fourunnabilly

This may be blatantly ovbious to most of you, but I need some help here. When I go to turn my Runner on, all I get is a clicking noise. Tested the battery and got 12 volts. Checked the fuses to the best of my ability, all fine. Turned the key to the run position and crawled underneath to touch the IG wire running to the alternator, and no power. This wire should read 12V when the key is turned to "start/run", but not actually running. The other two wires are the S and the L, correct?? To make a long story short, I think the problem is between the alternator and the battery. Besides the IG, S, L, and ground wires, what else runs to the alternator / between the alternator and battery?? Any help here to give me something to go from for troubleshooting would be much appreciated. Let me know what any and all of you think I should examine...alternator ground, fuses, other wires, etc. I highly doubt it is the starter as I only 6K miles on her. Thanks again and again.

BIlly

partszar

What year, engine, transmission?

evilcow

Clicking. Probably the starter.

david in germany

I would have to agree with the starter. did you get as new starter or a rebuilt one? If it is a rebuilt one I would venturee to believe the contacts were never changed... That is about to only thing to ever go on a Toyota starter.
Good luck!
David