YotaTech Forums - View Single Post - 3rd Gen, 3.4 Auto starter removal write-up (pic heavy)

SteveD0603 · 01-23-2007, 11:30 PM

My starter is just plain not "firing" sometimes when I turn the key. No click, though. Are you telling me that at 180,000 miles I might be able to do what you did and be back in business?! I was sure I was looking at $100 to $170 for a new starter! I have to admit, I'm a little skeptical that mine wouldn't still act up sooner or later after all that hard work to remove and reinstall, given it's age. Wouldn't a new starter be a safer bet? Thanks!

PS Great write-up and pics, though!

01-23-2007, 11:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
SteveD0603 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Middle Tennessee Posts: 61	My starter is just plain not "firing" sometimes when I turn the key. No click, though. Are you telling me that at 180,000 miles I might be able to do what you did and be back in business?! I was sure I was looking at $100 to $170 for a new starter! I have to admit, I'm a little skeptical that mine wouldn't still act up sooner or later after all that hard work to remove and reinstall, given it's age. Wouldn't a new starter be a safer bet? Thanks! PS Great write-up and pics, though! __________________ '97 SR5 4WD 3.4L 4Runner - Evergreen, Sway-A-Way Racerunners, diff drop, steering rack & sway bar urethane, OME 890 coils, N86 shocks, Sonoran Steel adj. panhard bar, 32" Revo's, Sport/Highlander hood, Deck plate, TRD filter, '99/'00 front grill, clear turn lenses, IPF lights front & rear, Thule/Rocky Mounts roof rack.