Hi Nikki.
It sounds like your starter bendix drive may be out. The starter will still get power,but the bendix fails to jump to engage the ring gear.(I am no mechanic or auto electrician)
:mad:. This would have been my ideal combination. Now,by elimination,I would rather go thru the 2nd option of the stock transmission with all its peculiar challenges...but Amarok and 3uz it IS.