Feedback Score: 0 reviews	weird starting issues, im stumped My car recently is having issues starting up. I don't think its the starter or the battery or the alternator because after i get it started once it will start up fine for the next few hours. My problem is sometimes when I try to start it after sitting a few hours, the car will crank, and i hear a relay clicking in the driver side kick panel and the car wont start. Eventually the car will start turning over weird, it will try to turn over, then act as if im no longer turning the key, like : crank crank crank crank ___________ crank crank crank crank _____________ crank crank Then it will start up and my radio presets are gone. This came out of no where so im assuming something died, but I have no idea what it could be, the battery is brand new. Id say maybe the starter/alt, but the car starts fine after I get it started once. Could it be that relay thats clicking? possibly a bad connection? I could really use some help here... __________________ 97 240sx esaarr \| Current Status: SOLD

02-23-2005, 05:42 PM	#4
statik Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Long Island, NY Age: 40 Posts: 1,358 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: statik Feedback Score: 0 reviews	but why would it work fine after struggling on the initial start? __________________ 97 240sx esaarr \| Current Status: SOLD

02-23-2005, 05:57 PM	#5
statik Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Long Island, NY Age: 40 Posts: 1,358 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: statik Feedback Score: 0 reviews	if the bendix went wouldnt the starter motor just spin and not engage the flywheel? thats not whats happening, the car is cranking just not firing up. __________________ 97 240sx esaarr \| Current Status: SOLD

02-23-2005, 06:43 PM	#6
90sr Zilvia Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: toms river, new jersey Age: 40 Posts: 200 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	id get all 3 tested, if you have a volt meter, test the starter alternator and battery and see the voltage to each, cuz that happened to me with my battery when i was done with my sr swap, it would crank n crank but not catch n i tested the battery first and on startup it would jump down to like 6 volts and its not suppost to go past like 10 or 11 i think so i went out bought another one good to go, otherwise, make sure your firing order is correct right plug goin to right wire, check your plugs make sure there all sparking. good luck chris __________________ chris's sr

02-23-2005, 11:20 PM	#7
statik Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Long Island, NY Age: 40 Posts: 1,358 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: statik Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i haven't touched the coil packs since I did the swap, and the car was running great until this, it still runs perfectly fine, just hard to cold start. As I said, the battery is brand new(redtop optima) so it's unlikely, my battery voltage is fine, I think its something to do with getting the power to the starter. I was just hoping someone had a similar issue with the weird starting as I described... __________________ 97 240sx esaarr \| Current Status: SOLD

02-23-2005, 02:15 PM	#2
F3600 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 364 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Get your starter rebuild. The bendix get stuck sometime ,eventually your car will not start anymore

02-23-2005, 02:17 PM	#3
F3600 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 364 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Get your starter rebuild. The bendix get stuck sometime , eventually you car will not start anymore. Ps : double post sorry

02-23-2005, 11:26 PM	#8
Matt_240 Internet Drifter Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Hawaii Posts: 879 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	maybe ignition switch? i had to change mine before. it goes bad.