Need someone to look at my car

[Kjalanoorl]

Hey, I need someone who can come look at/repair my car depending on what's wrong with it and how much it'll cost to fix. I can't pay you a lot to look at it because I'm pretty broke, but I can pay you to repair it depending on if it's worth repairing.

I have a 99 Nissan Altitma, and it doesn't start. When you turn the key, nothing happens.

Located in Acworth.

 

[SC0TT]

Do all the lights come on in the dash cluster? Do the headlights work if you go turn them on right now?
-If not, you need a battery.

Do you hear a single click from the engine bay when you turn the key?
-If so, your starter is bad

Does the engine turn over but it wont fire up?
- Fuel pump or distributor

 

[jrocg0102]

Tryed jumping it? I know that's kinda obvious, still nothing probably starter or an open in wiring?? How long since a successful start?

 

[Kjalanoorl]

Do all the lights come on in the dash cluster? Do the headlights work if you go turn them on right now?
-If not, you need a battery.

Do you hear a single click from the engine bay when you turn the key?
-If so, your starter is bad

Does the engine turn over but it wont fire up?
- Fuel pump or distributor

The headlights worked when my room mate was looking at it a few days ago. We had to charge the battery because it had died since it sat for about a month maybe, but once that was charged all the lights worked as far as I know.

Is the engine bay under the hood? If so, yeah, that sounds about right. When he was turning the key, it would click but nothing else would happen. I don't think it even attempts to turn over.

 

[Kjalanoorl]

Tryed jumping it? I know that's kinda obvious, still nothing probably starter or an open in wiring?? How long since a successful start?

Yeah, tried jumping it. We charged the battery since it died sitting for about a month, but after charging it everything battery related seemed to work.

 

[SC0TT]

Sounds like a starter. Get one from a salvage yard for 50ish bucks

 

[jrocg0102]

Sometimes engine bay can be in trunk, like a Volkswagen. But it's usually under the hood. Lol

 

[Sigweld17]

Beer is a food group. Best remember that.

 

[testdepth]

Fuel:
Does it have gas.
Check to see if fuel pump running (listen at gas cap while a friend turns the key and you should hear whirring sound).

Electricity
Make sure you have spark at the plug wires
Check all your fuses
Put a fresh battery in it

 

[Allsmiles]

My 94 Altitma was bad about coil crapping out. Ate 2 while I owned it and dealer said that was uncommon. Be driving and all of a sudden, nada. 2 bolts and a couple of plug wires to change it out. Like a lot of people has said, start with fuses, battery, and such. If you can get it jumped off, that will eliminate several causes.