Help, Mothers Altima 2.5 will not start
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Help, Mothers Altima 2.5 will not start
I posted this on the Altima forum, but I figured I would look for some help here as well. My mother was stranded the other day at work and had to have her car towed to the dealer. She has been having a problem in the morning in which the car will crank but will not start. Some morning it will be fine and other times it wont start at all. Now I do know there is a service bulletin for no start conditions or excessive cranking. It points to a fuel pressure problem caused by a bad fuel pump. The problem is that the dealer is trying to say the injectors need to be cleaned (car has 75k miles) and that the starter is probably the issue. Now I do a lot of work on cars and know that the only thing the starter does is crank the motor over. So I don't see how a starter(that has no problem cranking the motor over) could be the case. So are the dealer just idiots? Is it probably the pump? Thanks everyone
Edit: It is a 2004 2.5
Edit: It is a 2004 2.5
#2
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turn the car on to position 2 and let the fuel gauge read. then try starting it, this should prime the fuel pump so you might be able to diagnose the pump
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Whoever told you it that it might be the starter is an idiot. Avoid speaking to him in future visits. If he's assigned to you, ask the service manager to speak to someone else (preferably a tech). I'll bet money it was a service advisor that said it was the starter causing the problem.
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Last edited by Gfaze; 02-09-2009 at 12:02 AM.
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Whoever told you it that it might be the starter is an idiot. Avoid speaking to him in future visits. If he's assigned to you, ask the service manager to speak to someone else (preferably a tech). I'll bet money it was a service advisor that said it was the starter causing the problem.
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No CEL's right now. She did before and had the crank sensor replaced. I actually did find a TSB that actually said the starter could be a cause if its cranking too much or not starting. It says to replace the starter and reprogram the ECU. So I am confused now. I have 2 TSB's with the same exact symptoms lol. Also, its kind of funny that I get more help on here then on the Altima forums.
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Sounds as if it may be a fuel mapping problem. Is it only while the engine temperature is cold?
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