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Starter run-on after truck sits for a week
My 22re on several occasions has had the starter continue to run after the truck starts. It only happens after the truck has not been started for many days. When it happens I shut it off and it’s fine on the next start. No indication that any wiring has been modified. Not outdoor temp dependent, truck is garaged now. Seems like a relay or solenoid could be sticking or something like that. I have tried nothing...any ideas? |
You can check the voltage output by the relay to the solenoid. If you still have power after the key is returned to the run position it is not the starter/solenoid, if you don't have power it's the starter/solenoid.
But being its intermittently doing it that's going to be hard to check I imagine. Might be best off just pulling the starter to get eyes on it and clean it up to see if the problem goes away. |
Originally Posted by Co_94_PU
(Post 52411526)
You can check the voltage output by the relay to the solenoid. If you still have power after the key is returned to the run position it is not the starter/solenoid, if you don't have power it's the starter/solenoid.
But being its intermittently doing it that's going to be hard to check I imagine. Might be best off just pulling the starter to get eyes on it and clean it up to see if the problem goes away. |
The magnetic thingy (solenoid plunger) is sticking in the starter. When it does it again, hit the starter with a stick. Should then stop.
Open cover, remove, clean with 1000g sandpaper, reinstall. |
Originally Posted by ev13wt
(Post 52411528)
The magnetic thingy (solenoid plunger) is sticking in the starter. When it does it again, hit the starter with a stick. Should then stop.
Open cover, remove, clean with 1000g sandpaper, reinstall. |
Mine did the same thing one night when I was leaving work -- it got hung up running the starter even after the engine was started. This happened about a week or 2 after it began intermittently clicking without turning the engine over. Fortunately, my new starter contacts came in that day, so I hopped on it that night as soon as I got home. Here's the old original contacts next to the new 4Crawler contacts. It's been 5 months and about 5k miles and I can confidently say that this completely fixed the issue.
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.yot...9ec20cc495.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.yot...9e90854961.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.yot...ebfb701ece.jpg |
Thanks for the great photos, cbh138! |
my own starter contact replacement (begin with the linked post - continues with the next few posts):
starter removal and solenoid contact replacement |
Thanks, Wally. Great photos on the toyota-4runner.org post.
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Originally Posted by Melrose 4r
(Post 52411525)
...I shut it off and it’s fine on the next start....
However, I agree abut inspecting the solenoid contacts as mentioned above^^^. |
Originally Posted by RAD4Runner
(Post 52412057)
Actually after you release the ignition key, there should already be nothing to keep starter relay, starter solenoid, and starter motor on. IF the starter solenoid were causing it I wonder how shutting the engine off by turning IGN off would also turn solenoid off - unless the issue is with the ignition switch ST1 contacts.
However, I agree abut inspecting the solenoid contacts as mentioned above^^^. The reason it runs on seems to be mechanical, with the edge of the plunger hanging up on the worn edge of the contact instead of overlapping correctly. But we’ll see when I get it apart. |
Originally Posted by Melrose 4r
(Post 52412136)
...The reason it runs on seems to be mechanical, with the edge of the plunger hanging up....
or plunger sticking like ev13wt mentioned above. |
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