ECT button manual trans

thedanned · 04-04-2012, 08:43 PM

Hi all

Trying to get back into the Toyota game after selling my 89. I found a 99 4R SR5 4x4 5vz manual. Nice truck but one weird thing: It has an ECT button on the dash above the HVAC controls. I pushed it and I didnt see any lights come on. Has this truck been swapped to a manual? The owner didnt have any info on it. Are there any telltale signs of a manual conversion? No CELs or anything.

Edit: clutch master looked fairly new and the fluid was crystal clear.

Thanks

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thedanned · 04-04-2012, 09:24 PM

Wait a minute I found my answer - I forgot about the ID Label on the LF door.

Ill take a look at it tomorrow and see what it says.

justin_4runner · 04-04-2012, 09:50 PM

u can also look at the bolts that hold the brackets and pedals in, does the lines that go to the slave look new? or ran my the manufacturer? if they did the 5 speed swap i dont see it being a bad thing, after all i did it to my rig.

thedanned · 04-05-2012, 06:58 PM

Well I bought it. Door tag says R150F so I dont know whats up with the ECT button. Ill post up in the newbie section to reintroduce myself but for now heres a couple of pics. First things first: remove the running boards! God I am so glad to be back in a Yota.

justin_4runner · 04-05-2012, 08:17 PM

not too bad of a looking rig, it might change the fuel and timing a little or then needed something to fill a open spot and thats what they came up with and it might not even be hooked up.

toyota4x4907 · 04-05-2012, 08:53 PM

Dig into the dash to see if it is hooked up

thedanned · 04-05-2012, 09:24 PM

Thanks! Theres been some body work but it came with eight years of maintenance receipts so I was happy with that. Its got the rear e-locker too which pretty much sold it for me.

The ECT button is backlit so the harness is hooked up. Ill dive in this weekend and see where it leads.

toyota4x4907 · 04-05-2012, 10:11 PM

5spd + E-locker? Damn. Thats nice

KZN185W · 04-06-2012, 03:30 AM

could be the PO did the center bezel mod

thedanned · 04-06-2012, 05:09 AM

Hmm from what I read here

http://m.yotatech.com/showthread.php?t=43660&page=2

That is to put a 99+ bezel in but mine is a 99. Am i missing something? That does look like my bezel.

stockwell45 · 04-06-2012, 09:55 AM

Maybe your original bezel was broken somehow, so they swapped it out with another one?

ALLDATAdiy INFO · 04-06-2012, 09:56 AM

Does your cruise control work?

thedanned · 04-06-2012, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ALLDATAdiy INFO

Does your cruise control work?

Nope. Cruise light comes on but it wont set.

ALLDATAdiy INFO · 04-06-2012, 10:14 AM

I'd do a voltage check on the ECT terminal coming out of your cruise control ECU. ALLDATAdiy says that it should be between 8-14v.

thedanned · 04-06-2012, 10:18 AM

Ok. What are you driving at?

swerks · 04-06-2012, 11:10 AM

I thought ECT was only active for automatics ???

PhdNPrerunners · 04-06-2012, 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stockwell45

Maybe your original bezel was broken somehow, so they swapped it out with another one?

X2 On This

Jomoka · 04-06-2012, 12:05 PM

Or someone wanted another switch for something.

My wife's '96 has a few 4Runner switches in it that aren't original equipment. Running lights, auto-antenna turn off (for playing CD's), stuff like that. Random switches from the pick-n-pull look better and fir properly.

Oh and *high-five* to the OP for the 5-spd e-locker. I had to look for a long while to find mine. '99 Highlander 5-spd e-locker.

Yours looks like a Higlander package too, SR5 with body colored bumpers and a snort-hood. Good stuff.

Mine's green and has the no-running board flares.

thedanned · 04-08-2012, 09:30 PM

Thanks for all the insight everyone. I installed my stereo today and found that the button is definitely plugged in. The po must have changed the bezel or clock at some point. When I was putting it back together I plugged the harness into the back of the ETC button and noticed the clock and rear defrost werent working. I removed the harness from there and plugged it into the back of the clock and they came back.

Took the running boards off too.

thedanned · 04-08-2012, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ALLDATAdiy INFO

I'd do a voltage check on the ECT terminal coming out of your cruise control ECU. ALLDATAdiy says that it should be between 8-14v.

What do you mean by this?

04-04-2012, 09:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
thedanned Registered User Personal Sales Rating: (0) [OP] Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 334	Wait a minute I found my answer - I forgot about the ID Label on the LF door. Ill take a look at it tomorrow and see what it says. __________________ 1989 4R 3VZ Manual 32X11.50 BFG AT Saggy Butt

04-05-2012, 06:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
thedanned Registered User Personal Sales Rating: (0) [OP] Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 334	Well I bought it. Door tag says R150F so I dont know whats up with the ECT button. Ill post up in the newbie section to reintroduce myself but for now heres a couple of pics. First things first: remove the running boards! God I am so glad to be back in a Yota. __________________ 1989 4R 3VZ Manual 32X11.50 BFG AT Saggy Butt

