Intermittent Starting Issue, 1996 ST 25th Gen Options

[djyohimbe]

Hey there....lately, every so often, I turn the key and the lights go on, but the engine doesn't start, or even budge (the starter isn't moving). After a random number of repetitions turning the key, the car starts (it's always less than 10 tries).

Everything else is perfectly fine.

What gives?

[97GTinKC]

Ironically, My Harley also had a Denso starter and the exact same problems, on the good side, it's about all that ever goes wrong with these starters.


EDIT: FWIW, the ones in the video are not all that worn, my wife's were bad enough they were about a 3rd as thick as the new ones. The Harley literally had no contact left, just about an eighth of an inch at 1 end of the battery side still making contact, and it was paper thin, the rest was gone. the plunger was bottoming out in both causing a poor to no connection across the solenoid, then the contacts tended to arc and burn up even faster. I did not use a new plunger in either, but maybe should have, at least in the bike.

Toyota also has the plunger kit separate

This post has been edited by 97GTinKC: Dec 6, 2011 - 3:39 PM