Starter slips
- Symptoms
- Starter spins or slips but does not turn the engine on the first tries
- Likely cause
- Worn starter drive (Bendix), pinion, solenoid, brushes, or flywheel ring gear
- Fix
- Check starter solenoid, Bendix drive, pinion and ring gear for wear. Repair early to save the flywheel
- Applies to
- SCP10 1SZ-FE
- Confidence
- low (owner thread)
Sources
Related problems on this car
- Automatic will not move in D (2 and L work)
- A/C weak when standing still in summer
- Will not start: weak battery
- Cold start, then engine dies
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