hi folks,

I just replaced my starter on my 1996 camry, as I heard the famous clicking sound. Turns out it was the battery (doh!) so I bought a new one of those. However, where as before the problem occurred, the car started right up, now the car turns over (very quickly with the new starter and battery) but sputters and dies, then I start it again, and basically have to let it sit once started for about 5 minutes, until I can push the gas without it sputtering to a stop. The only thing I can think of is that when changing the starter, I had to take off the little pipe with the thermostat sensors on the drivers side of the engine, behind the starter so I could unscrew the starter bolt. Of course coolant leaked out, but I put that tube back on tightly, bolted the air filter box, and put the starter back in tightly. Now the engine light is one, which from what I understand may be due to fluids on the converter, or some oxygen thing I tripped up. When I drive for miles I can start up right away, but leaving it for an hour or overnight I have the start up problem.

Any ideas here?

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Cheers,
Kelly

 

what kind of battery did you use? maybe the there is something wrong with the batter you bought...

 

thanks FH, it's a brand spanking new battery, and I dont' suspect thats the issue as the car itself turns over very quickly, the radio/lights etc , full blast, it's just after it turns it's like the spark or the actual turning over takes a while and only allows the engine to run smoothly after at least 5 minutes of warming up. The symptoms dont' seem to indicate a battery.. I have a check engine light now, I'm thinking it's some filter or sensor that maybe got moved or broken, or something in relation to the spark plugs (although again, they worked fine before I changed the starter). Just sounds like some kind of air filter/spark type issue, without being technical in my assessment.