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thetan_guy42
Oct 15, 2016

murdera

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Foolishly drove my 'yata through 6-8 inches of flood water today and got a check engine light. I pulled the code and its for a knock sensor, checked one of the spark plugs and it was totally dry so idk i guess im gonna get it towed to a mechanic

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thetan_guy42
Oct 15, 2016

murdera

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alright thread, need some help with starting issues on my nb. I have a very strong hunch the starter is out for a few reasons:

-the battery is strong. there has never been any slow cranking or anything else which lead me to believe it's a battery issue. battery is only a couple years old, the connections are clean and tight and there is no sign of corrosion or chemical reaction.

-the issue has been gradual, for a while i would just keep trying and eventually get lucky. never tried banging on it but it would either start or give me nothing, no clicks or anything in between. so its the solenoid or starter, doesn't really matter which

-replaced fuses on a lark. because its easier. nothing

So now the new starter is here, I know where the bolts are but it is so hard to get leverage to them. I have swivels, extensions, flexible head socket wrenchs etc and all that ends up happening is the socket loses grip because of the bad angle and the one bolt i have tried gets rounded. I don't know where to go from here, other than start removing things like the exhaust manifold to gain access.

thetan_guy42 fucked around with this message at 19:47 on Mar 16, 2024

thetan_guy42
Oct 15, 2016

murdera

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managed to get the old starter off the nb. tough but not as bad as it seemed, now have to get the new one on and hopefully thats it :pray:

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