Camry Clicks, then starts on a second crank

[camrybartockus]

Can someone help me diagnose my 1994, 2.2 camry LE problem please?

Symtoms
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turn key, just a click. no sound of the engine starting. turn the key immediately after again, sometime weak sounding, but it starts anyway. oddly, today my car was working ok again - but I know something is about to break.

battery was ok when tested

Basically, I figure its either the starter or alterntor, but i dont know which, as i am not a mechanic by trade or anything.

is the above an obvious starter or alternator issue?

one more clue (may help) when i turned the car off the other day it seemed as if the car was still running

THANKS

[95PimpingCamry]

Sounds like it might be the starter solenoid contacts.

[chronoti]

search for the diy for the contacts and you should be good for a while.

[JohnGD]

Check out the $20 contact kit rebuild:

http://www.team-integra.net/forum/di...TopicID=123037

Originally Posted by camrybartockus

Can someone help me diagnose my 1994, 2.2 camry LE problem please?

Symtoms
----------

turn key, just a click. no sound of the engine starting. turn the key immediately after again, sometime weak sounding, but it starts anyway. oddly, today my car was working ok again - but I know something is about to break.

battery was ok when tested

Basically, I figure its either the starter or alterntor, but i dont know which, as i am not a mechanic by trade or anything.

is the above an obvious starter or alternator issue?

one more clue (may help) when i turned the car off the other day it seemed as if the car was still running

THANKS

[FireFire]

I just replaced my org starter early this year. Same problem as you descript here.

After replace, everything looks good.

[Gibson99]

yup.. the single click is a dead giveaway for the starter solenoid contacts. $20 and maybe an hour's labor and you'll be good for at least another 100k miles.

[Axxis8203]

+1 on the starter, rebuild or replace