How to replace the starter on a 2003 Nissan Xterra
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- In this video I will show you how to check the starter and then how to replace it on a 2003 Nissan Xterra 3.3 liter engine
Here are some of the tools that jimthecarguy uses
www.amazon.com...
Helpful, but I found that it's easier to remove and reinstall the starter via the front right wheel well. If you unfasten the heat shield (four 10mm bolts and take care not to damage the O2 sensor) it moves out of the way and the starter slides right out/in. Thanks though. This video was helpful and well narrated. I think you did a great job.
Thank You Jim!!!! Took me a couple of hours but managed to put in new starter on my own. First time ever doing my own car repairs. Saved me $250 in labor.
Alex VanCuren great job even better you saved $250
Alex VanCuren 250$ in Labor?!?! I am an A.S.E tech and that much money to teplace the starter is robbery!! shame on those mechanics.
lol really? a mechanic shop will charge damn near 250 to install a battery....
300+ to change front disc brakes...lol.....pads can be changed in bout 3 mins a side
Second time I’ve replaced the starter and thanks to this video it’s been pretty easy both times.
Jim, thank you for this awesome video, because of it I was able to change out my starter with minimal headache, saving me a bunch of money and allowing me not to miss a day of work, with the added bonus of having the satisfaction of doing it myself. Thank you very much, I appreciate the time it took you to make the video, and for sharing your knowledge. Thanks, Dave.
Thank you for the feedback Dave .It is a good feeling to get the job done .
Thank you for sharing...I'm glad I watched this because I didn't know you had to disconnect the battery first....I"m a 53 year old female and I'm bout to have to do this tomorrow and I'm dreading it. I don't think I can do it as my truck is in the yard, I have very little room to work with...and i'm not sure I can do this...but this was helpful...Thank you...
You are welcome! I'm sure you can do it. Keep me posted
I am happy to report that after watching this video I was able to successfully change the starter in my daughters 2004 XTerra. Knowing the steps to take and which bolts to remove first etc. helped me be successful in doing something for the first time when I didn't even know what a starter looked like! Thank you for going to the trouble of making this video it helped tons!!!
Thanks! Just saved a boatload of $$ by doing it myself thanks to you!
Happy to help .Hope all went well.
That was a real life video. I know when I go to change the starter I will not be able to see that good. I wish I had a lift, that would make things a little easier. I would like to thank you for taking your time to show the regular guy how to.
Raymond Ledsome I had to go beneath to take out the starter bolts, but everything else can be done via the left front wheel well. There is a heat shield in the way, but it comes loose with just 4 10mm bolts. The starter comes out cleanly via the wheel well. Getting it out from beneath is trickyX10.
You are a life saver! Both my vehicles went down days apart. Your video walked me right through it. My wife, 4 kids and I thank you.
Michael Stites I'm happy to help Michael.Now take the wife and kids out for ice cream:)
Mine was super easy to remove and fit back in. Also, I removed the front right wheel for easier access to the clip. However, for guys below claiming you can remove the starter via the wheel well, this was NOT the case for my '02 6 cylinder. Perhaps the 4 cylinders you can do this but not for mine. All in all this was a great video. Thank you! Now on to spark plugs, cables, brakes, front shocks, valve cover gasket, etc.
Great information, great video!
Just finished on an '02 4x4....2hrs total.
By showing how to manipulate the starter out and in position was key...saved at least 2hrs.
You made the job a breeze,
Thank you.
this is one of several good reasons to have a manual transmission vehicle. starter quit on me the other day. I just rolled started it down the parking lot slope and drove home.
Few more years and standards will be obsolete
Your right the starter quits just push start it
Yea you don't see many sticks now a day.
Assuming most people would rather have a functioning starter motor rather than a Flintstone's Push Start car - the manual transmission option in the XTerra adds a level of extra labour to the starter replacement as the steel and flexible lines to the slave cylinder are in the way of getting the starter out - it is albeit do-able.
Yup. I did the same, in reverse. Had to unhook my boat trailer first. Now the fun part...
Thank you for your time,effort,kindness for making this. Helps me out alot. Cheers from NoR-CaL
Thank you for watching and your input
Very helpful video! That starter came out with not too much trouble, but then putting the new one in was giving me fits until I watched your video again. Thanks for posting it!
+NUMan14 I'm happy to help.Thank you for watching and your input.
thank you very much for your video , it shows me everything that I needed to fix my X-terra. I appreciate it
Good luck.Follow the procedure and you should be OK.Just remember that the hardest part will be getting the starter out of the location after you remove the bolt.Just have patience Hope all goes well.let me know how you do.Jim
jimthecarguy what tools did u use
Great video saved me a lot of time. Already had a new batery knew it was not the battery. checked all the fuses and were good, then checked the neutral safety relay pin 3 for voltage when key was turmed and it was present. then jumppered pins 3 and 5 to see if it would start, no start no crank knew it was not the relay. Thats when I replaced the starter and your video was spot on, Thanks again
Tim Burke Glad to help.
