a little help with my 240sx

[dsastr_clan]

i was driving my 89 240sx and i saw the oil light on and suddenly the engine shut down and then i tried to turn it on againg but i didnt even cranck i knew my alternator calble was untight and the i had corrosion in the terminals and the idle speed valve hose was disconected well on hose that is conected to the idle valve, the thing is the when i try to turn on the engine the starter clicks but it's like the engine is to heavy and dont crank i'm thinking maybe the oil pump. please i need help with this one thanks !!!

[dsastr_clan]

[QUOTE=dsastr_clan] i was driving my 89 240sx and i saw the oil light on and suddenly the engine shut down and then i tried to turn it on againg but i didnt even cranck i knew my alternator calble was untight and the i had corrosion in the terminals and the idle speed valve hose was disconected well on hose that is conected to the idle valve, the thing is the when i try to turn on the engine the starter clicks but it's like the engine is to heavy and dont crank i'm thinking maybe the oil pump. please i need help with this one thanks !!!

[masticatingcow]

Welcome to NICO, dsastr_clan. If you don't mind, I'm going to reinterpret your post as best I can. Let me know if you think I've left out some important detail.

I was driving my 89 240SX and I saw the oil light on and suddenly the engine shut down. I then tried to turn it on again, but it didn't even crank. I knew my alternator cable was loose and that I had corrosion in the terminals. The idle speed valve hose was disconnected. The thing is that when I try to turb on the engine, the starter clicks but it's like the engine is too heavy and won't crank. I'm thinking maybe the oil pump. Please, I need help with this one. Thanks!

It sounds like you've got quite a few problems with your car. I think that almost every system needed to keep the engine running is somehow compromised! First of all, reconnect all your hoses, and replace those that are leaky. I don't know why any IACV hose is disconnected... the IACV (Idle Air Control Valve) won't work if it's not connected. Secondly, I think that the problem you experienced was actually electrical. If you have a bad connection on the battery terminals, you can anticipate more of the same problems. If you have a weak electrical system, the starter may not be getting enough juice to crank the engine. If, after you clean off all the corrosion and make GOOD connections on the battery, you still have the same problem starting, you may need to replace your starter. Hope this helps!
Modified by masticatingcow at 6:37 PM 7/27/2005