Car won't start, won't even crank

[Sneaky]

This is the story:

I drove the car to work on Wednesday and it drove fine. Went to leave and it cranked slowly and then died. Swapped batteries and tried again -nothing. Ended up roll starting it and fired up and drove home without a problem. Turned it off, tried a restart and nothing.

The starter has made one click and then hasn't even turned over. I have given it a little persuasion with the hammer in case its stuck, but to no avail

What I've checked/done:

-charged the battery overnight and cleaned terminals;
-tested for spark at plugs ( nothing)
- tried starting with AFM disconnected
- cleaned terminals at starter and checked voltage ( 12 ish)

I'm beginning to think its the starter, but am open to other suggestions.

I've searched for a couple of hours and had no luck and ask as a last( frustrated) resort

[Az in Oz]

If you clutch started it and it ran fine, I would think that it's your starter motor.

Fuse???

Good luck

Aaron

[Sneaky]

I'm thinking starter as well. Problem is the engine is in a 2002, and diagnosing electrical gremlins is a little tricky.

I'll swap in an M10 one tomorrow and see how that goes with a freshly charged battery.

[ColinM]

Make sure the battery cables are firmly connected to the terminals.