Recent content by parkin

My car is now fixed so I thought I'd let you all know what the problem was. Thanks for the suggestions but they were all wrong! The mechanic dismantled the two dodgy starter motors and found that one of them had worn brushes (though probably not enough to stop it working) and the other had...

The professional mechanic couldn't find anything wrong so he concluded that the problem is the starter motor, which is kind of annoying because I'd already figured that out for myself and bought a new (secondhand) starter motor off ebay and fitted it and still had exactly the same problem. What...

Hi Scott, The car is still broken. I took the battery to the local auto-electrician. They tested it and said it was in good condition. I connected the battery directly to the (old) starter motor/solenoid on my patio using jump leads and the motor ran fine. With the battery back in the car...

Thank you Scott, though we don't have those companies in Australia. I don't believe it's the battery as I had exactly the same problem while connected to another car's battery (with its engine running) via jump leads. And I've already replaced the starter motor and solenoid assembly...

Hello, My 1988 Toyota Corolla (AE82) won't start and I hope somebody will have a suggestion :) When I turn the ignition key the starter motor energises and engages with the flywheel but 99% of the time it does not have enough power to turn the engine. It acts like it would if the battery...