Starter problem

[mtlhead 10+ year member]

Ok, so I was gonna go get some late night food last night, and I went out to my car to start it up..

all I got was a single click (from the starter?) and thats it. My electronics still came on (head unit, lights, power locks work, etc etc). I'm thinking my starter is due for replacement (being that the car is 8 years old) because the battery is about a year old, and the alternator was just replaced (and upgraded to a 150A).

My system is as below, but it hardly gets played full tilt, if ever.

Please help, I need to get this fixed ASAP as I'm going to Nashville SATURDAY

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[dbhittin 5,000+ posts]

hit it with a wrench

 

[Shyne151 10+ year member]

Hit it with a hammer a couple times as stated above, then get a new one.

 

[Gox14 10+ year member]

Nope...Starter Cylinoid (On Starter)

 

[grimreper912003 5,000+ posts]

my truck does that all the time (yes i need a new one) if you click the key back and forth a couple times..or maybe for about 10 minutes //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif...it will eventuly crank. My starter hasa "flat spot" so to speak and it wont engage...but yes get a new one.

 

[mtlhead 10+ year member]

Ok, I figured I would need a new starter, now I just need to shell out the ~100 bucks for it (Hopefully I'll be able to get free labor, since my roommates friend is a mechanic).