With the front of the vehicle safely up and supported on jack stands and the passenger front wheel removed, there is a small area in the lower inner fender well you can use to reach the electrical connections on the starter between the passenger side inner fender and the vehicles frame. With good tools, nimble fingers and patients it can be done. You may also need to remove the passenger side motor mount bolt and lift the passenger side of the engine up an inch or so with a block of wood and a floor jack under the oil pan to gain clearance for the starter to pass down and out.
If you know you are getting power to the starter but the engine does not turn over when you turn the key, you probably have a bad starter. Your local auto parts store can check it for you once you remove it from the vehicle. Before you remove the starter though make sure your battery is charged and the battery cables are in good condition and making good contact. If those things are Okay and the engine still won't turn over the starter would be the next logucal place to check. Good luck
Without continuity they would not conduct electricity so as electric cables they would be a non-starter.
I DO BELIEVE THE SOLENOID IS MOUNTED ON THE STARTER AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE STARTER TO REPLACE THE SOLENOID remove the starter and take it down to your local auto parts store. they can bench test the starter and give you the proper solenoid if it needs to be replaced.
It is behind the starter. You will need to remove starter to get to it. I WOULD CHECK TO SEE IF IT IS NOT IN FRONT OF THE OIL PAN 1ST, BOTTOM OF TIMING CHAIN COVER.. MY 1999 CHEVY TAHOE 5.7 IS LOCATED THERE... EVERYONE TOLD ME ALSO THAT IS WAS ABOVE THE STARTER. AND AFTER TAKING IT OUT . IT WAS NOT THERE;...
You didn't say what size engine you have. But I would have to say that it is a V-8 engine. The sensor will be bolted into the passenger side of the engine BEHIND the starter. You Will Have To REMOVE the starter.
dead battery bad starter solenoid bad starter loose or corroded battery or starter cables
Dead battery, corroded or loose battery or starter cables, defective starter or starter solenoid, loose ground connection.
From what I've learned you have to remove the exhaust pipe and then get to the starter, unless you know exactly what you're doing and have the required bolts (which have to melted off, depending on wear) your best bet would be to go to a mechanic and have them replace it.
I just replaced the starter motor on my 1990 4 cylinder engine Chevy Lumina. The starter is located in front of the oil pan. It was reachable and can be seen from under the front of the car a little to the right. You have to remove a three bolt attached plastic part by the oil pan to be able to get to one of the starter motor bolts. Good luck.
Check the battery cables or starter.
On any vehicle the first thing to do before replacing a starter motor would be to disconnect the battery cables, then raise the vehicle safely off the ground , hopefully by means of a car luft, locate the starter motor and remove the mounting bolts(2 or 3 bolts ) hold it to the engine housing then remove the wire or wires to the solenoid, reverse proceedure to install.
The starter is probley okay, You need to remove the battery cables and clean them up real good. Then check and clean the negative cable where it hooks to the engine. Clean and check the positive cable where it hooks to the starter. It sounds like the cable that goes to the alternator needs to be replaced. The cable is bad inside where you can't see it. This would be the positive cable. It is hooked to the starter too.