hard starting wen hot

[scruff123]

hi all, my 4jg2t hardly starts when hot, has a new battery thats getting plenty of charge. but when i try to start it when its warm it turns over very slow, the way it would if the battery is nearly dead, also the starter make the odd little grating zzzzzz noise sumtime wen starting cold, is my starter motor on the way out, also wen trying to start warm the starter gets really hot, terminals on it started smoking the other day. any thoughts????

[wbski007]

I can almost guarantee its the starter, make sure your termanils are clean and getting a good connection first but more than likely is the starter going Kaput

[scruff123]

is there any gruntier starters available that will fit?

[scruff123]

is there any gruntier starters available that will fit?

[geeves]

Ive been told that the isuzu starters have a habit of seizing the front bearing that then eats the casing. It sounds like this has happened on yours. A new starter is the only answer. You can buy aftermarket but these are still the same starter.
When mine went I tried out a starter I was given It made a funny noise so I gave it to my tame sparky who said it was (cant use his exact word). Tried to get mine out. Put a socket on the nuts then the longest breaker bar I own then a length of pipe. Bent the pipe but nothing else happened. Tow started up the driveway with the work corrola (dont use light tie downs for towing but thats in the funnyist opps thread) Took it to tame sparky who put on a hoist and put a 3 meter breaker bar on the nuts. He was worried the studs might break. He then opened my starter and described it as worse than the spare. The casing had worn to the point that the armature winding had worn through on the stator causing a small short. Second hand starter a handful of money and a warning to avoid water and it was down to Red Rocks with waves breaking over the roof opps

[scruff123]

how much are new starter motors? also my charge relay is stuffed, were do i get one from? cheers for the info

[geeves]

Dont know pricing but try www.4x4isuzu.com They have new and second hand. Might not be the cheapest but they deliver

[scruff123]

picked up a second hand starter off a 97 bighorn from isuzu parts specialists for $160 with a 6month warrenty, chucked it in the other nite, man what a difference! starts nice as hot or cold now