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It turns out it was the starter motor. Managed to get a second hand one and changed it over, took the told one apart and noticed it had 4x brushes in it and one was completely worn down or potentially could have cracked at some point. Still confuses me to why it would start sometimes and not others. However, this must have been a problem for a while as my car sounds completely different when starting up, really clean!!!!
Pros: car sounds really clean
Vehicle:
Toyota Corolla
I suggest you go with a brand new OEM replacement.. an aftermarket one will genuinely fail much earlier.. the original lasted you this long.. but once cry once
Pros: original lasted long
Cons: aftermarket fails earlier
It seems to work pretty well, AC/heat keep blowing with the engine off in well designed systems. Starter is often much better than conventional starters, bringing engine to higher RPM at start which reduces the normal issues with constant start-stop.
Pros: AC/heat keep blowing
Cons: poor implementation
Toyota 2UZ is in the same spot, and the original starter in those can last well past 250k miles when they're not being roasted by the exhaust and drenched in water regularly.
Pros: starter lasts long
Vehicle:
Toyota
Mileage: 402336 km
Appears to be OEM as it has Toyota branding on it. I tried tapping it with a hammer while my daughter turned the key but it didn't ever turn the engine again.
Vehicle:
Toyota
Brittle starters
Cons: brittle
Vehicle:
Ford Focus
these were inexpensive starters
Cons: inexpensive
Vehicle:
Ford Focus
The plastic on those is more brittle than paper thin ice.
Cons: brittle plastic
Vehicle:
Ford Focus
Very common with these starters
Cons: common issues
Vehicle:
Ford Focus
Unfortunately a cheap starter with cheap plastic
Cons: cheap, cheap plastic
Vehicle:
Ford Focus
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