Avensis Starting Problem

[uph]

Help needed i have a 2004 avensis d4d t sprit with 80,000 miles on the clock full service history my problem started before xmas the car would not start when warm very odd but once running it was fine no sign of any problem no engine management light on, then it gradually got worse i had the fuel filter changed the egr valves cleaned no change took to a diesel specialist and was told dual mass has gone need a new dmass a new clutch and a new starter ouch quoted £1100 anyway took the car elsewhere and had the clutch and dualmass fited £700 bargin.(pic of old dual mass attached it sounded like a box of spanners rattling it had colapsed to one side ) anyway i still have trouble starting hot or cold will a new starter motor cure this or is it something more exspensive. when the car does start it drives brill no power delivery problems it goes like a !Removed! train. i forgot the Battery is a year old and glow plugs were done at same time

[bloodymirko]

Hi uph,

I had simmilar problems but with hot starts only.

Starter chage solved my troubles for ever. For more details and source of cheap aftermarket starters see my post here:

http://www.toyotaownersclub.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=127778&hl=&fromsearch=1

I hope this will help you.

Good luck,

Bloodymirko

[uph]

Thank mate just at workshop now changed starter all is good thankyou lord

[fluffingtonbaby]

I am currently having the same problem, only with hot starts. Can anyone tell me why the car starts perfect when its cold but struggles to start when hot?

The starter motor sounds normal and is turning the engine over, but the car splutters and then cuts out but normally starts on the 3rd try.

edit. Mine is a 2002 1.8 vvti petrol engine with 170,000 miles on it, if that makes any difference

[madbritish]

I had the same problem, toyota garage were next to usless, took it to a garage that

specialise in toyota, took a while but turned out to be the crankshaft position sensor

it was giving a reading on the compoter, but was the wrong reading, kept telling the computer it was cold when in fact it was hot, so would not start from hot

Hope this helps

[madbritish]

I had the same problem, toyota garage were next to usless, took it to a garage that

specialise in toyota, took a while but turned out to be the crankshaft position sensor

it was giving a reading on the compoter, but was the wrong reading, kept telling the computer it was cold when in fact it was hot, so would not start from hot

Hope this helps

[fluffingtonbaby]

Sounds like you could be right, thanks for the info and ill post here how i get on.