Starter motor -- Any ideas?

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa) 01/22/2017 at 14:55 • Filed to: None

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Bench tested the starter on the Sentra and it works just fine. Wiring is fine. Battery is fine. I shined a flashlight in the hole and the flywheel looks fine so why the FUCK is my starter not engaging the flywheel and turning the damn engine?! There aren’t any shims or anything I can use, and it worked great eight or nine times when I put it in two days ago.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/22/2017 at 15:07

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Is it pushing the gear forward? This is the most common problem with starters.

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/22/2017 at 15:08

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Have you checked the Cars battery?Too few CCA will cause the starter not to engage but everything else will work fine.  

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > My X-type is too a real Jaguar 01/22/2017 at 15:08

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Ok apparently I need a lesson in reading comprehension you said battery is fine

Mattbob > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/22/2017 at 15:10

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seconded. The starter can spin, but the solenoid might not work.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/22/2017 at 15:10

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Starter relay?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/22/2017 at 15:23

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yes, the solenoid is kicking the gear out. It’s been theorized it isn’t doing it with enough force though and may still be bad.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 01/22/2017 at 15:23

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No. Starter starts and kicks out, just doesn’t engage. I think the solenoid isn’t kicking the gear out with enough force.

kanadanmajava1 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/22/2017 at 15:40

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Maybe a broken bendix unit? Started could make the gears contact, but neither would turn.