The corrosion may have been the culprit! There was some minor corrosion on the POS battery terminal that I disassembled and completely cleaned. I took everything out and apart, but the terminal seemed to be the only spot. I cleaned everything anyway, and when I got it all back together, it fired rig...

I'm cleaning them now. The positive one has some corrosion on the clamp itself, so we'll see if that works.
I meant to ask before; if the starter is actually going bad, will/could it drain my battery to leave me with my current situation?

The battery (new Bosch) was replaced last fall and no, the car is my daily driver. The longest it may ever sit is a day or two. Autozone said that my battery was "good", but only holding 85%. They also said corrosion may be the culprit. I'm going to do some investigating today and see if I...

I have a '97 850 that I have had for about two years now. I've replaced a few basic parts, so I'm somewhat capable of whatever needs to be done. About 4 months ago, my car would intermittently go dead. No lights, turnover, anything-- it was absolutely dead. It did this about once a month for three m...