I have an automatic '94 toyota camry. I bought the car used, and it started fine for the first 6 months or so, there were times that I left the lights on, and had to jump it, but after driving to my destination, it was fine.
When this issue began, I thought it might be the battery, so I replaced that, still had the same issue.
I suspected the connection between the battery and the starter next, so I cleaned the contacts to the starter, still had the same issue.
What it does: When I go to start it, I turn the key to start, and I hear "click", then I turn it back to on, and back to start, and I hear "click". This repeats sometimes only a few times, sometimes for up to a minute or two. Sometimes, it gives a "Whrr", and then nothing, sometimes it's 2 or 3 "Whrr"s. Once it gets about 4 "Whrr"s in a row, it starts.
I realize it's almost impossible to understand what I mean by "Whrr". So most times the car just clicks, sometimes it turns the engine over once or twice, but doesn't start it, and eventually though, it figures it out and starts the engine.
My question is, what would you suggest I look at fixing/replacing in order to get rid of this crap every time I go to start the car? After it's been running for 10 minutes or so, and I shut it off, it sometimes starts right back up, and sometimes it does this crap again. It's not showing a check engine light, and not throwing any codes. I'm looking for your thoughts. Thanks - Travis