Truck sometimes wont start...starter contacts?
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I got mine from the dealer. Didn't need the plunger.
mtbtim
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Here's the video. As for the contacts, I bought them through the dealer and you can see the part numbers in the video. Even buying them through an online Toyota parts seller, it's going to cost you around $40 for the plunger and contact kits I purchased. The contact kits i got have more than just the contacts. I has all the other associated parts which you probably won't need.
For the price, I'd take a chance on this kit from Ebay:
TOYOTA Starter Repair KIT SOLENOID CONTACTS & PLUNGER Rebuild Parts Set | eBay
The picture of the contacts looks accurate but you can't tell if the plunger is the correct length from the picture. If you have an automatic, you have a 1.8kw Denso starter. Check out this post I made on another thread with the dimensions of the plunger on my 1.8kw starter: http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-g...ng-your-starter-read-first-4.html#post2418433
If you order that Ebay kit, I'd wait until you get it and double check the measurements of the plunger before you pull your starter. You wouldn't want to pull your starter to find out the plunger isn't going to work.
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Your symptoms are exactly what happened with my daughter's 3rd Gen 4-Runner. It's a pain in the ass to get to the starter, but you dont have to remove the exhaust (that was a mistake that I made). I wanted to do the job once. I bought the denso reman starter from Rock Auto. Less than $100 after you return the core to them...which is simple.
1999 TOYOTA 4RUNNER 3.4L V6 Starter Motor | RockAuto
1999 TOYOTA 4RUNNER 3.4L V6 Starter Motor | RockAuto
TheDurk
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If you have a a factory Denso, I would strongly recommend changing the contacts rather than buying a an auto parts or Rockauto reman. Your original will have a lot more life left in it than the reman.
mtbtim
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Please come back this thread and let us know if the contact and plunger kit from Ebay works for you. Thanks!
I guess you didnt bother to scroll down the link I provided for RockAuto. They offer 2 starters that are remanufactured by Denso themselves (OEM number 2810062030 and 2810062050). I wasn't recommending some off brand reman starter (although RockAuto offers those too). Prices are $90 and $97 after returning the core.
Bought one myself and can confirm it is the original Denso starter remanufactured by Denso and is identical. Replacing contacts is also a way to go, but given the effort to remove, reinstall, etc, I preferred to use the OE reman starter.
mtbtim
Elite Member
You realize that the remanned Denso starter you bought probably just had new contacts and a plunger installed that you could have done yourself to your starter for a much lower cost. And, what extra work are you talking about? You still have to pull your old starter out and put the remanned starter in. So, you're only saving the time to open the solenoid and replace the contacts and plunger which is extremely easy.
mtbtim....I'm sure you are much more knowledgeable than me, but again, would refer you to the Denso information linked by RockAuto. They appear to provide a bit more than you have stated. Here is what they say:
- Pinion Gear - inspected and replaced as needed to meet engineering specifications.
- Field Coil - inspected, striped and high voltage tested.
- Armature - cleaned and high-voltage tested.
- Solenoid Coil - 100% voltage tested.
- Terminal Bolts - 100% re-plated with copper.
- Commutator - polished, gauged and performance tested.
- Housing - Re-tapped to OEM specifications and damage-checked for heat warping, corrosion or improper surface alignment and refinished
- High-voltage tested armature and field coils to ensure reliable performance
- Premium copper terminals to ensure a clean source of electrical current
- All-new bearings, brushes, and seals
More Information for DENSO 2800166
I have no skin in this game. No affiliation with RockAuto. Just providing some additional information and another approach to anyone reading this thread since I had some experience with what appears to be the same issue. Certainly not right for everyone if they want to just replace plunger and contacts. For me, the starter is on my daughter's 4Runner and she is away at college, so failure of the starter involves me going up to where lives at college and laying on my back in an alleyway changing out these things....so for me and my situation, I think it makes more sense to replace the entire Denso starter that has been remanufactured by Denso. The extra work comes in if I have to pull the starter again because it is more than just the plunger or contacts. YMMV.
mtbtim
Elite Member
If they actually do all that they say, I reckon the remanned is worth the price.
Looks like that is part number 28235-54380. Here is a parts schematic link:
1999 TOYOTA 4Runner STARTER
that is for the 1.8KW version (automatic). Google that part number and see what you find. Looks like OEM plunger can be had for $17 to $26 plus shipping cost.
mtbtim
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Some do, some don't. It's the contacts that mainly wear out. Others have gotten away with just replacing the contacts so you should be ok.
I have two vehicles so I will try replacing JUST the contacts and see if it remedies my problem. I'll hang onto the plunger just in case that needs swapped to.
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