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 were almost flat. If I keep re-trying the ignition the starter motor sometimes manages to turn the engine and the engine starts and runs ok. Until I turn it off again and then the starter motor does the same thing all over again.
I've tried starting the car with jump leads from another car and the problem is the same, so I don't think it's a battery problem.
I've cleaned and re-made all the electrical connections from the battery to the starter solenoid, and from the ignition circuit to the relay, which is mounted on the case of the starter motor.
I've replaced the starter solenoid and motor with a secondhand one I bought on ebay. The problem is exactly the same. The motor energises but does not have enough grunt to turn the engine.
Any ideas would be very much appreciated.
parkin
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 were almost flat. If I keep re-trying the ignition the starter motor sometimes manages to turn the engine and the engine starts and runs ok. Until I turn it off again and then the starter motor does the same thing all over again.
I've tried starting the car with jump leads from another car and the problem is the same, so I don't think it's a battery problem.
I've cleaned and re-made all the electrical connections from the battery to the starter solenoid, and from the ignition circuit to the relay, which is mounted on the case of the starter motor.
I've replaced the starter solenoid and motor with a secondhand one I bought on ebay. The problem is exactly the same. The motor energises but does not have enough grunt to turn the engine.
Any ideas would be very much appreciated.
parkin