I'm in the uk, i have a 1993/K-reg nissan sunny 1.6slx petrol manual.there is a problem with the starter motor(a tap with hammer sorts it).however i noticed a small diameter hose coming from the engine/gearbox but cant see where it should connect if at all.any ideas?

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Hi
I sound like you starter motor is stuck.
tap the starter motor with a malat (rubber hammer) and try starting the car again to see if that works.
that will confirm stuck starter motor

what I am to your rescue yes you can unjam , use a hammer but dont hit it hard just a tap,do me a favor and this can ulock it dont hit it like it is a man. just tap the starter open the hood okay in the front you ll see like a soda bottle a black cylender shape wine botttle without the neck tap on it.

sounds like the starter motor has failed. give starter a LIGHT tap with a hammer,while someone helps you by cranking the vehicle. focus your attention on the smaller of the two cylinder shapes at the starter

hi it does sound like the starter is stuck, there could be a way to free it and find out for sure if it is u/s, what you have to do is, locate starter on your vehicle, depending on its location you can try tapping it with a small hammer or a long bar of sorts, at the same time get someone to turn the ignition at the same time while you are tapping the starter, this should free the solenoid and then the starter should work, if it does, turn the motor off, and try again and see if it works if it does your ok, if not then try the above again, if you have to do it every time you turn the motor off then you will need to replace your starter NOTE!!!!make sure you are not near any moving parts when you do this....hope this helps please vote thanks

hi this might be a fault with your starter motor or starter motor solinoid you can try..getting a friend to turn the key in ignition as if they were trying to crank engine, at same time they do this, hit the starter with somthing like hammer or long bar, make sure you are not near any moving parts , as if it does crank you might get caught in them, just keep tapping it if it starts you have a faulty starter and will need replacing....hope this helps...be safe

reostat has gone ,think its a complete combined unit on this vehicle ,whats weather like in UK where you are ,bright and sunny here in alicante

It sounds like your engine is pinging and if left unchecked, can seriously damage your engine. It could be the detonation inside the combustion chamber is no longer ideal. This can be caused by improper ignition timing, an overly hot engine, bad EGR valve

There are various things this could be ie inhibitor switch on auto box relays wiring fault or ignition barrel problems try putting the starting the car in N instead of P and wiggle gear lever about other option bypass everything and connect a live feed straight to starter motor cranking wire which is located on the starter motor, if car still wont turn over tap starter motor with a hammer, if hammer trick works then you need a new starter

Rock your car back and forth. The starter is stuck between teeth. I had a jeep that had the same problem. It had teeth missing on the starter motor. This seemed to do the trick