Joe, great lesson. I wish I had seen your video first, I would have saved a lot of time. Thank you SO much.
Great video! Very thorough and covered all the details. I wouldn't have been able to do the job without it.
I'm happy to help. Thanks for watching. Don't forget to hit the bell for notifications when a new video is posted
Thanks , good video. These longer ones are more informative and show the situation a lot better. Yes, definitely a tight spot for a starter.
Thanks Jim!!! Much appreciated!! I am going through the process of elimination piece by piece. I don't believe the problem I have is the starter but I will use your knowledge to get started.
Peter Spencer If you need any advice let me know.Jim
+jimthecarguy Hi Jim!! My first guess was the ignition switch because of the inconsistent and random starting problems. Second guess was the black box. I replaced the ignition switch a month and a half ago and it has started like a dream ever since. Time will tell.
+Peter Spencer Thank you for the follow up.
jimthecarguy. So how did u get it up there so easily I'm not able to
good stuff thanks! getting my starter in the mail tomorrow for my 02 frontier (same engine/parts, etc... Now i don't have to read any manuals - just watch your video!
Great.Let me know how you do.
put starter in last eve, works like new. thanks again!
Thank you Jim. Had to replace the starter on my 2004 xterra. Followed your video to the letter. Job was a breeze. Again THANKS. : )
Thank you for stopping by the shop
Thanks for the video Jim - Much appreciated
Saw the comment about oil leaking and causing the starter to fail. Not understanding why that would be though.
Thank you very much. This helped me alot. Even though the video was a bit dark, it helped alot. Thanks again for the video.
You're welcome!
Jim, perfect. Details help me out a lot.. Video was just fine too. Now transmission next. Lol
Thank you for your input and for watching.
Thanks Jim, after I watch the video I said screw this I call mechanic.
Right! Watching this for my coworkers xterra and I thought my subaru starter was bad to swap! Another guy at work had a truck that required lifting the GD engine three inches to do the starter.... Are starters an afterthought in engineering or something?
Thanks you so much. Best video I found to help me!
Super helpful thanks so much!
Thanks bud doing it on my 2001 standard right now.
Excellent video brother!
Great Video !! Thanks
Got the bad unit out ok but am stuck on the reinstall of the replacement starter.
I know what your going to say, but it ain't happening .... VERY FRUSTRATED! read from one of your commentors that removing the heat shield makes it easier .... Negative on that as well. I have not touched or moved the vehicle and im like, well I got the SOB outta there, it's gotta go back in.... Gunna try again next weekend ... Hoping someone has a tip I've missed ..Thnx
Thank you for your help, you did a great job.
I'm happy to help.
I appreciate you are a mechanic as I am but as far as I am concerned you NEVER disconnect the POS first as you rightly pointed out it is easy to short out the battery, and although its anal I also remove the POS after the NEG
Thank you for watching
Really pretty easy to rotate and slide the starter out. By far the hardest part is trying to remove the plastic electrical connector out of the tie clamp. I snipped the tie clamp and zip tied the new one. It was completely stuck. Easy job otherwise.
can you list all the tools that you used in this video? thank you so much.
Thx nice help and good job !!!!
Thank's for watching and for taking time to respond with your feed back.
Thanks for not mention what size any of the boots were. Very helpful 🙄
Mine was the opposite. Slid right out and it was so easy I paid no attention. Must have gotten lucky, because it took 3 tries and about an hour just to get it back in there. I'm sure the lift helps too.
Good and clean Job.
Thank you!
Helpful. Thanks.👍
Very good
Big help thanks
Hate the way Nissan set up their motors. Every thing is to crowded.
hi everyone, i just watched this video because i was originally looking for the location of the starter, but i found interesting doing the test you did at the beginning of the video. The weird thing is that my 2001 Xterra didnt want to start and was doing that crank sound you mentioned so I thought it was the starter, then I turned on the headlights and to turn the key to start the engine and it worked, it started the engine, with the headlights on. I turned off the engine and tried again with headlights off, nothing happened, I did it with headlights on for a second time and worked again. We even ran the vehicule for like 3-4 minutes without problems just to check and no problems, but I know there must be something wrong there. Is there anything else I should check before going to a professional?
Did you check the connections ? are the cables ok ?
jimthecarguy yeah I checked the cables to see if they were loose and I think they were because of recent job on the vehicle. I decided to replace the spark plugs because it was time anyways I'll continue to observe if there's any loss in power or failure to start. thanks for the advice.
