Toyota Avensis hot starting problems

Car: Toyota Avensis
Variant: 2.0td
Model Year: 1999
Categories: Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
ok.in the morning the car starts fine.run it for a while,turn it off &then restart straight away it starts fine too.leave it for 10mins or so,when warm,it will only spin the starter & not crank.i've tried the "old fashioned"tap the starter with a bar,to no avail.crank sensor problem?temp control sensor problem?maybe starter motor problem.i have already disassembled starter switch & cleaned it,it still wont start warm when i turn the starter at bottom of ign barrelwith ascrewdriver.i am at a loss what to mess with next and am hoping someone has had similar probs with an old toyota.the car starts fine with abump start when hot and i replaced the battery this week

Posted: Nov 1, 2010 (14 years ago)
Sounds like starter knackered i.e turning and pinion not throwing forward to engage with flywheel . Could try removing starter and cleaning pinion / shaft if it's only dirt and dust stopping it from sliding on shaft .
Posted Nov 1, 2010 (14 years ago)
Hi did you ever get to the bottom of this fault as I have the exact same fault and was looking for the fix also
Posted Dec 6, 2010 (14 years ago)

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