The Olds Aurora has the starter sitting inside of the engine. You'll need to take off the intake manifold to get to it, and even then its a tight squeeze. Once you get the intake manifold off it will be highly visible.
The starter is located under the intake manifold. It is in the VALLEY between the cylinder heads. Under the hood Under the hood
Under the hood
under the hood in the fuse box
The starter on a 1996-98 BMW 740il is located on the right side of the vehicle under the engine down by the transmission. Opening the hood will allow you to see the the starter from the passengers side of the vehicle.
It is in the under hood fuse panel, next to the battery. Lid should show location.
The starter is definitely under the hood. Try getting under and looking where the engine is bolted to the transmission. It will be right there.
under the hood on the drivers side in the relay compartment
there is a fusable link in the wiring, but no actual fuse. the fusable link is down by the starter assembly...
Under the hood.
under the hood
There should be a diagram of the belt's routing somewhere under the hood. There is on my Aurora.
there is a ignition fuse under the hood, no starter fuse