Starter Goes Click

[GreyShadows]

Hi .. in my friends 1999 300M The starter will sometimes just make a click sound and do nothing .. sometimes many times in a row until it finally will start. I was thinking that the solinoid is going out but I don't know I am used to dealing with old cars not new ones ... any help would be real nice

thank you!

[rwood13]

they still have a solinoid, you should have 12v from the battery to the solinoid on a thick wire, turn the key and 12v is supplied to the solinoid via a thin wire, the sol picks and 12v is passed to the starter, the clicking should be the sol picking, check for loose or dirty connections, get a volt meter and check for voltage

[GreyShadows]

thank you

[darocka2001]

Is the solinoid connected directly to the positive cable that runs from the battery, or is it connected some other way?

[theFREAKnasty82]

yes, it is connected directly from the battery.