SkinnedAussie

^^ The starter won't turn as the helix is fully extended, and can't turn any further. By hitting the starter with a hammer, this releases the spring, allowing the starter gear to return to it's normal position. A turn of the key will then engage the starter, but if the teeth are not lined up, the starter gear will again jam, resulting in a single click.

This 'tremendous amount of noise' you refer to would occur if the teeth are worn, or if the starter gear was not meshing with the flywheel gear, and thus, spinning free.

To me, it sounds like the starter gear is meshing with the flywheel, but cannot generate enough power to a/. crank the engine over, before b/. jamming in the 'engage' position, and thus giving a single click as the solenoid tries to activate the starter. It is the starter solenoid that is clicking in this scenario.

If the battery is weak, you will hear a rapid clicking and the lights will dim usually. If the battery is completely dead, you won't hear anything and there will be no power in the dash.

If the starter is going bad you will hear one single click. This is because the battery is supplying power to that starter but it won't turn the engine. Banging on the starter will usually get the car to start. Turning the key 5 times or so will usually get the car to start as well.

Just figured I'd queue you in on that.

Not necessarily. The cause is more often than not the starter gear remains engaged with the flywheel gear. The problems then is the return spring is on it's way out, or there is a burr on the starter gear. The single click is an indicator that the starter is trying to engage.

A hit with a hammer often is enough to release the starter gear, but the chance of the gear not releasing remains.

The easiest fix is to swap out the starter.

****UPDATE*****

I read on a DIY thread on changing the differential fluid on the s2000 a 23mm box end wrench is needed to remove the "fill plug." I went to 4 different places: Autozone, Advanced Auto Parts, Harbor Freight, and Home Depot.....only Autozone had the required size socket...unfortunately you can't fit the socket w/ wrench in the space to remove the fill plug :hammer:

I found the tool I needed online through sears...so I'm gonna try to get by there this weekend and get the job done.

Did you try this with the vehicle still on the ground? You may have to lift the body at the jack points to give you the clearance needed to access the filler plug.

They get paid for every hour turned... I can't say it's exactly $50 per hour, but some of them I'm sure are damn close.

I asked because not only was I a mechanic - the one who actually did all the dirty work - but a heavy vehicle (truck) mechanic.

No matter how hard I worked (or how quick), or how many hours, I never got paid more than $1000 per week. My hourly rate was never more than $22 per hour. In fact, the Service Advisors were making more than the mechanics.

Total of parts and labor: $585.96

Estimate of tax, shop supplies, etc.: $64.46

Estimate of services: $650.42

Now... Before you go bashing me on my price. I guessed on the price of parts, it is certainly possible (and very likely) that the parts actually cost less than my guess. Also, I overestimate. That $650 that I told you what it would be over the phone would actually be something closer to $630-640 when you came to pick up the car later that day. Also, if price is a huge issue, I could opt for less expensive (read: lower quality) brake parts. I'd rather have my customer pay a little more to ensure they feel that the workmanship was first class, hence the OEM brake pads and expensive rotors. I could percivably save the customer $100 by using lesser quality, and thus, less expensive parts but I'd rather have a happy customer that doesn't return 3 times because of brake noise that is "normal" given the quality of parts.

My gripe is that you want to ensure workmanship is first class, but you have yet to answer how much those carrying out this first class workmanship are getting paid.

What do you pay your mechanics per hour? Can you justify your labour charges as to what you pay your mechanics?

When your shop replaces parts, do you offer them back to the customer?

Two points for this question:

1/. Any part that comes off a vehicle is the property of the vehicle owner, and

2/. Indicates that any part shown on the work order as being replaced has actually been replaced.

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Can someone explain to me what colour burgandy is?