My starting is getting worse. I've checked the battery cables, and they're fine, but it is still intermittent at best.

If the car has been running long enough to get to a normal engine temperature, then it normally starts just fine if I try within a few hours. Also, yesterday as an example, if it's a relatively warm day it will start just fine when I normally go to pick it up (after being parked for 10 hours).

That is no longer a guarantee, though, as it hasn't started twice now in the afternoons over the last couple of weeks, and only started once in the morning (the rest of the time I have to pop the clutch).

When I turn the key, all I hear is a clicking sound (not dissimilar to the click you hear when you turn on the OD, just a little louder, almost sounds like a spark), but no "chug chug chug". Then right after, when I put it back into the "on" portion, it sounds like air letting out of somewhere (not saying air is, that's just the sound).

Point - could it be the starter? I recall when I owned a Nissan once that the starter went out, but I don't recall it having this same issue. Of course, that car would have the same problems with starting, but 90% of the time would start fine for me, just never started for my ex-wife. Odd.

If it is likely the starter...where the heck is the starter in this engine? I've looked and looked, and can't seem to locate it (and by looked I mean opened the hood and couldn't readily point it out).

Thanks!