Frontier wont start

[ronburgandy]

I have an 08 frontier, I went on a drive on muddy/ snowy rd in Northern AZ. It was very soggy and I got stuck, while the other truck was pulling me out, i stalled out and my truck stopped starting. The Dash lights up, everything dings, but it ticks, or wont turn over when you hit the key. It wont take a jump, so I was able to get the clutch popped, and i got it home but i am perplexed?
any ideas suggestions?

 

[Casper]

If it "ticks", but won't take a jump then my guess would be a fried starter sylinoid. Which means your starter is toast. Best bet is pull it, take it to the parts store and have it tested.

Nissans and deap mud never seam to mix well, at least my Nissan and deap mud never mixed well.

Cheers,
and good luck.
Josh
&
Porthos
:smiley_drive:

 

[ronburgandy]

That is exactly what I thinking, thanks for the info, I'm going to try to see how that works. Is there anything that you did, to keep the water and mud out of the Nissan? I am planning on skid plates underneath and i think that that might help but i have had it in water numerous times and this is the first time i have had a problem. thanks for the info!

 

[Casper]

Unfortunately there is not much you can do.

I haven't looked at a new Gen starter, but once you have it off you may be able to take the sylinoid off and clean it (assuming that is the problem) There is no real way to seal it though. Make sure to get it tested so you know it it your problem.

Cheers,
Josh
&
Porthos
:smiley_drive:

 

[RonapRhys]

That is exactly what I thinking, thanks for the info, I'm going to try to see how that works. Is there anything that you did, to keep the water and mud out of the Nissan? I am planning on skid plates underneath and i think that that might help but i have had it in water numerous times and this is the first time i have had a problem. thanks for the info!

The bigger problem I hear about with deep mud and Nissans is the alternator. I've been in some deep stuff and not had a problem, but I've seen folks fry their alternator and have to replace it on the trail (they've seen this before and carry a spare).

 

[d1sc0ver]

The bigger problem I hear about with deep mud and Nissans is the alternator. I've been in some deep stuff and not had a problem, but I've seen folks fry their alternator and have to replace it on the trail (they've seen this before and carry a spare).

x2 !

Nissan thought it wise to place the alternator way down deep in the engine bay, where it gets full of muddy water and sludge if you like to play in the mud. Some have resurrected their alt. by disassembling and cleaning it out.

 

[mcm4090]

Ticks? Like a multiple ticks? If you having multiple ticks then I would think it's a loose connection or battery. If it's just one tick then I would think it's the starter.

 

[ronburgandy]

Ticks? Like a multiple ticks? If you having multiple ticks then I would think it's a loose connection or battery. If it's just one tick then I would think it's the starter.

yes it ticked one single time and multiple times it kept changing. I cleaned and check the loose terminal idea, but still didn't work, after I popped the clutch the meter on the dash said it was charging, but when I got home it still ticked.

 

[mauricio_28]

My starter went with about 15,000 km on the clock on my 2008 TDI Nissan Navara. The faulty unit was a Thai-made Hitachi. The dealer handled it under warranty, replacing it with a Czech-made Mitsubishi starter.

Wacking it (the starter) with a wrench a couple of times used to work when it clicked but would not start.

 

[RonapRhys]

x2 !

Nissan thought it wise to place the alternator way down deep in the engine bay, where it gets full of muddy water and sludge if you like to play in the mud. Some have resurrected their alt. by disassembling and cleaning it out.

Yeah - not a good design at all. I've thought of fabbing up a deflector plate just to keep the muddy stuff from splashing up, but haven't gotten around to it yet. I know that the Autozone and other warranties allow for one to return their lifetime guaranteed alternators with some frequency, which is how some do it. They hose the busted one out to clear the mud and exchange it. I'm not sure I'd do it that way (well, maybe once...), but it's an idea.

Another thing to carry is a garden sprayer full of water - use that to blast the mud out after a particularly muddy run.

 

[granitex1]

Pull your starter and check to see if it is full of mud, if it is cold enough the muddy water in the planetary gears will freeze. I know because it happened to me,,, a cold front came through while on the trail, and the only way in or out was through water 12-30 inches deep for like 200 yds.

Starter filled up, really cold weather, starter no workey.
Next day, shovel snow away from front of truck and replace starter, Take old starter into the basement to clean it out, after it thawed out.
re-assemble old starter, to use as spare.

 

[fishy_frontier]

Stay out of the mud! :ylsmoke: