i dont know whats wrong w/ my car, maybe someone can help. when i try to start my car it doesn't wanna start, instead it just makes this high rate clicking sound. i thought it was coming from the inside fuse area, but when i popped the hook it sounds like its coming from there as well. if i pop the clutch, it'll start just fine...then after i let it run for about a minute, i can shut it off, and start it up again just be turning over the ignition. anyone know what this could be? i checked some of the starter signal fuse, and thats fine. any help?
by the way, dont know if this'll make a difference, but its w/ a first gen b16.

 

Your starter is dead.

 

Bad battery that isnt holding a charge. I would have said alternator (which it could still be) but you said it will run for a minute and then you can shut it off and start it with the ignition so I would assume that your battery is bad take it to a place and they can test both the battery and the alternator while its in your car.

 

my starter is fine, so is my battery and alternator. i just had the alternator replace a few months ago, it charges the battery fine. my car used to do this about 6 months ago, but the problem just went away. even when i jump my car, it wont start...it'll continue to make this clicking noise, so i know its not the battery. its not the alternator cuz the battery is fully charged. so what else could it be?

 

Ignition coil!

 

well...would it be the coil, if sometimes it starts up, and sometimes it doesn't. i mean, its almost like rolling the dice, some instances it will, some it wont.

 

Possibly the ignition itself?? And just because you replaced the alternator a few months ago doesnt mean it couldnt have gone bad again. I replaced mine with one and that one was bad from the factory!!

 

the alternator isn't bad, trust me...the battery if charged to the capacity.