Description:

Brand New and Warranty offered

Unit Type: Starter

Voltage: 12

Rotation: CCW

Teeth: 13

KW: 1.4

Starter Type: PMGR

Brief: NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5L w/AT 2002-03

       NISSAN SENTRA 2.5L w/AT 2002-03

Part Number:

ARROWHEAD: SMT0219

ARROWHEAD (OEM): M0T60781, M1T68781

J & N: 410-48155

LESTER: 17835

MITSUBISHI: M0T60781, M1T68781, M1T68781ZC

NISSAN: 23300-8J000, 23300-8J001

NSA: STR-3528

WAI: 2-2343-MI

Fitment：

MAKE     TYPE     MODEL     YEAR     ENGINE

NISSAN Auto and Light Truck ALTIMA 2002 2.5L w/AT

NISSAN Auto and Light Truck ALTIMA 2003 2.5L w/AT

NISSAN Auto and Light Truck ALTIMA 2004 2.5L w/AT

NISSAN Auto and Light Truck ALTIMA 2005 2.5L w/AT

NISSAN Auto and Light Truck ALTIMA 2006 2.5L w/AT

Starter (engine):

A starter (also self-starter, cranking motor, or starter motor) is a device used to rotate (crank) an internal-combustion engine so as to initiate the engine's operation under its own power. Starters can be electric, pneumatic, or hydraulic. In the case of very large engines, the starter can even be another internal-combustion engine.

Starter Daily Inspection And Maintenance Tips:

Starter Installation:
Clean the armature and external drive mechanism with gasoline first. After cleaning, check whether the drive is flexible; when installing, apply graphite grease between the friction plates of the friction clutch, and apply organic oil to the threaded filament part; the starter is installed on the engine, and the distance between the end face of the driving gear and the plane of the flywheel is 3 5 mm is appropriate to ensure that the gears mesh correctly.

Starter Fault Check:
The starter often has failures and phenomena that cannot rotate or rotate slowly. In this case, check the following aspects:
1. The battery has no electricity or the electricity is weak, so the starter cannot rotate or rotate slowly.
2. The starter thread is loose or off, and the switch or adsorption switch fails.
3. The brush is worn out or the brush surface is not correct, and the spring is weak, resulting in poor contact of the rectifier.
4. Excitation coil or armature coil is short-circuited or disconnected.
5. The rectifier is fouled and the mica sheet is protruding, causing poor contact between the brush and the rectifier.

Starter Maintenance:
In the process of starting the engine, the starter must draw in 344~400Ah from the battery. Therefore, in order to prevent the battery from over-current or damage, the starting time should not exceed 5s. In winter, it is easy to start difficult to start. Multiple starting times should not be too long, and appropriate intervals should be left in each starting.

Frequently Asked Questions:

(1)What causes a starter to go bad?
CAUSES OF FAULTY STARTERS: CAUSE OF FAILURE
Electrical connections faulty. Solenoid switch (engaging relay) stiff or faulty. Electric motor damaged electrically. Single-pinion gear, starter pinion or freewheel damaged.

(2)What can kill a starter?
As said, the starter will be damaged if you hold it in the start position for a long time and it overheats. As said, the starter will be damaged if you hold it in the start position for a long time and it overheats. Particularly if the voltage is low enough that the starter motor is not turning.

(3)How long will a bad starter last?
On average, a starter motor lasts for 100,000-150,000 miles. In many cars, the starter motor lasts for the lifetime of the vehicle; however in some cars, it can fail prematurely.

(4)Will hitting a starter make it work?
Tapping on the starter usually doesn't make the starter work if the solenoid is bad (think Nippondenso). OTOH, a starter with a bad armature segment responds well to tapping or banging with a hammer. ... If the starter is bad, then sometimes banging on it can persuade it to work.

(5)Will a bad starter drain your battery?
A 'bad' starter wont drain the battery while it is not being used to start the car, if that is what you mean. If the starter has a damaged commutator, it will not run at full power and so could mean that you have to turn the engine over longer to get the engine to start which will use more energy from the battery.

(6)Does cold weather affect starter?
Cold weather usually thickens the engine oil. Therefore, the starters require more power to start the engine. This brings in more load onto the battery affecting it severely. During winters, the battery produces less electrons as compared to warmer days.

(7).I have to change the starter fairly often in my car. What could be causing this?
A leak of some sort could be fouling the starter if fluid is dripping on it. If that's the case,

replacing the starter doesn't fix the leak so it's only a matter of time before the new starter fails.