04-05-2012, 08:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
toyota4x4907 Registered User Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska Posts: 4,175	Dig into the dash to see if it is hooked up __________________ 2000 Tundra Ex-cab\| 2UZ-FE\| 130K miles\| SR5 TRD\|2" front spacers\|285/75R16 GY Wrangler MT/Rs\| 2.5" exhaust\| Custom sliders\| bobbed frame\| custom flat bed\| Dedicated off-roader in the works. '95 4runner\|22re\|5spd\|157K miles\| 2" BL\| 33x12.5 m/t \|anti-sway bars removed f/r\| Warn manual hubs\| PaceSetter header\| 2.25" exhaust\| Custom front bumper, 4xInno sliders\|Rebuilt engine\| Daily Driver '88 4runner\|22re\|5spd\|206K miles\|Sold '93 single cab\|22re\|5spd\|150K miles\|Sold

04-05-2012, 09:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
thedanned Registered User Personal Sales Rating: (0) [OP] Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 334	Thanks! Theres been some body work but it came with eight years of maintenance receipts so I was happy with that. Its got the rear e-locker too which pretty much sold it for me. The ECT button is backlit so the harness is hooked up. Ill dive in this weekend and see where it leads. __________________ 1989 4R 3VZ Manual 32X11.50 BFG AT Saggy Butt

04-05-2012, 10:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
toyota4x4907 Registered User Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska Posts: 4,175	5spd + E-locker? Damn. Thats nice __________________ 2000 Tundra Ex-cab\| 2UZ-FE\| 130K miles\| SR5 TRD\|2" front spacers\|285/75R16 GY Wrangler MT/Rs\| 2.5" exhaust\| Custom sliders\| bobbed frame\| custom flat bed\| Dedicated off-roader in the works. '95 4runner\|22re\|5spd\|157K miles\| 2" BL\| 33x12.5 m/t \|anti-sway bars removed f/r\| Warn manual hubs\| PaceSetter header\| 2.25" exhaust\| Custom front bumper, 4xInno sliders\|Rebuilt engine\| Daily Driver '88 4runner\|22re\|5spd\|206K miles\|Sold '93 single cab\|22re\|5spd\|150K miles\|Sold

04-04-2012, 09:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
justin_4runner Registered User Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: tacoma wa Posts: 1,287	u can also look at the bolts that hold the brackets and pedals in, does the lines that go to the slave look new? or ran my the manufacturer? if they did the 5 speed swap i dont see it being a bad thing, after all i did it to my rig.

04-05-2012, 08:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
justin_4runner Registered User Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: tacoma wa Posts: 1,287	not too bad of a looking rig, it might change the fuel and timing a little or then needed something to fill a open spot and thats what they came up with and it might not even be hooked up.

04-06-2012, 03:30 AM	#9 (permalink)
KZN185W Contributing Member Personal Sales Rating: (1) Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 951	could be the PO did the center bezel mod __________________ Hilux Surf KZN185W SSR-G l 3.0L TDI l Dual Batteries l LT285/75R16 l Recaro Seats Drive Your Dreams

04-06-2012, 05:09 AM	#10 (permalink)
thedanned Registered User Personal Sales Rating: (0) [OP] Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 334	Hmm from what I read here http://m.yotatech.com/showthread.php?t=43660&page=2 That is to put a 99+ bezel in but mine is a 99. Am i missing something? That does look like my bezel.

04-06-2012, 09:56 AM	#12 (permalink)
ALLDATAdiy INFO FormerVendor Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 96	Does your cruise control work?

04-06-2012, 10:14 AM	#14 (permalink)
ALLDATAdiy INFO FormerVendor Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 96	I'd do a voltage check on the ECT terminal coming out of your cruise control ECU. ALLDATAdiy says that it should be between 8-14v.

04-06-2012, 10:18 AM	#15 (permalink)
thedanned Registered User Personal Sales Rating: (0) [OP] Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 334	Ok. What are you driving at? __________________ 1989 4R 3VZ Manual 32X11.50 BFG AT Saggy Butt

04-06-2012, 11:10 AM	#16 (permalink)
swerks Registered User Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Milwaukee WI Posts: 993	I thought ECT was only active for automatics ??? __________________ 99 SR5 V6 Auto 4WD, deck plate, TRD exhaust,Sonoron steel 7.2, Waag Nerfs, Wet Okole's, Load warrior, Optima red top// 86 Turbo SR5 4Runner, TEC T3 turbo,2.5 " exhaust, ARB suspension, Rustoleum paint (Money pit)

04-06-2012, 12:05 PM	#18 (permalink)
Jomoka Registered User Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: St. Louis MO Posts: 84	Or someone wanted another switch for something. My wife's '96 has a few 4Runner switches in it that aren't original equipment. Running lights, auto-antenna turn off (for playing CD's), stuff like that. Random switches from the pick-n-pull look better and fir properly. Oh and high-five to the OP for the 5-spd e-locker. I had to look for a long while to find mine. '99 Highlander 5-spd e-locker. Yours looks like a Higlander package too, SR5 with body colored bumpers and a snort-hood. Good stuff. Mine's green and has the no-running board flares. Last edited by Jomoka; 04-06-2012 at 12:06 PM.

04-08-2012, 09:30 PM	#19 (permalink)
thedanned Registered User Personal Sales Rating: (0) [OP] Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 334	Thanks for all the insight everyone. I installed my stereo today and found that the button is definitely plugged in. The po must have changed the bezel or clock at some point. When I was putting it back together I plugged the harness into the back of the ETC button and noticed the clock and rear defrost werent working. I removed the harness from there and plugged it into the back of the clock and they came back. Took the running boards off too. __________________ 1989 4R 3VZ Manual 32X11.50 BFG AT Saggy Butt

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