weaselman

I have a starting issue with my 4Runner

when i turn the key all you hear is a click

i had the starter tested and autozone and kragen said it was good

i looked at all the fuses in my truck, they are all good and none are missing

battery is fully charged

could it be the starter relay? even tho its clicking when i turn the key?

what could i be missing here?

i recieved the truck in this condition..any help would be greatly appreciated

TNRabbit

http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/maintenance/starter/

Elton

starter contacts get them from 4crawler.com with ur body lift shouldint take you very long to remove it you got a 22re right ?

RadRacer'86

I don't know if my problem is the same as yours or not. I couldn't get mine to start either though, untill yesterday. The problem started about two weeks ago. The solution ended up being a fuse I didn't know about. Stuffed up above the kick panel fuse box there were two fuses inline with wires. 1 was burnt out and that was the problem. Good luck. btw, I have an '86 Runner too

Ebin

I had the same problem too. My prob turned out to be, oil leaked onto the neutral bypass switch on the starter. Spray some degreaser on the starter and hose it off.

drguitarum2005

if kragen and autozone tests said starter was good, how would it be the contacts?

91muddog

i frequently have the same issue, ive tried everything, battery cables, starters, bateries, relays but it still does it on occasion. usualy jumpstarting will work or sometimes just let it sit for a while then try again. (about 10 minutes or so)

try doing a voltage drop test between the battery and the smaller wire that connects to the starter, if the test reads bad (a drop of .2volts or more) you will want to check ALL of the wires in the ignition system. Dont forget about the ignition switch, I have not tested mine yet but the voltage could very easily be dropping in the ignition switch itself.

i hope this helps, let me know what you find!

weaselman

i fixed it, thanx a lot guys

Elton

what was the problem

weaselman

i honestly really dont kno, i got mad and slammed the hood and then the next day when i tried to start it, it tried to turn over just fine...so i really dont kno "/

91muddog

evry 95-85 yota ive known has does it.
ive troubleshooted the hell out of it.
dont be suprised if it happens again nit probably will.

waskillywabbit

iTrader: (-1)

It will happen again...and strand you.

Check the connection on the starter...that plug gets old, loose and you can splice on a new connetor...but it will keep your truck from not starting if it gets loose.

weaselman

ok, thanx a lot guyz

Bejiita

Just needed some tough loving lol.

skynuts

dudes, i had the same problems with the once in a wile clicking and got worse well i took my starter out to look a the contacts they were toast and no dealerships open so was fartin around and took a 1/2 inch piece of cooper pipe flatened it with a vice to the same size as the contacts, figured id give it a try put the starter back in and first try started up and has not failed sence!!! killer not to have to give the dealership more money