Originally Posted by EvoooB

yea, like i said, not saying this is your problem just trying to shoot out ideas of possibilities. if you grounded it close there no worries, its when your welding in the engine bay and ground it to the rear axle or somewhere stupid is when you need to worry. haha. pretty sure also the SES light stays on until the car is started. i know its a ***** to get at but try tapping the starter with a hammer a few times lightly too, its a old dumb trick but has worked for me a few times on other vehicles. sometimes when they develope dead spots after alot of use they dont want to turn over and need to get rattled a little bit