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Old 01-03-2012, 12:18 PM   #1
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s14 car is DEAD need help!

So the other day I got home took a shower and got ready for work. I go out to my car put my keys in the ignition and nothing except my inside dome light and my clock turn on. Knowing that my alternator was going bad I bought a new one and changed it but Im still having the same problem. I cant crank it or even turn my headlights on. Ive triple checked all the alternator plugs and wires and cleaned all of the ground connections but still nothing. I just got back from autozone where I had the battery charged and checked and everything checks out. I have no more ideas and my poor baby is just sitting there helpless and dirty af
someone please help me so I dont have to borrow my moms car and have my girlfriend pick me up for our date tonight x)
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Old 01-03-2012, 12:21 PM   #2
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You checked your fuses? I bet the main engine fuse is blown, under the hood. Your alternator fucking up, more than likely popped the main fuse.
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Old 01-03-2012, 12:29 PM   #3
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You checked your fuses? I bet the main engine fuse is blown, under the hood. Your alternator fucking up, more than likely popped the main fuse.
Well Ive checked all of the fuses in the box right by the battery...is there a secret fuse box that I dont see somewhere? haha
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battery checked and it is ok? tried hooking jumper cables to it and seeing if it turns on that route?
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Old 01-03-2012, 12:36 PM   #5
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battery checked and it is ok? tried hooking jumper cables to it and seeing if it turns on that route?

Yeah battery is good and fully charged and yeah tried jumping it and still nothing at all
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Old 01-03-2012, 12:42 PM   #6
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Starter? Hotwire it directly to the battery and see if it cranks. If so, then most likely a main relay is bad
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Old 01-03-2012, 12:48 PM   #7
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There is a Relay fuse under the front passenger fender near the battery. Its a dealer part only so you will have to get it from a nissan dealer.
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and check your ground from battery to chasis and chasis to motor and motor to chasis
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There is a Relay fuse under the front passenger fender near the battery. Its a dealer part only so you will have to get it from a nissan dealer.
is it one of the fuses in he black fuse box behind the battery, or is there another one somewhere?

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Starter? Hotwire it directly to the battery and see if it cranks. If so, then most likely a main relay is bad
idk how to do that

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and check your ground from battery to chasis and chasis to motor and motor to chasis
I did a few times already and theyre all super clean now
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Old 01-03-2012, 02:37 PM   #10
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I found the culprit!
the red plug that connects to the positive terminal cable had mad corrosion and acid buildup!
I just cleaned it up and VOILA! car starts up like nothing
I knew itd be something small and stupid like this
Thanks for your help guys I appreciate it
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Old 01-03-2012, 04:20 PM   #11
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Glad you got it fixed, but it sounds like you need a lot of experience...not being a dick or anything. The starter realy is not in the box and running a hotwire is easy as pie. just run a wire in similiar guage size directly from the battery to the starter. Postive to postive negative to negative. EASY! As for the relay like I said it is hidden under the pass fender next to the battery. Just do a lot of reading and as you build this car up you will learn!
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Old 01-04-2012, 02:54 AM   #12
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Glad you got it fixed, but it sounds like you need a lot of experience...not being a dick or anything. The starter realy is not in the box and running a hotwire is easy as pie. just run a wire in similiar guage size directly from the battery to the starter. Postive to postive negative to negative. EASY! As for the relay like I said it is hidden under the pass fender next to the battery. Just do a lot of reading and as you build this car up you will learn!
haha no I know I do but yeah I dont really too much about working on cars just how to change stuff like alternators, water pumps, etc.. but yeah Im finally making enough money to start putting into my car and hopefully I can learn a lot more thanks though!
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