starting issue - not starter or battery

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91 240sx stock ka24de

Suddenly one day my car stopped starting, there may have been one day prior that it had a tough time starting. I felt certain it was the starter, so I replaced that with a brand new one, and also had a new battery. Car still doesn't start, can't get jumped, but I can push start it.

Any other recommendations what this can be? What I gather is the blue relay or the small switch by the clutch pedal. ALSO, what additional fuses/relays should I double check?

I read on the blue relay by the battery to jump the brown/white to brown/yellow to test if this is the cause, can anyone verify?

For the switch by clutch pedal, if I loop the two female slots, will that bypass the switch to test that?


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Can't you test the clutch switch by depressing it and checking for voltage on the output?

As far as relays possibly being bad, I usually opt for just replacing them with brand new ones if they are in question.

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There are a lot of places that can go bad from the key all the way to the starter. Your best bet is probably to get a multi meter out to test everything. The FSM has a good diagram in this section starting on page 12. http://www.nicoclub.com/FSM/240sx/91-94/EL.pdf

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Agreed. I was always lucky starting at the starter and working towards he inside. Multimeter


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