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The infamous "clicks no-start" I would bet my money on a bad starter.I would start with a simple hammer test, if you had a long prybar you can do it from under the hood. Just have somebody inside the car and hold the key over in the start position and smack the starter a few times. This method is not always successful but it could make for a quick diag. I have replaced dozens of starters on the 3.0 12v and most of them were had oil and gunk all over them. The oil filter location doesn't help a lot, but many of these cars also had oil pan gaskets leaks. Im not saying it is the oil that kills the starter but it seems probable.If the cables are clean and tight (at battery and starter) then a voltage check at the starter should be fairly easy to do. Once again have someone hold the key in the start position and check the single small wire at the starter, it should have battery voltage along with the large wire too.
The infamous "clicks no-start" I would bet my money on a bad starter.
I would start with a simple hammer test, if you had a long prybar you can do it from under the hood. Just have somebody inside the car and hold the key over in the start position and smack the starter a few times. This method is not always successful but it could make for a quick diag. I have replaced dozens of starters on the 3.0 12v and most of them were had oil and gunk all over them. The oil filter location doesn't help a lot, but many of these cars also had oil pan gaskets leaks. Im not saying it is the oil that kills the starter but it seems probable.
If the cables are clean and tight (at battery and starter) then a voltage check at the starter should be fairly easy to do. Once again have someone hold the key in the start position and check the single small wire at the starter, it should have battery voltage along with the large wire too.
