starter is becomming a problem?

[asphalt victory]

ok so at the begining of last month i jumped in hit the switch and got the old familar click but no start i had full power so i got a ball pine hammer taped the starter and bam it started i had to do this for about a week before calling my dad in RI to have him tear out the starter in my celica (same p/n)
then after a week of doing this it starts every time and is fine for about a month then this week it takes 3 hits of the ignition for it to start by 3 i mean i go to start it clicks do it again it clicks then it starts

my question is would it be the starter? toyota starters are renound for reliability and the one out of my celica has 150k on it
or could it be some kind if sensor or switch?

thanks mike

[Mike Gerber]

Sounds like the common starter solenoid worn contacts problem. Do a search on this forum for "starter contacts" and read up on the problem and it's cures.

Mike

[asphalt victory]

ok i did im going to napa for the kit tomorrow until then im going to put the celica one in

[JohnGD]

Solve it for about $20-25:

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

Originally Posted by asphalt victory

ok so at the begining of last month i jumped in hit the switch and got the old familar click but no start i had full power so i got a ball pine hammer taped the starter and bam it started i had to do this for about a week before calling my dad in RI to have him tear out the starter in my celica (same p/n)
then after a week of doing this it starts every time and is fine for about a month then this week it takes 3 hits of the ignition for it to start by 3 i mean i go to start it clicks do it again it clicks then it starts

my question is would it be the starter? toyota starters are renound for reliability and the one out of my celica has 150k on it
or could it be some kind if sensor or switch?

thanks mike

[ddagsyn]

I had the same issue about two weeks ago on my camry. Here is my DIY - hope it helps.
DIY--Replace Solenoid Contacts and Plunger on 00 Camry V6

[asphalt victory]

ok went to napa today they claimed to have no such thing so im going to order a kit ofline
i did take it apart and clean the contacts just to get through the 1/3 weeks for shipping
thanks guys the links provided helped me...take apart the right part and not the whole dam thing lol