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--- vehicles:2001altima:start [2024/02/14 19:06]
dwheele
+++ vehicles:2001altima:start [2025/12/13 19:32] (current)
dwheele [Car Won't Turn Over again]
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 Car has poor tires (cords showing), and vibrates when in motion, especially when over 60 mph. Amy says it pulls to one side, although I didn't detect that while driving it.
-After driving it around the neighborhood, it seemed to smooth out.
+After driving it around the neighborhood, it seemed to smooth out. Replaced all 4 tires at Les Schwab. Didn't replace tie rods at this time.
 {{:vehicles:altima_affidavit_2023-06-08_111917.jpg|Nissan Altima Affidavit of Loss}}
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 Engine started clanking. Persuing changing the engine.
+===== Car vandalized =====
+The engine failed on 18, so we pulled over and Tom Boon picked us up. While we were at church, someone broke the passenger front window, and stole the spare tire, and the battery. They also broke some of the trim.
+===== Replaced Engine =====
 Replaced engine with another used one. Engine $660, labor $2000 (George)
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 Loosing coolant. Radiator cap needed to be replaced. New one leaks, bent ears so that cap grabs outer ring better. 2/13/2024
+Water pump leaks, drips from "weep holes" Replacing water pump. 2/21/2024.
+===== Wheel Bearings =====
+We had replaced the driver-side wheel bearing, and then the passenger side started being noisy. Had Les Schwab replace both bearings and did an alignment.
+They moved the front tires to the back, and we purchased new tires for the front.
+===== Engine Detail =====
+Tag from B and R Autowrecking (in Chehalis, WA) for the 2.4L purchased and installed:
+{{:vehicles:bandrautowreckingenginetag2001altima.jpg|}}
+{{:vehicles:bandrautowreckingenginereceipt2001altima.jpg|}}
+Motor seems to be running fine. George installed it (with a little help from me and Thomas).
+===== Work =====
+^Item^Date^Cost^
+^Tires|6/2024|$600|
+^Passenger Window|2/2024|$100|
+^Battery|2/2024|$200|
+^Engine|2/2024|$660|
+^Engine Labor|2/2024|$2200|
+^Water Pump|2/2024|$50|
+^Radiator Cap| |$15|
+^Bearing|2024|$150 (bearing plus press in)|
+^Bearings, two tires, plus alignment|2024|$900|
+===== Car Won't Turn Over - Electrical Diagrams =====
+During August, 2024, Thomas and Eric discovered that the 2001 Nissan Altima would not start. I tried it some time later and it did start, but only once. Right away, I also put a jumper on the Starter Solenoid coil, and sending 12V positive would make it fire fine. This led to the conclusion that there was something wrong with the electrical wiring between the key switch and the Start Solenoid.
+* [[starterelectricalwiringnotes|Start Circuit Wiring Notes]]
+===== Car Won't Turn Over again =====
+Had loaned car to Robert. In my front yard, the car wouldn't turn over when trying to start it. He said it also had been making noises. Problem turned out to be a cable had hit the cooling fan, severing the Black/White cable (which connects to the starter solenoid. Resoldering this, and zip tying the cable so it would stay away from the fan fixed the issue.
+[11/22/2024]
+===== Windshield Wiper Broken =====
+Robert said the driver's side windshield wiper stopped working, because it was frozen down. When he brought the car over today, the wiper is missing (he says he had to transfer it to another car?), and noticed that there is an A and a D stamped on the wiper arms. The D was on the passenger side, and the A was on the driver side. I purchased a wiper from O'Reillys (the 21 inch driver side, passenger is 20 inch) and moved the D wiper to the Driver side. I also stamped the motor-to-driver arm back into place. It tests fine.

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