Cant find the starter motor on my 2003 toyota corolla.

[xx-autopro-xx]

I am haveing a hard time finding it I tried looking for it by following the posistive battery cable to where I think it is near the front of the engine (car)
can someone please tell me detailed how to find it possible post a pic of where it is.

[dorman68]

This is all the info I could find from Alldata. It doesn't look like much. The starter is located under the intake manifold toward the radiator.



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Vehicle Level Starting and Charging Starting System Starter Motor Service and Repair Removal and Installation Removal and Installation STARTER ASSY

REPLACEMENT

1. REMOVE ENGINE UNDER COVER RH

1. REMOVE STARTER ASSY

• 1. Disconnect the starter connector.
  2. Remove the nut and disconnect the starter wire.
  3. Remove the 2 bolts and starter.

1. INSTALL STARTER ASSY Torque: Bolt 37 Nm (378 kgf.cm, 27 ft.lbf) Nut 9.8 Nm (100 kgf.cm, 7 ft.lbf)

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[xx-autopro-xx]

Thanks alot just where I had hunched

[dorman68]

No problem. Glad to help out!

[Bomix]

that top bolt is a pain, I had to take the starter out 3 times because it started to cross thread.. argh!

[paulstoyota]

I know this is old, but the top bolt - where the heck is it? I took the one long bolt out, but the other one I'm not sure about. Is it the one in plain view that screws into the front kind of like toward the driver - as opposed to the long one on the bottom that screws in toward the driver's side wheel? Frustrating. Thx. Is there a rule against reviving old posts like this?