u/Feisty_Field_6401

An increasing amount of these remanufactured starters from Lexus dealers are defective out of the box. To save yourself from doing the job twice like many on this sub, test it first. First take it to auto zone and have them test it. Then, with the intake off and the new starter on, disconnect the coil connectors and EFI relay (to prevent fuel delivery) and crank the engine. It should sound something like the one in the video I attached. If you get an electronic whirl, it is defective.