I hear the starter free spinning, sometimes just clicks?

2004 TOYOTA COROLLA

220,000 MILES • 1.8L • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL

YAZAMMAR23

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After several attempts the car starts. Sometimes I hear the starter free spinning. Sometimes it just clicks. Sometimes I hear the engine turn over at the beginning but at the end the starter free spin. Please can you send me a wiring diagram of the starting system for my car because i know there is a starter relay and a clutch safety switch.

Thank you.

Mar 5, 2023 at 10:02 PM

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If your battery is in good shape and the cables are clean from corrosion, I would say the starter motor is bad. Here is a guide to help you change out the starter step by step with instructions in the images below to help you change it out in your car:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-a-starter-motor

This guide can help as well:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/7-common-symptoms-of-a-bad-automotive-starter

Here are the starter wiring diagrams and the starter relay location as well as the starter. Check out the images (below). Please let us know what happens.

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