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1UZ Starter Motor
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Mon, 15 March 2004 03:34
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Does anyone know the symptoms of a stuffed 1uzfe starter motor?
Is it the solanoid that goes? brushes? rust?
Every now and then, I just get a click, nothing else.
Is this the typical 1uz starter failure?
If I put the car in 5th, roll it a few inches, she will engage.
Battery power is not the problem, nor is the cabling itself.
Ideas? Thoughts? Views?
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July 2002
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Re: 1UZ Starter Motor
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Mon, 15 March 2004 03:40
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I had this problem.
Your wire is TOO THIN. Or your connection is not good enough.
This can be either the LARGE wire to your battery, or the trigger wire. (I had to re-wire both ... a few times)
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I supported Toymods
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Re: 1UZ Starter Motor
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Mon, 15 March 2004 03:45
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Well, the main wire is 4 guage, and I'm pretty sure the joints are perfect, but the trigger wire is original MX73, so that could be too small.
I'll look into upgrading that
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Re: 1UZ Starter Motor
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Mon, 15 March 2004 03:54
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| HKSPete wrote on Mon, 15 March 2004 11:51 |
So, in other words I had to add another relay so the wire from the dash triggered the relay with a much heavyer wire to the trigger on the starter.
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Yeah, thats a fairly typical arrangement to bypass dodgy wiring, but definately something to look into
Cheers
So what is the typical starter failure? or is it just dodgy wiring on the owners behalf?
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February 2003
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Re: 1UZ Starter Motor
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Mon, 15 March 2004 04:09
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i had to do that for my 18R as sometimes i was only getting 6-9V from the start switch inside the cabin.
it is a risk for theft (makes jump start v.easy) ... but is cheaper than a whole new starter motor/solenoid.
damage is usually to the solenoid windings getting a bit hot when being held open with only 6-9V instead of 12V. Also, pitting on contact surfaces of the solenoid also contributes to poor performance.
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