Can you fry a starter?

[S.A. supra]

My starter went out shortly after I did a 1j swap. The wiring for the starter is pretty straight forward, so I don't think its the wiring, but I bought another starter (reman) from the parts store. I dropped it in and All I got was the ole click click. The same as the starter before. When I bench tested it it did the same as the old starter.it would kick out but not spin. coincidence? The car started after the swap at least 20 times on the old starter. The reman starter is under warranty so I'm gonna take it back and get another one. But If it's something with the car I don't want to mess up another starter.

 

[IwantMKIII]

annnnnd it never occurred to you to recharge your battery in this process?

 

[S.A. supra]

New battery

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I even bench tested it on another battery a V8 silverado.

 

[Nick M]

It is the engine.

 

[S.A. supra]

It is the engine.

?

 

[metaphysico]

Could be a bad starter I get them all of the time at work. I literally got 4 bad ones before I finally got a good one on a customers truck can't remember what kind of truck it was. As far as Nick saying its the motor I think he means the flywheel pushing against the arbor bending it, but if the car started 20 times before and was ok then I don't think that would be it. Get another and test it before installing it and see what it does and make sure it works, I test all starters before I install them at work any more.

 

[S.A. supra]

Cool. Yeah i'll do that. I planned on doing that but I got a little eager, and just slapped it in. I'll also go back and clean all contacts real good.

 

[Nick M]

No, it is the 1JZ-GTE engine. It is full of problems and unreliable. That is why it wasn't imported to Toyota's biggest buyer.

 

[supraman7mgte]

the thelman wire is corroded,replace the car

 

[Nick M]

As far as Nick saying its the motor I think he means the flywheel pushing against the arbor bending

No, I was giving him a hard time on replacing the engine thinking it would solve a problem that doesn't exist. Do a voltage drop test on the starter circuit. If the starter was bench tested and works, then you need to look at the circuit and power source.

 

[max-89supra(t)]

try to turn over the engine with a rachet or breaker bar, that will tell you if its the engine of the starter that has problems

 

[IwantMKIII]

Well if the battery is in fact new then it could be wiring in between, are you sure you have very good contact on the terminals and strong ground points? I can tell you from personal experience after relocating several batteries to the hatch area (3 different chassis), I actually needed a second ground point before I could even turn over the motor since the first wasn't sufficient (even though in previous cars it was strong enough).

 

[S.A. supra]

Thanks for all the help and suggestion. I'll try them all next weekend, And get back with a status update.

 

[metaphysico]

He said he bench tested the starter out of the car and the arbor came out but the motor did not spin that is why I am thinking a bad starter. As I said starters are the most unreliable part we get. Followed by alternators then ac compressors, well I would say these two tie. Btw I have to say the best is when you replace one in a Cadillac northstar engine the starter is under the intake in the valley of the heads, if you install one here and it doesn't work lets just say its aggravating.:: angry ::