Starting problems....
#1
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: bellflower
Posts: 913
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Starting problems....
I have a 91 3.0 yota pickup. The past few days i've been having some starting problems. I'm figuring it may be the starter...
After the truck has sit in the sun for a bit, like before i go to work, or wherever, i turn the key, there's a 1 - 1.5 sec delay before it starts to crank.. and then fires right up. It never did this before. If i leave it in the shade like under a tree at work, it cranks right away. Once, after parking in the sun for 30 mins, it wouldnt crank at all. I kept on trying and trying... and then it was time to call road side. After trying to get a hold of them, i tried one more time, and after holding it for a sec it started.
Could my starter be going bad? Or maybe my battery? not enuf juice to crank it over?
Thanks!
After the truck has sit in the sun for a bit, like before i go to work, or wherever, i turn the key, there's a 1 - 1.5 sec delay before it starts to crank.. and then fires right up. It never did this before. If i leave it in the shade like under a tree at work, it cranks right away. Once, after parking in the sun for 30 mins, it wouldnt crank at all. I kept on trying and trying... and then it was time to call road side. After trying to get a hold of them, i tried one more time, and after holding it for a sec it started.
Could my starter be going bad? Or maybe my battery? not enuf juice to crank it over?
Thanks!
#2
Registered User
Originally Posted by joshik
I have a 91 3.0 yota pickup. The past few days i've been having some starting problems. I'm figuring it may be the starter...
After the truck has sit in the sun for a bit, like before i go to work, or wherever, i turn the key, there's a 1 - 1.5 sec delay before it starts to crank.. and then fires right up. It never did this before. If i leave it in the shade like under a tree at work, it cranks right away. Once, after parking in the sun for 30 mins, it wouldnt crank at all. I kept on trying and trying... and then it was time to call road side. After trying to get a hold of them, i tried one more time, and after holding it for a sec it started.
Could my starter be going bad? Or maybe my battery? not enuf juice to crank it over?
Thanks!
After the truck has sit in the sun for a bit, like before i go to work, or wherever, i turn the key, there's a 1 - 1.5 sec delay before it starts to crank.. and then fires right up. It never did this before. If i leave it in the shade like under a tree at work, it cranks right away. Once, after parking in the sun for 30 mins, it wouldnt crank at all. I kept on trying and trying... and then it was time to call road side. After trying to get a hold of them, i tried one more time, and after holding it for a sec it started.
Could my starter be going bad? Or maybe my battery? not enuf juice to crank it over?
Thanks!
Good Luck!
* Harry *
#3
Contributing Member
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: People's Republic of Boulder
Posts: 831
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
I had a similar problem - only happened when the engine & air were hot. Replaced starter, battery & cables. Added a starter relay and haven't had a problem since. With the 5spd, you should already have one - if it's bad, replace it with an aftermarket - Toyota wants like $200 for theirs. If you don't have one, you can get all of the parts at Radio Shack for less than $20. Take the small wire that goes to your starter now & plug that into the 'Activation' terminal of the new relay. Run a ground, then a wire from the battery to one of the 'switching' terminals and another from the other terminal to the starter (where you removed the original wire). Roger Brown also has a write-up on his site.
#4
Guys, having a clicking problem with my starter on a '91 P/U and ready to replace the starter. Have a 3.0 6 cyclinder motor. Do any of you guys foresee a problem changing the starter? Is everything easy to get to? Any special tools needed?
GB
GB
#5
Contributing Member
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: People's Republic of Boulder
Posts: 831
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Originally Posted by GaBowman
Guys, having a clicking problem with my starter on a '91 P/U and ready to replace the starter. Have a 3.0 6 cyclinder motor. Do any of you guys foresee a problem changing the starter? Is everything easy to get to? Any special tools needed?
GB
GB
This should be what you're looking for: Starter repair & replacement.
The links at the bottom of the page are really helpful.
Good luck.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
ZONAYODA
86-95 Trucks & 4Runners
12
07-13-2015 07:17 PM
Poncho0206
95.5-2004 Tacomas & 96-2002 4Runners
3
07-10-2015 06:21 PM