Well I am pretty darn tired of this problem. I have tried everything. Car is a 3.1 v6 92. starter goes click click click click forever and ever and will not engage starter motor. I have brand new battery cable that goes from battery to the power post on starter solenoid.., brand new ground cable that goes from batt to the block right below the water pump. Brand new starter and it still clicks click click click . Sometimes when i got to start it it does not even click.. instead i hear a faint clicking under the guagues. sounds like relay clicking but the starter does not. when that happens i usually go out and grab a screwdriver and connect the power post to the little post and same thing just clicks clicks clicks sometimes the starter motor engages for like a split second and then back to the dam clickinggg.... can anybody shed some light i am tired of this problem and pulling my hairs out.

 

New battery? New starter?

Could just be the solenoid on the starter getting weak, but good luck finding a replacement solenoid that doesn't cost as much as a new starter.

 

You said you replaced the cables, what about the battery itself? Have it tested or try another known good battery. Does it start with jumper cables?

 

Put a meter on the battery - what voltage is it at ? less than 10v will cause that ...

 

Make sure you check the voltage on it while cranking though. It can read fine at 12V just sitting, but when you crank it, it may drop way down. This will happen if the battery worn out. That's why I suggested a proper load test on the battery to find out if it's any good or not.

 

Well today I got to the bottom of this problem. I removed the starter and tore the thing down . And cleaned it real good. The plunger was full of carbon and so was the button it makes contact with. I cleaned that up real good. Then I took apart the motor and cleaned that out was full of oil from previous dizzy o ring leak.. So then I noticed something weird with the starter. The pinion gear had a lot of play back and forth . Maybe that's why all it would do was click because it would not make complete contact with the little button the plunger hits, that activates the motor.. So there is this plastic washer at the back of the starter cover. What I did was just make the washer bigger and it gave the plunger that extra tiny inch to make good contact with the button. Hope you can try to understand if your having this problem. Oh And don't go to autozone for starters . Problem solved. Have been dealing with this problem for a while now. Starts strong every time now with a single turn of the key.