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* $303 to replace a starter? - 2 messages, 2 authors
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TOPIC: $303 to replace a starter?
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.autos.nissan/t/fcf6c9e0b424386a?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Tues, Nov 17 2009 5:54 am
From: Jim Yanik
willshak <willshak@00hvc.rr.com> wrote in news:SZidndvWuN-
QOJ_WnZ2dnUVZ_jWdnZ2d@supernews.com:
> on 11/17/2009 12:01 AM (ET) DemoDisk wrote the following:
>> My '93 Nissan Sentra wouldn't start so I left it with a neighborhood
>> garage which called me with an estimate of $303 for a new starter. Does
>> that seem like too much?
>>
>> Replace starter (1-yr warranty) $169.73
>> Labor 118.00
>> Tax 15.28
>> ======
>> 303.01
>>
>> Now here's the story: I called AAA Saturday evening because the car left
>> me stranded. It had never failed to start before. The AAA guy said the 6
>> yr old battery still had plenty of charge, but I might want a new one
>> anyway. The car required a push to start, and I went to Advance
>> Autoparts for a new battery.
>>
>> 'Clarissa' installed the new battery, and I turned the key. NOTHING!
>> Just then this big guy steps up and says "I've been watching, and I
>> think I can help." The hood is up, and he just reaches underneath the
>> air cleaner duct a second, takes his hand out and says, "Try it now."
>> The car starts beautifully! "Probably corrosion," he says.
>>
>> Back home, though, the car wouldn't start. I tried getting under the air
>> duct, but there's hardly room for your hand, much less actual tools! So
>> I go to the place around the corner, which wants $300+ for a new
>> starter.
>>
>> Question (besides the $300 one) : What did the guy in the parking lot at
>> Advance Auto DO to the car that helped it start?
>>
>> Tnx,
>> Jm
>
> A good mechanic can change a starter in less than 10 minutes. Even I, as
> a shade tree mechanic, can do it in 10 to 15 minutes without power tools
> or a lift.
> It seems like they are charging for 2 hours of labor.
> If that guy only touched something under the air cleaner to get it to
> start, it has nothing to do with the starter.
> Find a new mechanic.
>
the common ground point for the electrical system is probably under the air
duct.My 2003 Sentra has a common ground point there.
you should find a screw going into the body with a lot of black wires going
to it.
you need to loosen all the screws that ground wires go to,and scrape any
corrosion off with a wire brush,then retighten the screws.
Adding star washers may help.
and maybe a spritz of WD-40 to prevent new corrosion.
--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
localnet
dot com
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Wed, Nov 18 2009 9:09 am
From: Bex
On Nov 17, 6:54 am, Jim Yanik <jya...@abuse.gov> wrote:
> willshak <wills...@00hvc.rr.com> wrote in news:SZidndvWuN-
> QOJ_WnZ2dnUVZ_jWdn...@supernews.com:
>
>
>
> > on 11/17/2009 12:01 AM (ET) DemoDisk wrote the following:
> >> My '93 Nissan Sentra wouldn't start so I left it with a neighborhood
> >> garage which called me with an estimate of $303 for a new starter. Does
> >> that seem like too much?
>
> >> Replace starter (1-yr warranty) $169.73
> >> Labor 118.00
> >> Tax 15.28
> >> ======
> >> 303.01
>
> >> Now here's the story: I called AAA Saturday evening because the car left
> >> me stranded. It had never failed to start before. The AAA guy said the 6
> >> yr old battery still had plenty of charge, but I might want a new one
> >> anyway. The car required a push to start, and I went to Advance
> >> Autoparts for a new battery.
>
> >> 'Clarissa' installed the new battery, and I turned the key. NOTHING!
> >> Just then this big guy steps up and says "I've been watching, and I
> >> think I can help." The hood is up, and he just reaches underneath the
> >> air cleaner duct a second, takes his hand out and says, "Try it now."
> >> The car starts beautifully! "Probably corrosion," he says.
>
> >> Back home, though, the car wouldn't start. I tried getting under the air
> >> duct, but there's hardly room for your hand, much less actual tools! So
> >> I go to the place around the corner, which wants $300+ for a new
> >> starter.
>
> >> Question (besides the $300 one) : What did the guy in the parking lot at
> >> Advance Auto DO to the car that helped it start?
>
> >> Tnx,
> >> Jm
>
> > A good mechanic can change a starter in less than 10 minutes. Even I, as
> > a shade tree mechanic, can do it in 10 to 15 minutes without power tools
> > or a lift.
> > It seems like they are charging for 2 hours of labor.
> > If that guy only touched something under the air cleaner to get it to
> > start, it has nothing to do with the starter.
> > Find a new mechanic.
>
> the common ground point for the electrical system is probably under the air
> duct.My 2003 Sentra has a common ground point there.
> you should find a screw going into the body with a lot of black wires going
> to it.
> you need to loosen all the screws that ground wires go to,and scrape any
> corrosion off with a wire brush,then retighten the screws.
> Adding star washers may help.
> and maybe a spritz of WD-40 to prevent new corrosion.
>
> --
> Jim Yanik
> jyanik
> at
> localnet
> dot com
Replace your battery cables and clean up any corrosion on your
connections. If that doesn't fix it, remove the starter yourself and
take it to get it tested (for free) before you replace it.
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TOPIC: 2000 Nissan Maxima Fuel Filter
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.autos.nissan/t/26d6c7c14c00160c?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Wed, Nov 18 2009 4:14 pm
From: port
I was just reading someone comment about replacing a fuel filter on a
Maxima every 15K. It was my understanding the fuel filter on this car
is in the fuel tank. Is this correct? I would think this would
require not be an easy task. Could someone verfy for me where the
fuel filter is located on a 2000 Nissan Maxima?
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