97 corolla starting problems... lol - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

xiao_sq · 08-17-2005, 09:32 PM

All right leme describe the symptoms. Turn the key and the engine makes like 1 crank or something … sorry I duno how else to describe it. hmm ok you know the series of noises before the car actually starts.. it’s like 1 of those. Then if I hold it after the 1 crank noise I can hear like a gas or something hissing out of something … again sorry for the vagueness of the descriptions.

The car will eventualy starts, but only after I move the key back to the starting position and retry about 3 more times… It only does it when its cold though… I think haha

dlichterman · 08-18-2005, 02:05 AM

I would say either the starter contacts or soleniod?

Got a 98 rolla- would just click once, after a few tries would start. Is this whats going on?

xiao_sq · 08-18-2005, 02:06 PM

yes.. i think haha and it only works if it turn it a wee bit in the start key position. if i turn it all the way nothing happens.

dlichterman · 08-18-2005, 09:59 PM

yeah for me the tech said it was the starter contacts.....works fine since

xiao_sq · 08-18-2005, 10:12 PM

did you do it your self? and if yes. how?

dlichterman · 08-19-2005, 01:06 AM

took it to a shop...maybe this will help:

http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...l#Introduction

sonyminidiscman · 08-19-2005, 10:37 AM

I am having the same problem.............. my mechanic say starter contacts...

will let you know after tommorow's shop visit.

xiao_sq · 08-19-2005, 02:01 PM

how much was it?

sonyminidiscman · 08-19-2005, 02:28 PM

he is gonna do it for free... cause i am helping him out with some other stuff...

so, if he is willing to do it for free... should not be much... maybe like 50 bucks? i don't know...

sonyminidiscman · 08-20-2005, 02:52 PM

ok... all done...........

i bought the parts from toyota........

2 little bags of nuts and bolts, one is called starter kit.....another is called repair starter or something, if u need the part number, let me know...

its a simple job... but really hard to get to if you don't have a hoist... its behind the engine, near the bottom.... but if you can get to it, its only a couple of bolts, and some sanding of the copper parts...

remember to disconnect the -ve first....if u are trying it yourself...

the parts are 35 bucks CND............ labous would have been about 60-80