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Thu Sep 23, 2010 6:55 pm
Hello everyone. I've been perusing this site since I bought my 04' M45 a couple years ago. There seems to be a good amount of knowledge and information out there, so hopefully someone can help me. Here's the problem: M wouldn't start one day, okay fine. I live in AZ so starters and batteries aren't known to last to long. The car has 74,000 miles on it, so I figure the battery and starter are due for change anyway. I removed both and had them tested at Autozone, both items failed their respective tests. I buy a rebuilt starter, Duralast) and a new battery (Duralast Gold). I install both items into the car and now when I go to start it, instead of nothing like before, I'm getting just a single click. I checked the starter relay and it's functioning as advertised. I haven't dared to pull out the ignition switch due to not wanting to rip the dash apart. Has anybody dealt with this issue? Is it most likely that the Autozone starter is a dud? My next step is to pull out the starter and have them order a new one and try again. It's just a P.I.T.A to crawl under the car, remove the starter bolts, and jack the motor up to take it out. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.