taino

I had the same issue a few weeks ago, Solenoid went bad and starter would keep trying to start the car. It was freakin scary, white smoke and smelled like wires burning. I think a loose bolt on my strut tower brace made contact with solenoid and caused the short. Tightened down tower bolts, Replaced solenoid and sadly also had to replace starter. After replacing both started right up n no problems. All I can think of in your case is there must be a frayed wire somewhere's making a connection, wires on solenoid are misplaced?

87Unicorn

The starter cable is by itself, small wire is by itself, and everything else shares the other terminal correct?

taino

Sounds about right, took a pic for reference

taino

Better pic

87Unicorn

yeah mine looks the same

taino

How about the upper part of the starter, Sorry cant remember what it's called
http://images.carparts.com/product_i.../p669162_1.jpg

taino

87Unicorn

My starter doesnt look like that one, it has more of a bulging steel plate instead

PNYXPRESS

You have a bad solenoid. Mine did the same thing and it was the solenoid. Pull it out and shake it and see if you can hear something rattleing.

87Unicorn

Ok took a shot in the dark and went on to buy my 5th solenoid for this car, and voila! It's fixed, I'm quite embarrassed it was this, but I never knew these parts were so unreliable. Hadn't run the car in over a year, haven't driven it more than 100 km's in the last 3 years and it runs like a top, was a sound for soar ears. Why are these solenoids so unreliable?