Today we look at one of the worst design starters from Toyota in response to a complaint about the previous location of starters.
Older Toyota V8s used to have the starter nicely tucked away underneath the intake manifold. Most folks complained that this was too complicated and difficult. it actually was not but people wanted the starter on the V8 to be as easy as a 4 cylinder.
So in response Toyota moved the starter outside on the passenger side on their newer V8s which in turn made it worse. A LOT worse!
Replacing this starter requires removing the exhaust manifold. Which if you live in rusty land or not is quite an undertaking simply to replace a starter! Not the greatest design Toyota!
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Note to self: avoid the series 200 LX or Land Cruiser. Series 100 it is.
From a super mechanic with a great sense of humor. Thank you for the heads up.
how about pull the engine out and then work on the starter?
I'm happy that my RAV4 with the 2AR-FE engine is rather easy to work on
A brilliant and very informative video!
Thank you AMD!
Can anyone tell me what the transfer case on my 1MZ-FE V-6,03,AWD Highlander is made of?
I hope not aluminum.
Don't know how many times when I am working on a car I growl these words "They should make the (insert expletive) engineer who designed this try doing the maintenance!"
yea this is way worse than intake manifold lol plus the hot exhaust manifold you might have to wait to cool down. hey your camera man is lax, he didnt brush off the dust on your back hehe
Off Topic Question:
Sir, how can I contact u to ask a technical question, to give you the details, so you can answer and I would pay how much you want for your answer?
(I called your shop, and (I think your wife) told me that there is an E-mail on YT, but I could not find it).
T.I.A.
being a tech for 37 years , it really burns my ass when people think theyre mechanics because they looked it up on google . people dont know the half of the bs we go through especially in countries where cars rust alot !
isn't japan known for giving cars a lot of rust? seems even sillier of a mistake if the company is headquartered in a rust prone area.
I used to work on C130s. There's a bolt everyone called the "helen keller" bolt. PITA! Those type situations like this starter is why most mechanics have high blood pressure lol
It’s aggravating to explain to folks how sometimes, a simple job is potentially so expensive. Sometimes it works out, but most of the time the customer has to pay the rent….
I can’t tell you how many of those trash heat shields I’ve ripped off of my Toyota’s over the years. Yes it’s aluminum but it corrodes very easily then starts to rattle.
Preventive? I have yet to replace a starter with cars going 160-170k.
The Renesis motor had inconnel exhaust manifold studs. Easy peezy.
Car care nut: i advise against it!
Car owner: and i took that personally.
AMD, hope you get your hands on a GR Corolla and show us the nerdy bits of that drivetrain. Interested to get your take on where you think the G16E-GTS sits in terms of reliability. Especially as that engine is making loads of power relative to its size and capacity.
What is the best way to change one on a 2008 tundra crewmax? TIA
WOW, thats crazy, glad I have my 1985 Toyota 4runner SR5 5 speed with the 22re engine. and solid axles front and rear. Thank you for the heads up on this fiasco on these types of vehicles.
Great video Ahmed, keep up the good work.
I swear I rather work on an M car. Wtf is this man.. feels like anything Asian beyond a 4 cyl had too little room and stupid design choices.
Glad I didn't get that model ha ha
It is like the 4.0 V6 vvti is so difficult to take the starter out because of the small room, obviusly it is not as difficult as this V8 but Toyota do it horrible.
Thanks for all of this, these are the kind of videos that really deliver.
I used to be a copier technician and I used to do all my own auto maintenance and found that as manufacturers look for less expenses way of doing things along with being more compact they can create some near impossible jobs. I used tell people all the time the engineer that design these products don't have to maintain them so they really don't care about the mess they create.
Planned obsolescence.
When labor to repair an older car is getting close to the "market value" of that car, people tend to buy a new one.
I'm so happy with my 2015 Rav4 LE. Simple to maintain.
Great video, AMD! Thanks.