Thread: Help please; NX only starts when pop started.

Tried to jump the switch but didn't work. Its appears this car has two switches on the clutch pedal. One that engags when the clutch is fully let out and one when its pushed to the floor. The one I tried to jump was the one when its fully pushed in.

Interesting... Dumb question but did you check the fuses? If it was a problem with that switch, that would have worked...

You were jumping the correct one(when its pushed to the floor) so that not the problem.
I have done this on all my cars too,but I dont cut the plug,I make a U outof a paperclip for the jumper across the plug.
Keep in mind that the car will start in gear when this is bypasses.
I am the only one who drives my car,so I am not concerned.However,there are idiots out there whole would try to start a manual car with out pushing in the clutch just sayin

As for your no start.

A voltmeter will find your problem pretty quickly.
Start at the ignition,or the starter,and work your way back.Your choice.

When you turn the key in the ignition do you hear a click from a relay inside the car?
If so i had this problem it turned out to be a disconnected ground or remote-wire which is connected to the starter???

On both of my nx's the switch you need to bypass is the one that is pressed when the clutch pedal is NOT being pressed in. Another way to look at it is the switch that is attached to the bottom of the dash not the floor. Had to do this on both of my cars due to that rubber part rotting away. Also if those are going watch the one for the brake lights it is on the brake pedal and the switch is on the bottom of the dash. If it rots out your brake lights will be stuck on. And you will either get pulled over or your battery will be shot the next morning.

Yes I believe I hear a click inside the car when I turn the key. Installed a new starter, so the wire connecter from the harness may have a bad ground? I cleaned the ground of the battery and checked the ground straps on the drivers side of the intake manifold.

You guys aren't going to believe this one. So spent money on a new starter, new ignition switch and a couple other random parts tracking this problem down. I go to install the ignition switch and realize something looks odd, it appeared the current ignition switch had been modified. So I started taking apart the interior and tracing wire and what do I find? Damn car had an ignition kill switch wired in under the passenger side tucked behind the glove box. Flicked the switch and started right up.

Previous owners had no clue why it wouldn't start, my best guess is someone kicked it by accident so they sold me the car cause they couldn't figure it out.

FUCKING WIN!

Good job finding the problem man, I'd probably have followed the same route I'm sure.. Except I'd have checked the clutch switch first lol