Car problem help

CFran55 · 06-26-2004, 06:54 AM

hello
i got a 89 nissan 240sx fb and im still a beginner in learning to drive manual i know the basics thoe just inconsistent with first gear but my problem is this morning when i was going to practice i put the gear to neutrel and then started the car but it didnt start it didnt make any noise from the engine so can anyone help me nothing happens when is start the car could this be a battery problem sorry if this is a newby question i just dont know what to do the original owner my uncle is on vacation

CFran55 · 06-26-2004, 07:58 AM

any help please

spiritofFC3s · 06-26-2004, 08:45 AM

its probably the battery. check your connections to the battery, make sure everything is connected and that your terminals haven't built up too much corrosion. you should try getting a jump start from someone and if that doesn't work you can go from there.

CFran55 · 06-26-2004, 02:59 PM

yea i got it i just jumped it and its running fine and i went practicing and i didnt stall wow im progessing lol thanks for your help i guess i just over reacted

CFran55 · 06-27-2004, 10:29 AM

iight so it happened again the battery is again drained car wont start anyone have any idea why it wont start please i just got a new battery please help

spiritofFC3s · 06-27-2004, 10:36 AM

hrmm... you should get someone to check your alternator to see if it is charging. also check and make sure your not leaving anything on when you turn off and leave your car.

DoriftuEvo · 06-27-2004, 11:38 AM

I had a similar problem. My car just wouldn't start sometimes, but if I jumped it, it would start. Had the entire ignition system checked out and it came up good. Still happened. Cleaned all the ignition connections. Still happened. Bought a new battery. Still happened. Finally a new starter took care of it even though the original one checked out ok.

Rooney · 06-27-2004, 11:41 AM

Make sure theres water in the battery.

CFran55 · 06-27-2004, 04:10 PM

i dont know if this will hellp but when i was jumping it it didnt work like it wouldnt start up then my dad moved the jack on the red part i think its negative but he moved it a little and it started to work it only worked when we moved that around so im hoping its something with the batter nothing big i only got $200 thanks for all ur replys

DoriftuEvo · 06-27-2004, 05:06 PM

...yea, that does help. First of all, the red is positive. There's a bad connection between the terminal and wire. Clean the terminal and get a new connector. It'll cost you about 9 bucks.

CFran55 · 06-27-2004, 05:37 PM

thank you so much i guess ill go down and get one of those connectors and see if this works ill see tommorow if it will start and if it doesnt ill try this thanks

Tiki180 · 07-01-2004, 03:10 PM

hey, if just changing your terminals doesn't work, you might think of changing your battery cables themselves. when i bought my '90 240 a year back, i had the same problem, the whole + cable was corroded, and had troubles. after replacing it, things ran strong. after putting voltage stabilizer and ground kit, it ran even better. the +/- cables are 4 guage wires i think. hope this helps you out man

CFran55 · 07-01-2004, 03:15 PM

thanks for all the replys i dont know what to do thoe my parents dont want me to do anything to his car gotta wait till the end of summer and see if he is going to give it to me thanks ago for al the help ill try anything

PhoPower · 07-01-2004, 04:39 PM

hmm are your doors and turnk totally closed???

CFran55 · 07-01-2004, 06:01 PM

yea always i dont know why this is happening it just started last week and i make sure the doors is closed

RotaDrift · 07-01-2004, 08:50 PM

that used to happen to my sister's car we would have to go under the car and tap on the starter with a hammer. haha..

it wasn't pretty but it worked

mranlet · 07-02-2004, 08:18 AM

If terminals don't work, you could also have a parasitic draw (something in the car is drawing current from the system slowly) or that your alternator is not recharging the battery.

-MR

CFran55 · 07-02-2004, 10:33 AM

so how should i check this out i really dont know what to do should i take it to a shop but i dont wanna pay alot

Tiki180 · 07-07-2004, 11:47 AM

invest in a multimeter. it's your good friend. helped me diagnose a lot of my starter problems.. along with other stuff. make sure the right amount of voltage is going to where it's suppose to, not too much, not too little. i forget exact #'s, but it's in the fsm or chilton's too, i think.

06-26-2004, 06:54 AM	#1
CFran55 Sideway Star Join Date: May 2004 Location: Glendale Heights, IL Posts: 136	HELP car problem hello i got a 89 nissan 240sx fb and im still a beginner in learning to drive manual i know the basics thoe just inconsistent with first gear but my problem is this morning when i was going to practice i put the gear to neutrel and then started the car but it didnt start it didnt make any noise from the engine so can anyone help me nothing happens when is start the car could this be a battery problem sorry if this is a newby question i just dont know what to do the original owner my uncle is on vacation Last edited by CFran55; 06-27-2004 at 10:30 AM.

