Is it the starter?

fxtec · 06-25-2009, 12:23 PM

1999 4Runner - Recently I have been getting the 'click click' when trying to start. Doesn't happen all of the time, but when it does sometimes it'll start after a few tries. If that doesn't work I attach a battery pack and it'll always start. Replaced battery (costco), but it still happens.

Read all of the posts about replacing/troubleshooting starter and have new contacts. Before I pull the starter wondering if that is the issue since it'll always start when I attach battery pack.

Checked voltage and always around high 13/low 14 volts.

Thoughts?

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hross14 · 06-25-2009, 12:28 PM

starter if the volts are right-As the starter gets older it takes more power to--well--start. That could answer why it starts with a jumper.

Also check your cranking amps--

scuba · 06-25-2009, 12:37 PM

Id say its a yes on the starter..

When mine was on the way out it would take a few tries turning the keys..
I replaced the contacts and all is well

Props to you for searching though.

Welcome and good luck fixing it..

ScubaDuck · 06-25-2009, 02:19 PM

x2 on replacing the starter contacts now. I had the same symptoms but put off fixing it because the problem wasn't too bad.... Like Buhundred said- One day the starter kept cranking and would not disengage from the flexplate. I made the mistake of trying to move the truck to get it to disengage and ended up cracking the flexplate.

-Scubaduck

KrashDH · 06-25-2009, 03:45 PM

I had the same issue with my tacoma. 99% sure it is the contacts. I replaced mine and she is fine again...here is my thread.. in the photos you can see the worn battery side

http://www.yotatech.com/f2/possible-...-issue-184572/

I don't have a 4runner but I can imagine things are pretty close.

Ron Helmuth · 06-27-2009, 08:46 PM

have a fire extinguisher handy and keep it in the truck so you will not need it.

Other members have had this happen leading to a fire.

Yes it does sound like it probably is the starter contacts however you have not mentioned the cables nor the ends of them. Are you sure they are corrosion free and well crimped at both ends? They sometimes pull out just a bit from the connector.

I am thinking when you attach the jump starter it initiates more pressure on the cable end thus making a solid connection. Total mileage on the vehicle is what please?

algranger · 06-27-2009, 08:50 PM

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06-25-2009, 12:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
hross14 Registered User Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 1,485	starter if the volts are right-As the starter gets older it takes more power to--well--start. That could answer why it starts with a jumper. Also check your cranking amps-- __________________ Yes, I said "country." America really is a nation, but you couldn't convince those who lead the Democratic and Republican Parties of that. Both parties now see America as nothing more than an economy, a marketplace, and not a sovereign nation. They don't see you and me as citizens of this great nation; they see us as units of labor, consumers and taxpayers. Yes, I am here to collect my 238$ worth of stock from AIG. "What do you mean a free market economy doesnt apply to the rich?"

06-25-2009, 12:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
scuba Registered User Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: On the rocks, near Temecula, Socal Posts: 10,797	Id say its a yes on the starter.. When mine was on the way out it would take a few tries turning the keys.. I replaced the contacts and all is well Props to you for searching though. Welcome and good luck fixing it.. __________________ SHUT UP AND WHEEL. My 99 Tacoma Single Cab build. Now representing All-Pro Off-Road. Call us for all your suspension and armor needs. 951-658-7077

06-25-2009, 03:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
KrashDH Registered User Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montana Posts: 216	I had the same issue with my tacoma. 99% sure it is the contacts. I replaced mine and she is fine again...here is my thread.. in the photos you can see the worn battery side http://www.yotatech.com/f2/possible-...-issue-184572/ I don't have a 4runner but I can imagine things are pretty close. __________________ '99 Tacoma 5spd 2.7 4WD Xtra cab TRD K&N Intake, headers, Hella's, Magnaflow cat, cat-back w/ Magnaflow exhaust, gray wire, fosgate(s), Kenwood deck. Hopefully more to come. '05 Banshee scream 5th element rear, setup for 7/7-->'06 custom welded steel DJ/trials frame. Line-X frame coat. Avid BB7 mech. My first frame job. holding strong

06-27-2009, 08:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ron Helmuth Registered User Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: May 2007 Location: Denver metro area-CO Posts: 2,155	have a fire extinguisher handy and keep it in the truck so you will not need it. Other members have had this happen leading to a fire. Yes it does sound like it probably is the starter contacts however you have not mentioned the cables nor the ends of them. Are you sure they are corrosion free and well crimped at both ends? They sometimes pull out just a bit from the connector. I am thinking when you attach the jump starter it initiates more pressure on the cable end thus making a solid connection. Total mileage on the vehicle is what please? __________________ 99 4Runner SR5 4wd 3.4/5 spd- Factory Locker O/M/Emu springs- 881 fronts/890 rears O/M/E shocks- N91s fr/N86 rr All Pro Off Road welded on sliders ARB"Taco"bumper/Hella 500s & side markers Redline Tuning hood struts/Bushwackers 2" 4crawler.com body lift all my Yota photos are over on Facebook now http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...5&l=5795132731

06-27-2009, 08:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
algranger Registered User Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Here in the PNW Posts: 3,372	Starter __________________ . . . DIRTY DIESEL She aint purrin, She's damn sure growlin . . . .

06-25-2009, 02:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
ScubaDuck Registered User Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Clyde, CA Posts: 107	x2 on replacing the starter contacts now. I had the same symptoms but put off fixing it because the problem wasn't too bad.... Like Buhundred said- One day the starter kept cranking and would not disengage from the flexplate. I made the mistake of trying to move the truck to get it to disengage and ended up cracking the flexplate. -Scubaduck

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