pantdino

You are right-- my repair shop says it is $65 labor--- so must be 1 hr. thank you for the advice.

My 1995 ES 300 usually starts fine. Occasionally NOTHING happens when I turn the key to the Start position. No clicking, nothing. Headlights are bright, newish battery, newish ground strap (I had a corroded ground strap last year). Then if I try 30 min later it starts fine-- engine turns over briskly. Could this be the start relay or is it the solenoid on the motor? I read somewhere you have to pull the intake manifold to replace the starter motor and it's a $1K job. Thanks