K@k Starter

[Mad Manny]

The Midas near me is useless and the stuff they sell is absolute crap.
I needed shocks for one of my bakkies once and all they had was Midas Titan, some crap house brand

[grips]

Sorry Many only saw this thread now. By the look of it Fearless has a Bosch starter. First I am surprised that it does not use a reduction starter like most other Toyota engines.
In the end it would be better to fit a reduction starter. The Prado`s with the 3.0L D4D engine uses them and most other D4D applications.
Maybe Toyota see a Fortuner as a light duty vehicle

[Mad Manny]

Yes, it's a Bosch starter.
It actually has a planetary gear that acts as a sort of reduction ratio, but it's not a reduction gear as in the reduction starter.

[Mad Manny]

The Toyota parts arrived this morning.
An impressive 4 working hour turn around.
Less impressive was the fact that the parts were for the Denso starter (three different starters are used on the D-4D, depending on application).

So I popped over to Mintrams and ordered there.
Bosch parts.

[Prof]

The Toyota parts arrived this morning.
An impressive 4 working hour turn around.
Less impressive was the fact that the parts were for the Denso starter (three different starters are used on the D-4D, depending on application.

So I popped over to Mintrams and ordered there.
Bosch parts.

They did not work on your VIN no?

[Johannes]

Prof , these Toyota guys know their stuff. They are fast and deliver . Why would they need a VIN number ??

[Mad Manny]

At Toyota they cant even greet you without a VIN number.
Going there without a VIN is like going to Woolies without a shopping bag...

[Mad Manny]

OK, a wrap up.
New 'Brush Holder' & a new 'Solenoid' - R1 750.00 fitted.
Starts perfectly, time after time.

[Prof]

So the Toyota K@K starter can be repaired on the cheap

[Mad Manny]

Correct Prof.
Cheap & with genuine Bosch parts.
For R2 100.00 more (R3 800) I could have got a whole new Bosch starter.
But given that my fuel bill is R2 100/m more than it was a few months ago - that wasn't an option.