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How do you check if the starter or ignition?

Tiny
ABBOIANO
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  • 1997 NISSAN SENTRA
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • MANUAL
  • 130,000 MILES
My car does nothing when I turn the key and battery is good. I have been told the starter or ignition switch could be bad or possibly the clutch switch. Do you check these with a voltmeter? If so how? Any ideas would help. Thanks
Thursday, June 24th, 2010 AT 6:39 PM

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Tiny
RASMATAZ
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  • 75,992 POSTS
Do this: find the clutch switch follow the pedal to the support bracket it's right here and unplug and jumper it. Try starting it up-let me know.
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Thursday, June 24th, 2010 AT 6:47 PM
Tiny
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I do know that if it wont turn and wont start the most likely culprits are the starter or the ignition switch. I don't know how to check the ignition switch. But, if you take a wrench or something and hit the starter, and try to start it right after and it starts, its the starter. Happened on my car at around 120,000 miles. I drive a 97 Sentra.
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