my starter motor is just clicking when i try to start the car?

do not hit the starter as this style of starter has magnets not field coils and hitting it will break them and the starter will be scrap the problem is the two copper L shaped contacts in the solonoid side of starter cost about five pound a pair from your local auto electrician

chris merry
March 2007

Usually an indication of poor battery condition - a trip to your local tyre centre will get this checked for free!! Could also be the starter motor itself if it is of the pre-enganged type - a small motor mouted on top of the starter motor throws the starter gear into engagement with the flywheel before the starter motor gets the full power from the battery to start the car. If this samll motor does not work then you will also get the same symptoms: try a sharp tap with a hammer on the starter motor - will sometimes free it!!

Ray Peate
March 2007