Hey Yall. Hoping you guys can answer my newbie banana questions.

Got a 1989 Toyota Truck Manual 5 spd, 22RE engine V6.

Decided I should change the Oil. No problem. Oil filter on incredibly tight, have to go get a oil filter wrench to bang it loose. Probably hit all kinds of other cords. Get it off, hand tighten it back on. Fill her up with oil. Go to start it the lights turn on and everything put it doesn't start or turn over.

Discover a yellow cord loose with no home. Figure it has something to do with the starter but I can't find its home. I have attached some pictures. Any help or advice would be fantastic.

In the picture you can see the new oil filter, the loose yellow cord (I think this is the problem, not 100% sure though).

http://imgur.com/Vhs2SGm&OBB5pMV&9SsluwR&RXutpCF

WHERE DOES THE YELLOW CORD GO!?!?

Thanks!
Joe

 

It has been rewired so not 100% sure, but you might want to check the bottom front(meaning towards the grill) for a unhooked wire that little black plastic box looking thing.

 

Think it is the Starter solenoid positive terminal. but still not 100% sure

 

That's not a V6...BTW.

 

I must have passed by the part where it said V6 and just read 22re.

 

That wire should go to the "S" terminal on the starter. It is the signal wire to make the starter solenoid close tho crank the motor.

 

Lamps use cords, vehicles use wires.

Like others have said, the wire goes to the starter.
Why were you banging on the filter wrench? Next time, use a longer lever.
Who ever did that rewire, didn't know what they were doing.

 

Possible.

O.P. check if this wire is missing. AND verify that that yellow wire has 12V when iGn is in START position, AND ONLY IF in "start" position

 

This is going to be interesting !!

The fact it even ran is amazing .

Why would you double up that yellow wire??

I wonder was that yellow wire shorted while cranking and took out the fusible link?? If that has not been removed because it looked different.

 

You should use some pliers and tighten up the female connector so it doesn't slide off the starter's "S" terminal so easily.
Sorry for sounding dirty

 

Sorry but the 22RE engine is a 4 cylinder engine as well as all of the 20/22 series.