hottmamita

Hi,
My camry has given me some issues when starting it in the past but this morning i had to turn the key like 5 times before the car started. I could hear the beep and the lights and stuff so i know its not the battery. Now my question is, since its not doing it all the time and when it started i would turn the key 2 times and it would start on the 2nd turn, is there any way to predict how long before it will just stop working? I should also add that the 3 or 4 times it did it before, it was in the morning, the first start of the day and it never did it once after it was started.

jsinton

It could still be the battery, as you need ALOT of power to turn the starter. But likely it is the starter. It could be a bad connection in your starter switch also. Is your battery 5 years old? Maybe have your battery charged and see if that helps. A weak battery is not good for the starter, you should have a good battery first.

hottmamita

Thanks, ill have to look into that. I dont know how old the battery is. I just bought the car back in December.

Mike Gerber

If this happens again, have someone hold the key in the on position while a second person wacks the starter with a hammer or a wrench. Don't try to break the starter, but do tap it with a bit of force. If the starter now turns, the starter is the problem. In particular, the starter has bad contacts inside of it. This is a fairly easy and cheap DIY fix if you are willing to take the starter off and take it apart. Do a search on this forum for "starter contacts". There is a procedure somewhere on this forum for this repair.

Mike

quincyguy

!st off - high probability you don't need a starter, but rather a starter
kit, hey!
The kit is actually a set of contact points ( not every Toy. dealer stocks 'em because the kit is $14.00 & a starter goes for Around $200. Get the picture?) You remove the starter, R&R the contacts, re-install,
$ go out for a nice date with the $$$ you saved!
Cruise the Toyota online parts guys for the part no., & also for the
R&R process. Not rocket science. Even I could do it.
"Pray for the authorities, for without them men would devour each other""
Shalom

ProMan

You can just bend the L-shaped contact upwards, make sure the contacts are good when the plunger goes down to the bottom. I did that about 4 years ago and that worked fine on my 88 Camry.

Brian R.

Check
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=166530

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