my 1987 celica 3sfe wont start i know theres a bunch of threads on this stuff but none like mine that i could find. i went into store came out and car wouldent start all my dash light an everything come on but when i turn key nothing like i dident have my foot on clutch i tried a couple things smashin starter and bumb start but it was just me on a small incline so no luck any idea at least to get it running im stuck at rite aid lol.
I'm going to get tools now and will try that. And no sounds at all just everything normal it's just like if you don't push clutch down to start just nothing happens the clutch pedal switch maybe?
Actually tried hold switch with my finger and turning key and nothing so no switch I guess will prob bump start if I could push it faster. could maybe be part of the common Celica starter problem I always here about? Or would it still make noise?
nah when mine went out there was no noise.......try bump starting in reverse. get a couple of people to lend a hand in pushing or somthing
clutch down to start a celica? First I heard of that... Did you measure if your starter engine gets any power?
yeah i wasnt sure if there was a sensor in these....auto for me and never had an issue with the 88gts i had (manual)
I'm Gonna go back with a friend and try to bump start by myself it would sputter alil but no start so I assume I couldn't get it fast enough as I'm pretty dam skinny. Thanks for your help gonna get it back replace starter and hope for the best . Thanks for the quick responses too.
got it started, just disconnected the wires on the starter and battery put them back on and it started. then i drove to autozone and got batt alt and starter tested and all came clean but the ALT. so now im confused my sympotoms dont sound like alt to me or anyone ive asked so i dont know what to fix now its starts up now but for how long its gonna keep starting idk
Could have just been dirty connections. Replace your battery terminals and give the battery posts and all of the connections and grounds a really good clean with a wire brush and see how it goes.
just do the relay mod. after driving, your starter motor warms up and since it's pretty much beside the exhaust manifold, it warms up quite a bit. when it gets warm, it requires more current flow from the STA signal to get the starter going (same principle as batteries not lasting as long in temperate countries vs colder climate). as a result, the wires can't supply this current = no start. however, the wires supply more than enough current to flick on a relay, that's why the relay mod is very useful. plus it costs $20+1 hour.
thanks everyone will do relay mod so as i understand the thread its like another language to me electronic illiterate i guess ill have to have my dad help me lame ima noob. lol
The thread for the relay mod is stupid simple.......and i believe the firat thing i told u to do was disconnect the wires anyways.
