Symptom- When turning key to start, one loud CLICK, slight buzz from starter.
No turnover, no spark.

The battery is good.
The starter is good. Just replaced it tonight, and the old starter was indeed bad, but still having issue.
Oil level is good. (not sure if the x's have low oil safety) But my oil was low as shit.

I would appreciate any help or advice. Really stressing about this right now because my other car needs serious work as well and I'm trying to sell the x lol.

Thank you in advance,
Sean

Checked your battery connections?

Was the starter solenoid replaced with the starter?

Battery Connections are solid. Yes, the entire starter assembly is new.

Put it in neutral

Tried nuetral. Tried rocking the shift lever to make sure it was all the way in park.

The click should be the solenoid.. *should be*, but it sounds like either it's crapping out and not able to give 12v at the amperage the starter is pulling or the starter is hung up (or defective). Did you try hitting the starter with something and then turning the key just to make sure it wasn't bound up?

I'm going to go out right now and take a video for you guys.

Video.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V79QHKZbXsE

Put your meter on the +12 main feed for the starter, and give the neg probe a good ground. Make sure you're getting the same voltage you have when you test the battery. This way you know you're getting power (you'll need two people or a meter with a Max Hold function). If it looks like you are, then it's something most likely in the starter.

Another test you can do for the starter:

I don't know if there's room (haven't had to do the starter yet and haven't looked to even check the area out), but if there is you could run a jumper cable from your positive battery terminal to main feed on the starter, and use a test probe or something to give the +12 kick on feed the juice it needs to kick the starter on. Then, since your starter has a known good +12 feed and you're kicking it over, if it still does it it's in the starter. If it does crank, then it's in the feed to the starter.

To me though, the sound sounds like the starter is stuck for some reason, or the sound is the solenoid engaging/disengaging rapidly.

Quick question, was the solenoid already installed on the new starter when you put it on? I got in a hurry one time when replacing the solenoid on my starter and put it on the wrong way. It did the same thing yours is doing.

Yea, I traded my old starter and solenoid for a new one from autozone. 150$... ugh. I'll get out tomorrow and check power.

It lives.


Check all ignition related fuses.... GOOD
No crank
Check all grounds.... GOOD
No crank....
Notice very dirty positive connections to batt...
Clean said connections...
VRRROOOOOOOOOOM..... It lives :D
Just feel like such a tool that I didn't notice it earlier... lol