Hello,
I own a 1989 Camry 4 cylinder with 238,000 miles on it. Three days ago when the weather was very very cold I went to start it up and heard dead silence when I turned the key. No click or anything. The altenator is putting out 14.2 volts and the battery is less than a year old. It's actually a very powerful for the car. It has like 900 CCA and 1000 CA.
I opened the hood and tapped on the starter a few times and had my girlfriend turn the key and that did the trick. It started right up after that.
I know that worn starter contacts can cause a starter not to engage but I'm not sure that the contacts are to blame.
It was the first time the starter (original from 1989) ever gave me problems.
I never even heard a click from it before this non start problem.
I was wondering if It's possible or a good/bad idea to spray wd-40 inside the starter to to help clean it and to remove any moisture from inside it if any. I was thinking maybe some condensation got in there and froze and prevented the starter solenoid from engaging the starter. any advise is appreciated.
Regards,
JOET/CAMRY