I posted about the Maxima having occasional starting problems... Well, getting the money needed for the repair together I wanted to stretch the waiting out a bit but it seems I am shit outta luck as it won't start at all now. What a newbie situation.
You wait, you lose, I guess that's what they say.
Anyway, now I've to get it fixed, but in the meantime I was wondering if there was a way for me to work out what is causing this, or at least to eliminate something. I've mostly owned European-made cars that were built in the 80's, so this '96 Maxima is not familiar to me at all. I could not even find the starter & solenoid, but when you start the car (or try to anyway) it makes a sound similar to that of a buzzer for the duration of turning the key. The sound is coming from, I THINK, the electrical parts very close to the top center part of the engine room [see url to image below]. English isn't my native language so I don't know what the name of the parts of the engine are in English... Would make life easier if I did.
Anyway, if anyone has any ideas, or if that buzzing sound means anything to them, any bit of info could help. Or a lucky guess. Anything, really... I've had cars with starter problems before, but that sound I am unfamiliar with.
In short, I just want to try and see if I can start the thing enough to drive it to a shop to get fixed.
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