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06-26-2004, 07:58 AM	#2
CFran55 Sideway Star Join Date: May 2004 Location: Glendale Heights, IL Posts: 136	any help please

06-26-2004, 08:45 AM	#3
spiritofFC3s Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: jerseydevil Posts: 94	its probably the battery. check your connections to the battery, make sure everything is connected and that your terminals haven't built up too much corrosion. you should try getting a jump start from someone and if that doesn't work you can go from there.

06-26-2004, 02:59 PM	#4
CFran55 Sideway Star Join Date: May 2004 Location: Glendale Heights, IL Posts: 136	yea i got it i just jumped it and its running fine and i went practicing and i didnt stall wow im progessing lol thanks for your help i guess i just over reacted

06-27-2004, 10:29 AM	#5
CFran55 Sideway Star Join Date: May 2004 Location: Glendale Heights, IL Posts: 136	iight so it happened again the battery is again drained car wont start anyone have any idea why it wont start please i just got a new battery please help

06-27-2004, 10:36 AM	#6
spiritofFC3s Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: jerseydevil Posts: 94	hrmm... you should get someone to check your alternator to see if it is charging. also check and make sure your not leaving anything on when you turn off and leave your car.

06-27-2004, 11:38 AM	#7
DoriftuEvo Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Brighton, MA Posts: 39	I had a similar problem. My car just wouldn't start sometimes, but if I jumped it, it would start. Had the entire ignition system checked out and it came up good. Still happened. Cleaned all the ignition connections. Still happened. Bought a new battery. Still happened. Finally a new starter took care of it even though the original one checked out ok.

06-27-2004, 11:41 AM	#8
Rooney Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: North Georgia Posts: 442	Make sure theres water in the battery.

06-27-2004, 04:10 PM	#9
CFran55 Sideway Star Join Date: May 2004 Location: Glendale Heights, IL Posts: 136	i dont know if this will hellp but when i was jumping it it didnt work like it wouldnt start up then my dad moved the jack on the red part i think its negative but he moved it a little and it started to work it only worked when we moved that around so im hoping its something with the batter nothing big i only got $200 thanks for all ur replys

06-27-2004, 05:06 PM	#10
DoriftuEvo Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Brighton, MA Posts: 39	...yea, that does help. First of all, the red is positive. There's a bad connection between the terminal and wire. Clean the terminal and get a new connector. It'll cost you about 9 bucks.

06-27-2004, 05:37 PM	#11
CFran55 Sideway Star Join Date: May 2004 Location: Glendale Heights, IL Posts: 136	thank you so much i guess ill go down and get one of those connectors and see if this works ill see tommorow if it will start and if it doesnt ill try this thanks

07-01-2004, 03:10 PM	#12
Tiki180 Newbie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: the middle of the pacific Posts: 26	hey, if just changing your terminals doesn't work, you might think of changing your battery cables themselves. when i bought my '90 240 a year back, i had the same problem, the whole + cable was corroded, and had troubles. after replacing it, things ran strong. after putting voltage stabilizer and ground kit, it ran even better. the +/- cables are 4 guage wires i think. hope this helps you out man

07-01-2004, 03:15 PM	#13
CFran55 Sideway Star Join Date: May 2004 Location: Glendale Heights, IL Posts: 136	thanks for all the replys i dont know what to do thoe my parents dont want me to do anything to his car gotta wait till the end of summer and see if he is going to give it to me thanks ago for al the help ill try anything

07-01-2004, 04:39 PM	#14
PhoPower Miata Touge Special! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bay Area, NorCal Posts: 721	hmm are your doors and turnk totally closed???

07-01-2004, 06:01 PM	#15
CFran55 Sideway Star Join Date: May 2004 Location: Glendale Heights, IL Posts: 136	yea always i dont know why this is happening it just started last week and i make sure the doors is closed

07-01-2004, 08:50 PM	#16
RotaDrift Get Slideways Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hanover, PA Posts: 311	that used to happen to my sister's car we would have to go under the car and tap on the starter with a hammer. haha.. it wasn't pretty but it worked

07-02-2004, 08:18 AM	#17
mranlet Smokes Dynamite Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Tampa, CT, all over the place! Posts: 1,090	If terminals don't work, you could also have a parasitic draw (something in the car is drawing current from the system slowly) or that your alternator is not recharging the battery. -MR

07-02-2004, 10:33 AM	#18
CFran55 Sideway Star Join Date: May 2004 Location: Glendale Heights, IL Posts: 136	so how should i check this out i really dont know what to do should i take it to a shop but i dont wanna pay alot

07-07-2004, 11:47 AM	#19
Tiki180 Newbie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: the middle of the pacific Posts: 26	invest in a multimeter. it's your good friend. helped me diagnose a lot of my starter problems.. along with other stuff. make sure the right amount of voltage is going to where it's suppose to, not too much, not too little. i forget exact #'s, but it's in the fsm or chilton's too, i think.