sounds like the starter is going out if your just hearing clicks

 

its not fast clicking,

just one click...

 

yup bad starter. try to get something and tap on the starter then crank it see if that works

 

longcoo817, how would u differentiate between the starter and the alternator?

my friend thinks that it is the alternator

 

Your alternator has nothing to do with starting your car. There are other factors to starting the car but to keep it simple, you have a good battery and that engages the starter. After your car is started, your batteries job is pretty much done and that is when your alternator comes in. Do what the other person said, try to tap the starter while trying to start it. It sounds like a starter the way you're describing the one "click". If you have a volt meter you can check battery voltage, should be at @12v.

 

thanks for the advice, ill try to find a battery tester to verify that my battery hasnt been drained by the radio (defect i posted earlier)

 

update:

i started the car today. I just tried starting it again repeatedly and it didnt work. i tried one final time about 10 minutes later and it started up!

i drove it around for about 15 minutes and it turned it off. immediately afterward, i tried starting it again and it started without problems.

i took it to the shop to get an estimate... since i do think i need to replace the starter. im hoping it wont cost more than 200 dollars.. we'll see.

any thoughts anyone? I'm convinced that it's the starter.

 

also, does anyone know what brand of starter the infiniti oem starter is? or is there even a brand that infiniti uses?

thanks!

 

i believe the oem parts are hitachi for the most part. i think the reman starters from autozone around here are around $150.

 

thanks, im supposed to get a quote to get it replaced today

how much is a fair price?

 

My buddy had a situation exactly like yours, except not on a G35. His started a month after he upgraded the battery. It would start intermittently, and he drove it without getting it diagnosed for about 4 months. It died in the middle of the road on him. We traced electrical connections in the car for about a week, turned out his engine computer was shorting out and was finally shot. Sent it in to a repair place and had them repair it. It's a long shot but that was what his issue was.

 

thanks for the input there... do you know what kind of preventive measures i can take? I'm thinking of taking it to the dealer to do a full inspection while asking them about the engine computer..

has anyone seen similar issues?

 

The only thing we found on his car was corrosion all over the terminals and cables; some were also loose. My theory was that when he changed the battery, some of the corrosion got knocked off and the cables became loose, and something ended up being zapped. I say that because when we went to check all the electrical connection under the hood, some of them were loose. As far as prevention, I think just making sure your connections are tight and you terminals are always free of corrosion and rust is as much as anyone can do. Outside of throwing error codes, I'm guessing that a fault in the engine computer would probably have a really insidious presentation. In my friend's case, there was a laundry list of things to run through before we even got anywhere near to suspecting the computer had issues.

 

thanks!

does anyone have any input/knowledge on the following link?

Also, how much should a starter replacement cost with OEM part?

 

ah forgot to post the link:


http://forums.automotive.com/70/1055...ain/index.html