OEM 2008 Toyota RAV4 Starter Motor

2008 Toyota RAV4 Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to remove the starter motor on 2008 Toyota RAV4?

  A: A proper starter motor removal requires disconnecting the negative battery terminal cable and waiting 90 seconds to stop Air Bag and seat belt pretensioner activation. The procedure starts with unclipping the positive battery cable then leads to battery clamp removal by bolt extraction and nut loosening, harness clamp release, and the battery clamp's hook removal from the battery bracket front. You must take away both the battery insulator and then the battery. The next step is to detach wire harness clamps from both sides and remove the 4 bolts sustaining the front battery bracket. The battery bracket reinforcement must be removed by dropping out the two bolts and the reinforcement bracket. The last step involves disconnecting the starter connector then opening the terminal cap before removing the nut and starter wire followed by unstalling the starter assembly using the 2 bolts.