MY CAR WON'T START/TURNOVER. DO YOU THINK IT'S MY STARTER?
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Asked by byrd Jan 28, 2008 at 04:14 PM about the 2004 Nissan Sentra 1.8 S

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

It's been running hot for 5mos. I had the thermostat changed first. A bolt was broken in the housing after that(had that fixed). It was still running hot. No, leaks from anywhere. After that there was a tiny whole in the Radiator. I had that replaced. Still running hot. Once it got cold, it stopped running hot. A couple of weeks ago the radiator burst. Changed the radiator again. I know that my car needs a tune-up. Yesterday it wouldn't start/turnover. My guess is that it needs a: Starter, Thermostat, and a Tune-up. I also think that the initial problem was the thermostat and it was put in wrong. Does my car need a starter?

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littlehorn answered 16 years ago

Hard to say. It may need a starter for starters (no pun intended) but your overheating problem could have caused other issues, or resulted from other issues, like a head gasket, that would make starting an issue. Suggest having the cooling system pressure-tested; a burst radiator could be a sign of excess pressure in the cooling system from a blown head gasket, which would also cause hard starting and hot running.

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Tamiko answered 14 years ago

i have a nissan sentra 1.8 2005. I had the same problem with the car overheating. It may be the head gasket. I went and got a new thermostat and everything that you did but the correct remedy was the head gasket change. it costs $1000 average but i never had that problem again. Just make sure you have a warranty on the services because its not supposed to overheat for 10 yrs after you get that done

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Nene answered 13 years ago

have you check to see if the cooling fan kicks on? If thats not coming on that will cause it to overheat.

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