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Starting issues again..
So we're having issues with the 1995 sc400 starting again. We replaced the the started in January 2014 and now we're having issues again. Moved some grounds, added a ground, tested the grounds and everything seems fine there. A couple of days ago when we were testing the grounds, we were measuring the ground on the top middle part of the firewall and the car coincidently started. We're pretty sure that was just a fluke though. When changing and testing the grounds today, it was still clicking instead of starting. Figured out that if you held the key to the right, it tended to start after a little bit of holding it. Could it be that the starter contacts were warming up or something this triggering it to start up? Trying to think of other possibilities before tearing it apart again to change the starter. Can this be caused by an ecu issue? We have yet to check that even with the issues we've had but if this starting problem can't be caused by that then we'll leave the ecu alone for now. Starter has a lifetime warranty but still don't want to go through all of the time of taking it apart and then messing with the terribly placed starter bolts. Thanks!
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Back in 1998 there was a recall do to starter issues, Yoda improperly assembled the starters,(Probably to much Saki & it was a Monday) Mostly occurs in salt type enviroments North land Winters/ Sea air salt , but it allows the contacts to corrode slightly, when you hold the key on, or click off & on the corrosion heats up & Sooner or later makes contact. Perhaps your replacement starter is not sealed correctly.
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Back in 1998 there was a recall do to starter issues, Yoda improperly assembled the starters,(Probably to much Saki & it was a Monday) Mostly occurs in salt type enviroments North land Winters/ Sea air salt , but it allows the contacts to corrode slightly, when you hold the key on, or click off & on the corrosion heats up & Sooner or later makes contact. Perhaps your replacement starter is not sealed correctly.
We think it may be either something with the ignition or something in the gear shifter area. If you push up the shifter kind of hard towards the dash and move it around a little and then push the key in while turning it, it seems to start.
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like i said in the message, just posting it here for other people. take the relay out in the engine bay fuse box. the starter relay is usually the purple one that's close to the main EFI fuse. pull the relay out and with the key to ON, stick a paperclip or wire in the 3 and 5 ports, if the car starts, then your starter is golden and something else is wrong. that's the problem i had so i ran wires straight from the relay location to the inside of the car to a push button start i got from ebay. be careful though, this method bypasses all security systems and the neutral start switch, so you can start your car in drive, which is a scary experience.
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like i said in the message, just posting it here for other people. take the relay out in the engine bay fuse box. the starter relay is usually the purple one that's close to the main EFI fuse. pull the relay out and with the key to ON, stick a paperclip or wire in the 3 and 5 ports, if the car starts, then your starter is golden and something else is wrong. that's the problem i had so i ran wires straight from the relay location to the inside of the car to a push button start i got from ebay. be careful though, this method bypasses all security systems and the neutral start switch, so you can start your car in drive, which is a scary experience.
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By bypassing the relay does work, it also puts uncontrolled amps & volts to the starter which may eventually hasten the demise of your starter or even may start a fire, this method should only be used as a temporary fix till you can fix it correctly.
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