WARNING: it seems there is one out of 1.6 million people who don't know how to watch a video and pay attention to it. this video AS STATED IN THE VIDEO does not tell you if your starter is bad. If your starter doesn't crank using this method then you have a problem with the battery, connections or the starter. The ONLY thing this video is for is to give you a simple way to tell you if your starter is good. If your starter works doing this method then your starter is good. If it doesn't work then you need to diagnose the starter In whatever way you like. also if doing this test procedure on a vehicle with a MANUAL transmission you MUST ensure the vehicle is in NUTURAL before jumping the starter relay. If you dont the vehicle will lurch forward and could even start and drive away on you.

How to test your starter without having to access the actual starter. sometimes starters are hard to get to so i like to test it from the relay. if the starter works by doing this check then you know the circuitry to the starter and the starter is good to go allowing you to focus on the easier to access stuff right away. This method work with most vehicles however the starter relay if equiped varies vehicle to vehicle, in this case im working on a 1999 GMC Sierra 1500 with a 4.3 ltr engine.