tuner4life Posted October 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 And back at home: Wife got in it after work last night, turned the key and nothing, not even a click. I was 40 min away, and after having her do all I could think of over the phone, decided to just call a tow. Really wish they would have brought a rollback, but the guy was very careful and nothing was damaged. It was late last night by the time I got to look into it, but It definitely won't even crank. All positions if the ignition switch seem to work like they should, but it just won't crank. The think that gets me is that when the key is turned to "start", the dome lights don't even dim at all. I can hear a quiet relay click when I try to start it, but nothing. At first I thought it could be the PNP switch, but I tried running the shifter back and forth from P to 1 and back to P probably 20 times and still nothing. It hasn't had working reverse lights since we bought it, so maybe it could still be the problem? Also, obviously, it could just be the starter itself, I was gonna try tapping on it, but it is about impossible to get to. I was planning on pulling the manifold off and polishing it this winter anyways, I'll just pull the starter and have it tested/rebuilt while I'm at it. I tried making sure that it wasn't the alarm by unlocking the car with the keyfob, and still nothing. I'll dive into it the next evening I have off, yee ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burn-E Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 Could also be the electrical portion of the ignition or the B cable to the battery which has a tendency to experience corrosion by now with this model year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner4life Posted October 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 The ignition switch? That could definitely be too. Good call on the cable too, I'll have a look at it while it's apart. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Shadow Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 lexus, 2jz swap?...my buddy had a 1gen gs300 with a 2jz and 66trim turbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner4life Posted October 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 (edited) lexus, 2jz swap?...my buddy had a 1gen gs300 with a 2jz and 66trim turbo Not swapped, It's the original n/a 2jz with a turbo setup installed. Cute little t61 for now. It is one of less than 20 RSP blue/black int. sc300s made in 1997, so it's definitely my baby. Still debating future plans for it, need to finish the other projects before I open the financial floodgates on that one. Edited March 13, 2014 by tuner4life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner4life Posted October 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 Well, it ended up being the starter itself. New parts are on order. Thanks everyone. I'm really considering polishing the intake manifold while it's off so it'll match the cam cover. Also going to replace as many vacuum hoses as I can get to with silicone while I'm in there because I found several that were hard and cracking. Nothing really to note so far except the horrible dirty engine block... I'll have to clean that up too.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt b Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 Might as well, it's off and honestly, only the top 1/2 or 2/3's need polished. The underside can't be seen anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesoam Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 just as a heads up polishing the intake mani takes a whole lot longer than the valve cover, too bad you're not closer I'd sell you mine cheap :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt b Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 Yeah, those damn crevasses are deceiving, you'll be busy for a little while with it! Trav: stick yours in FS, the kiddos will go nuts and offer you $25 of their lunch money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner4life Posted October 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 just as a heads up polishing the intake mani takes a whole lot longer than the valve cover, too bad you're not closer I'd sell you mine cheap You have PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner4life Posted October 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 Was busy most of the weekend, but found enough time to polish the fuel rail and cover. I an going to use black pinstripe in the 3 grooves, otherwise it's done. Next, I'm going to start on the intake manifold, had to strip some crappy silver paint off first... All the further I got this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner4life Posted October 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 The finished manifold: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner4life Posted October 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 And installed!! And in typical fashion with this car, I fix something, something else breaks... It has a new starter and polished bits, and now the CEL is on for the Idle Air Controller... Ugh... I think maybe some cleaner got into it or something and killed it. Who knows. A new one is on order... On a positive note though, I fixed the clunk in the front end.. It seems that nut that connects the lower end of the right side sway bad link had worked it's way loose.. I pulled both sides and reassembled with loctite. Problem solved! Slowly making progress with this thing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfishing3 Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 snazzy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler T5R Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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