hello,

Over the last year or so the daily 1994 Corolla has started to play up every now and then.

Issue:

The car sometimes starts up and sometimes it doesn't, i would say it starts up 90% of the time first go.

Things i have noticed:

Once in a while the standard car deck would reset itself (lose all pre set stations and time) but i had not disconnected the battery.

It might start up first go, then when i come back to the car e.g. after going to the shops, it wont start up at all. At times it will totally not start up again sometimes if i wait 10-15 minutes it will fire up again.

Possible issue:

1.Battery i have a new one in since last year.

2.alternator? I heard that if you drive short distances, it might not charge up enough? but if that is the case regardless if it was a 5 minute or 45 minutes car trip 'this issue has happened before'

i really don't have too much knowledge with cars, so i wanted to get a few opinions before heading to a mechanic and maybe getting stuff changed that i didn't really need to.

thanks in advance.

Check battery and earth connections for condition and tightness ?

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Starter motor armature or bushes... Maybe even the relay?

Can you hear it click as you turn the key to the start position when it does this?

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Like rexy, if there is any of the white stuff around the terminals, sprinkle on some bi carb soda and wash off with boiling water. Then tighten connection.

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cheers for the replies, i have cleaned and re tighten the terminals. Issue has pretty much only come up once in the last 2 or so months, one other thing i notice is when i'm getting a jump start from another car (it will immediately start, no need to wait for it to charge up). I have been looking at getting a SCA Jumpstart - 900 Amp, Heavy Duty from supercheap auto, has anyone ever bought one if so are they reliable.

thanks again.