1987 200 sx will not crank/removed and repalced starter still no crank

Sometimes your starter hits a "dead spot". Wrap on the starter with a hammer.

Yes. It's called the "rear main" (crank) seal. To repalce it requires the temporary removal of the transmsission. It could also be from leaky valve cover gaskets, a front main (crank) seal or from a number of other sources. Even a leaky oil drain plug seal.

Either the battery is bad

Or the starter solenoid is bad

Remove the starter,take solenoid off,
and open it up & look at contacts,
most likely burnt

remove neg battery terminal, next raise car and support, remove wiring to starter then remove mounting bolts to starter . depending on the type of starter the trany may need to be lower a bit to get enough room to remove the starter, try to slide starter out first before lowering trany. hope this helps, reverse to install starter.

Have your battery tested. It's free to test at most parts stores. They might even do a free starter test if you have the car there. Check your cables and cable ends. Don't forget to check the cable ends at the starter. I think you may need the starter replaced. Always check the cheap things first.

Check if you get power from ignition switch to starter solenoid, direct on top of the starter motor, if not, try to link the starter solenoid with a direct wire from battery plus. if you connect the solenoid with a wire, it need to pull the starter in and switch the starter on. if that work, check wiring from solenoid to ignition switch. if that doesn't work, remove the starter and check them out side the car or have them checked from a specialist. if wracked, replace the starter motor.

1- If engine is not cranking but hearing a click then

a- Problem with battery.

Try to jump start then if battery is over 5 years, replace battery

b- Solenoid works but not the starter.

Need to repalce the starter.

2- If engine is cranking but not catching on, then the problem is with the Bendix part. it is an intergrated part of the starter.

Replace the starter.

About 2hours labor plus parts.

sure, but morel ikely you have a short (partial short) in the main wire to the starter. I believe those have a fusable link someone inline on the battery wire to the starter. find that fusable link and replace it that should clear up the lose in voltage problem you appear to be having.

As for a relay, the relay shouldn't be much more then a few 20-30 bucks and it is good practice to replace the relay when replacing the starter anyway.

hi clarence,

first of all you need to know what is the starter in order to remove it. if you can trace the big wire that comes from the positive wire of your battery to a big round thing at the bottom part of the engine. that round thing is the starter. before you start removing bolts, remove first that big wire from the positive terminal of the battery. it is normally bolted to the engine by three or two bolts. there are two wires that you need to remove first before removing the starter. a big wire from the battery and a small wire that controls the solenoid of the starter. after you remove the wire, remove the bolts that is holding the starter in place and the starter would drop down. the you can repalce it or repair it.

i hope i was able to solve your problem. please rate me.. tnx.

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