starter issues , oh bugger
the vans never been much of a quick starter , the starter motor itself likes to turn over very slowly when its cold to the point ive got a HUGGGGGGE battery now rammed into the little hole to try to bang a few volts through it
until a few days ago when it simply wasnt having any of it , sooooo slowlyyyyyyy it simply couldnt start , the leads themselves were roasting hot to the point i have a 10mm bolt head now embossed on my finger
ok a fix then ,,,, off to the mechanic for a chat , he recons its the leads , i recon the starter itself ( why would it turn over ok when warm otherwise ? ) but then hes the man of the moment so a change of leads first , the result a burnt finger as the new leads also got toasty hot , ummm , just in case and on the off chance the 130 amp 6 month old battery cant summon up the courage to start i tried another new battery but no hope so its starter time
quick check on line and theres a serious amount of starters for hiaces and general 3.oL toyotas so im in trouble , google doesnt help and neither does ebays listing , so plan B , take the starter off and copy the number , cant go wrong ? wanna bet
half an hour was all it took to sus out what the hell i needed to do to get it off and have it in hand , from the engine bay it looks beyond a joke but the reality was it was easy , the covers dropped off without a moments trouble and the starter wasnt hard to remove at all except for its weight , i even got lucky in that i disconnected a wiring block that turned out to be for the starter itself , bonus , all this whilst lay on my back on gravel
ok so starters in hand and the numbers ........... 25-2444-p , no problems and ill have 1 in a jiffy yeah ? well no , the numbers straight away popped up an issue , thats for a 4runner , ok then check out the associated toyota number ,,,,, 28100-67020 or 28100-67060 , huston we have a problem mainly im finding listing for this car as 28100-67070 , will it fit ? buggered if i know
http://www.partsbase.net/part/els-252444
a linky to all the numbers of starter manufactors listed for this in case it helps anyone
so popped out and about to hunt a starter down based on reg number and chassis/engine type ( ikz-te ) , no-one could find one except blueprint toyota and the price was only £320 , jebus wept ,,,,, so ebay and i cant find one listed ,,,, so in the end i took to email and asked vrs listers if it might fit , 1 person took the bait and re-conned it would so for £112 ive taken the chance
its listed as on its way .... ill keep you all posted