Flywheel damage?

My family'* '98 Nissan Altima sometimes has the solenoid engaging after the engine starts - this'll give a loud shriek for 0.5 to one second. Since nothing'* been opened or checked yet, my dad theorizes that

a.) Solenoid sticking

b.) Damaged flywheel

Have you ruled out anything to do with the flywheel?

(by the way, the Nissan'* not really a good car. There'* a "something wrong" noise at each corner of the car :P )

No the starter is´nt working at all, stone dead.

There´* power down to the solenoid.

GM parts, no, the only thing i can get my hands on here in sweden are remanufactured.
(Yes i know that i can order "oversea" but the deliverytimes are often very bad).

I checked the partnumber from solenoid 1 (that held for about 3 years), and it was the same as the other 2 so ...

But i vill beare that in mind when i bye spareparts in future, so thanks!

Regards
Peter

Yes, nice and shining

When the starter works, it works like a clock, no strange noises, no startingproblems and no, it disengages directly when it suposed to.

I think it´* the best car i ever had, it runs perfect in winterconditions, but this is very frustrating, especially when i don´t have a garage big enough, so i have to do every repair in the open (and today it´* -6.8 degree C )

Regards
Peter

Your dads theory are probobly right for your Nissan,that shrieking noize are usualy when the solenoid is´nt releasing properly.

Now to your questions to me:
No the solenoid ain´t sticking, if it would be heatrelated, it would work when the engine is cold, but it´* stonedead.

Nopp, the flyweel is allright, i checked it for cracks and bad "teeath" when i changed the last solenoid.

Regards
Peter

Ps I had a Nissan 180 ZX turbo, runs like a spear, but guess what, the starter broke on it, and it was VERY VERY expensive to get a new one here, so i sold the car.
Ds

I just had a similar problem with our 90 - once in a while it would do nothing. Turned out to be the clutch assembly hanging up inside the starter. I wound up replacing the whole starter and solenoid assembly with a rebuilt unit since was in a hurry.

With the starter out and the solenoid off I could feel the cluch was not moving as freely as it should - not every time but about one in five.

Very interesting!

This i will look into, did you splitt the starter and determine what caused the jam?

Regards
Peter

No, was wife'* car and I travel constantly so had no time for experiments so just replaced (are not expensive here).

Symptoms were just that nothing happened "sometimes" despite a new solenoid & with power, motor spun freely. That left the clutch and moving by hand with the solenoid offI felt it bind once in a while. Might have been the splines or a worn fork or just grit in the sprags. Odds are I could have just replaced the clutch (suspect they are available seperately) but just didn't have time for thowing parts at it.

Okay.

Unfortunaly my starter is´nt spinning at all.
It´* stonedead :(

So probobly it aint the same problem anyway, to bad.

But thanks anyway!

Regards
Peter

Stsrter will not spin until clutch is fully engaged (contact in top of solenoid). If the clutch hangs up, the starter will not spin.

...and you are reading e-mail at 3 am. White nights ?

And another thought - the solenoid pulls about 10 amps & is not designed to be on for more than a few seconds at a time. If you are holding it on for a while waiting for the starter to crank, it is going to overheat and the life will be short.

Yes! You got a point there!

Hehe, yes i´m doing most of my "internetwork" at night, nothing around that can desturb me

It´* my wife that drives the car, but she´* well trained and i don´t think she´* doing anything wrong when she´* starting it, but it´* possible. (but when on the other hand, she have to be doing it on leater year, beacuse she´* been driving it for 3 years)

Regards
Peter