Ls430 Not Starting

[ipwn]

Get in the car, go straight to turn it on, lights light up, fuel needle goes up, radio on etc, but when I go from postiion 2 to start, just a click.

I turn the car off and try again, click.

Try again and hold on position 2 for an extra second and then just starts as normal.

Battery is fine, sounds a bit start motorey to me.

[ambermarine]

Get in the car, go straight to turn it on, lights light up, fuel needle goes up, radio on etc, but when I go from postiion 2 to start, just a click.

I turn the car off and try again, click.

Try again and hold on position 2 for an extra second and then just starts as normal.

Battery is fine, sounds a bit start motorey to me.

It might be the starter Relay also give the Battery terminals a brush with a wire brush and tweak up the terminal connection fastenings.

[ipwn]

Done the Battery thing :(

Will look into relay, cheers for that.

Replacing the starter looks a right pain, manifold off ffs.

[ipwn]

Well I completely forgot, I have a warranty that covers the dealer rates. They did the Lambda sensors all paid for no problem.

What a fail moment, will just dump it on the dealer!

[steve2006]

Good result me thinks.

[black400]

Get Battery checked i had this on mine and thd otherhalfs car , always the batter

[ipwn]

You had it just click once even with all the lights on etc?

£75 for Battery from Toyota.

[black400]

Ye just lights and Clicking drove me mad

[ipwn]

I went a bit more OTT with the connections on the Battery, cleaned them up proper nicey with emery cloth etc.

Also removed the towbar connection on the Battery, all good so far. WIll see what happens.

[ipwn]

It happened again after cleaning terminals.

Replaced Battery with a Toyota one.

Happened again.

Will take the manifold off and have the starter rebuilt some time in the future.

Still need to do the compressor FFS but just don't get enough free time :( Gonna try this weekend !

Taking the manifold looks like a pig of a job but at least it's on your feet.

[The-Acre]

Identical symptoms to mine. OK some sometimes, just clicking another. I tried all ideas but it turned out to be the starter motor. Total invoice including parts was £370. That was just replacing the solenoid contacts not the whole motor.

[ipwn]

Hmmm yep defo do it myself. Motor rebuild is £70. Will only take me 4-5 hours at a guess/

[The-Acre]

Hmmm yep defo do it myself. Motor rebuild is £70. Will only take me 4-5 hours at a guess/

I had mine done at a garage by a Lexus trained mechanic who said he loves working on these cars. He started at 9.30 am and finished at 5pm. He said, the job is not so much complicated as time consuming as there are just so many parts to disconnect. Not the kind of job you want to do and find a bolt left over!

[ipwn]

Hehe, I've done worse jobs !

I usually just put a camera on and record what I am doing from above the engine bay, any issues and I just refer to that.

He loves it because there is just a ridiculous amount of room in the engine bay to play with :D

[The-Acre]

Hehe, I've done worse jobs !

I usually just put a camera on and record what I am doing from above the engine bay, any issues and I just refer to that.

He loves it because there is just a ridiculous amount of room in the engine bay to play with :D

Nice one with the camera, I like that!

[cleverdick]

What is the mileage on your LS430, if you don't mind me asking?

[ipwn]

Around 85k.