Location of Starter needed

This view is from the front of the vehicle. The starter is down below the exhaust manifold. The bolts for it come in from the opposite side (transmission side). They are a bit difficult to get out. Once you get it unbolted, if you spin the starter around you should be able to get it out. Make sure you unbolt the Negative battery wire first before doing anything. There will be two wires on the starter that need to come off as well.
If you would like to diagnosis the starting issue first before you remove it, let us know.

You can check for power at the starter itself while cranking the engine over, there are two wires, one is a big wire that will be "hot" at all times. This powers the starter motor. The other smaller wire comes from the ignition switch. This wire will only have power while cranking the vehicle over (twelve volts- battery power). This is the starter solenoid wire.

Usually a bad starter will just click, but battery problems can cause this also. So you want to make sure you are getting a full twelve volts down to the starter on both wires. You can use a automotive test light for this. They are very cheap. You will need a helper to turn over the engine while checking the starter. If full power is there, then you can go ahead with the change out, but if its not. Then you may have a relay, wiring, or battery issue.

In the first diagram number five is the starter, one and three are the bolts, four is the shim between the starter and transmission and two is the transmission.

Clean the battery terminals very well. Baking soda and water will eat all the acid away. But that may be your problem.

No, I think only pictures, but clean that battery completely up. Those connections are the only thing powering your starter. Take them off and clean inside each and both battery terminals.

Just do a power check at the starter first, that is the end of the line for the power supply, and work you way back from there if there is not twelve volts there.

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Great Job AL514!