What did you do between 6:13 and 9:20 that I cant figure out
Hey, Jim. Thanks for posting this video. I was able to do this job on my own thanks to your instruction. My 03 Xterra was turning over beautifully for a couple months after I replaced the bad starter. Then, I noticed a that the new starter started to lag a little, and not engage as easily. After three months, the new starter has burned out. I did have a bit of a bad connection with my positive cable to my positive terminal post, and I also have some oil leaking onto the starter. It looks like this Xterra in the video has a bit of oil on the starter too. What do you think caused my new starter to burn out?
The oil leaking on the starter is most likely the problem.
Thank you both for the response. I also had a bad connection on my battery. The positive terminal post connection was loose, and I would sometimes have no power until I jostled with it to regain the connection. I replaced the positive connector and it has made a huge difference. I will be cleaning the connections on the starter soon, but so think some voltage issues from the battery connection caused a big issue.
jimthecarguy - Hi Jim - The casing on the starter is sealed - not understanding why oil leaking on the motor would cause it to fail.
Did yours have a small black connector towards the end of positive cable on the starter side? I found just hanging there
I have a 2004 Nissan Xterra; same problem with the starter, and I tried to do it myself. I was unable to get a good grip on the upper mounting bolt on the starter due to the tight space I work on. What tools and extension tools do you use to reach the upper bolt and get it loose? Can you share it to me?
Yes it is a tight fit but what I used was a swivel and a 2-3 ft extension.Thanks for watching.
If the Starter click why you did not give a couple hits to the motor? Most the time works and the motor runs again and why to replace the whole starter motor instead to replace the solenoid only
Blass - Hi Blass - Was told the solenoid is not available separately
What happens if you don't have the long extension to hit the top bolt? It looks like you can hit bottom bolt without the extension. Do you have any suggestions?
Bill Seagrave I did it without the extension, and without the lift too!
Bill Seagrave Yes use a small ratchet and short Socket and you should be able to get to it easily! A small 14" short Socket is your best bet!!
Is it a pain in the ass without a lift
Architech of The Apocalypse Huge pain in the ass. Lying on your back trying to guide it out. I got it out easiest through the bottom, out it back in through the wheel well.
What if there's no click? I turn the key, everything lights up, but it doesn't turn over, and no clicking sound from engine.... #HELP
do you have to put a new gasket and glue
No gasket or glue.Just remove the old one and install the new as in my video. Good luck
My dad taught me how to do this stuff when I was a little girl.
Did they have Nissan xterra's when you were a little girl?@@Juliamariepalero
What size is the starter bolt?
None of the videos on here clearly show how to remove the starter and it put it back in, they all say the same thing remove and put it back the dame way you pulled it out, i pulled mine out through the wheel well barely getting it out, I can't put it back through, I keep trying to go in where you did and there is a tube in the way and it looks like the brake line to me
what about if it doesn't even crank.? battery is fine.
is it the same procedure on a 2001 exterra.
Yes almost the exact same.
thanks. I don't know why the starter would go out. I only drive it once a year
what is the difference
8:37. take the starter out by removing front tire and
hi Jim my 2000 exterra has a problem, it start, but after it warm up the engine. if you turn off, it will not start back on. my cuestión is do you think it's the started ??? I will be so thankful if you answer my cuestión
+My Tablet After it warms up and will not start does the engine crank over ?
+jimthecarguy When the engine is cold or cool it starts and runs fine, but after driving for 20-30 minutes, if you shut it off it won't crank back up. You have to let it sit for 30 minutes or so to get it to crank back up. Also it stalled out while at a red light after a 30 minute drive and wouldn't restart until it cooled dow
+My Tablet When you say won't crank back up does the engine turn over?
+jimthecarguy it doesn't still the engine cooled dow. it can be driven for 2 or 3 hours but if you turn off . you will have to wait like 1 hours to turn back on
+My Tablet i putt a new knock sensor, the new mass sensor new battery still the same problem
omg my coworker wants me to help her change her starter. looking at the location is making me want to run away!
Help her....hahaha. What is she going to do to hold the light?
if there are just two wires going to the starter.. couldnt it be relocated into the cavity of the engine.. with a bracket or something... another poor design feature of nissans... would never buy another one... great video.... reason i ask...i relocated my knock sensor when i saw how much work it was to change that little five dollar part
No it can't bc starter needs to turn flywheel to start the vehicle in any vehicle n all flywheel is between engine n transmission
what if it's not the starter ?
Then dont change the starter 😁
Fckn nissan.
Thank you
Can't see anything. Light is in the way and camera angles are bad. Didn't help much.
Your welcome.
Helped me just fine. Don't stress the negative ninnies.
Thank you Mitchel
If this video did not help you. You should never touch any wrenches!!
Thank you Joe you said what I was thinking
I need help whoever f****** help me
not for nissan xtera 2003
bull shit
If you say so but as you can see in this video I did it on this 2003 Nissan Xterra.
Great Video.. Is this the same for replacing a 2001 Frontier 3.3i supercharged??? Please let me know ASAP. Thanks so much for the video