Wont crank over, tried slitly. battery testered ok. just clicks. could be the starter?

If you hear a click while turning the key this would indicate low charge in battery any reading under 12 on a tester would have trouble starting other than that loose battery leads have you tried jumping if it starts with a jump this would indicate battery.

if compression is good and has fuel

not running after the wash down
has to be coil or spark related

car wont crank or car wont start? I would say your battery cables are bad,, acid gets in from battery and erodes internal cable parts... need a Meter to check it out.. put the meter on battery while someone tries to start it, if the voltage drops from 13.5 to 10 then it is trying to turn over, I always have the new starters tester before I leave a store, they are remanufactured in Malaysa and they use old parts in most of them..

the clicking indicates that the battery is dead or flat. The only test is with a load tester. For a battery to fail quickly especially in cold weather indicates that it was on the way out.

the alternator lamp will not go out until the engine runs..
the alt converts engine horse power to electric power,
no engine, no alt.
so that means the engine will not start, or better it wont crank
subzero C or Subzero F.,, -10F or -10C, vastly different temps.
???????
no crank, then jumper cable crank it with donor car running.
crank now,?
yes , then battery is bad,weak or just discharged.
no, then starter bad, or key line bad.
hot wire starter solenoid. cranks now, is bad key line
if not, bad starter.

did you wiggle the shifter at crank.
did you wiggle key. extra.
did you try crankiing in neutral using fresh start contacts.>... yah.

turn on the headlights and try to crank the engine; if the lights dim out while you try to crank, then the starter is ok but the battery is too weak. just turning on the lights does not mean that the battery has enough juice to crank the engine; a starter pulls a lot more than lights. If the headlights do not dim out and it still won't crank, then the starter or a connection to the starter is your problem.

Clicking noise is the sound of the starter being bad and not having enough power to turn the motor over. Replace the starter.

ok heres some thing to check! u need a second person to do this!and a light tester! apply e brakes !locate starter motor ! it will be on the front of the front of the engine! there will be a small wire on it color pink or purple! with the second person in the drivers seat! u must connect the light tester to ground on the car ! as the person turns and hold the key in the start postion u must touch the light tester to the small wire! if u have positive power that the wire ! change the starter!

Clicking when trying to start a vehicle will generally tell you that the battery is not ok, or that the battery has been drained somehow and can not provide the starter enough power to turn over the car. Cold weather can affect even a new battery, and a new battery can be bad. You will need to test the battery regardless to get to the solution. Once that has been verified as having enough voltage, then you will look at the starter as to whether it is engaging .

does it click when you try to start it..could be the soleniod on the starter