My Nissan Wont Start

[chrisgero]

Hi people,

I just returned after 3 months from overseas and the poor Skyline will not start, I can't even get it out of the drive way, I thought it was the batterry and I bought a new one and it still won't start.

All it does is a tick, tick, tick noise from the front when i turn on the ignition, It won't even crank.

Any clues/ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks

[MBS206]

Sounds like a battery.

Are you able to attempt to clutch it?

Also, you don't happen to have injectors that dribble do you?

[MBS206]

After thought

Pull your spark plugs out, and give the key a quick hit.

This will tell me straight away if it's a compression issue.

[chrisgero]

Hi people,

I just returned after 3 months from overseas and the poor Skyline will not start, I can't even get it out of the drive way, I thought it was the batterry and I bought a new one and it still won't start.

All it does is a tick, tick, tick noise from the front when i turn on the ignition, It won't even crank.

Any clues/ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks

[eugen_syd]

Huh...compression????....get your battery out and put it on charge....or use external battery with jump leads on electrical box.

Hmmmmm forgot to ask do you have a battery charger???? or another car to jump start?

Eug.

[silver gts-t]

you said u purchaced a new battery, but when you kick it over do the ignition lights dim? if so its still the battery if not its something else, call NRMA

[Sl!m]

what about the alternator.. when the alternator died on my sisters honda it did the same thing

[scathing]

Another possibility is your immobiliser is still on, and its still cutting the fuel pump out.

I've had that issue on my PoS Brant, where the thing's gone on the fritz and enabled the battery (so my starter motor would tick over) but not removed the fuel pump cutout.

As people have said, you might need to get it roll started. I think (can someone confirm?) if you roll start the car you can do it without an alternator. The battery is new and so has charge; if it won't roll start then it could be the immobiliser.

[chrisgero]

Folks,

Thanks on the advice,

I think I know what the problem is now, I turned off the alarm with the key so it would not drive my neighbours crazy whilst I was gone, I will have to turn the alarm back on so that I know if it is actvated or not and then place my wifes new battery from NRMA and give it another try.

The car is heavy to push so I can clutch start it.

Thanks alot for the ideas people, great help.

[silver gts-t]

the key on an alarm is to turn the siren off, not the alarm itself..

[Alien]

sounds like an alarm issue i used to have. which I fixed, somehow.

[DRD-00F]

^^^ BEST. HELP. EVER.

Try jump starting it first... just sounds like a flat to me, and with the lack of details, thats what im going with...

[fadinmist]

iff your car doesnt crank, but the lights works (headlights).. its your ignition fuse in the engine bay..

The green one, replace it..

[E_Lu-SHuN]

i think its the starter motor...

click click.... sounds like the starter...change it

[MANWHORE]

jeez, I can't believe how much random comments have been given.

When starting, tick tick tick means the starter motor is clutching/not starting the car.

Just because the b82rz is new doesn't mean that it is charged fully. Make sure its charged, and she shoudl start.

The alarm may be on too, but the tick tick means starter

Where abouts are you?