My truck (fj62) has had cranking and starting problems for the past few weeks. I assumed intially that it was a bad battery because it would only start intermitently once in a while and sounded like a slow chug-a-lug to a start. Once it started everything was fine including driving at night. Progressively the "no start" to happen more often.
I changed the battery but it seemed to work for only a day and the next day I couldn't start it.
I took off the starter and it bench tested at AutoZone- ok for starter and solenoid, After cleaning the terminals, I then reinstalled it back into the car and the car started on the first try. That evening, I tried to move the vehicle and the same problem.
I checked if there was a drain on the vehicle with a light bulb and jumpers across the NEG battery post and NEG cable and found no current. Therefore no electrical grounding draining the battery.
Tried jumping the vehicle with no luck on cranking.
I tried a direct jump/by pass to the starter but got alot of sparks, so I didn't push my luck anymore with that technique.
I can here the starter plunger activating when I am underneath the vehicle while somebody is turning the ignition. Tried bumping the starter.
I am suspecting a bad intermitent starter or ignition switch. What do you think?
How much for a new ignition switch? I had one starter die on me on a ford but it wasn't a gradual "no start" problem.
The vehicle has 209k and it looks like this could have been on it's second starter because it has printed "remanufactured for toyota".
Thanks alot in advance for all the advice.
I changed the battery but it seemed to work for only a day and the next day I couldn't start it.
I took off the starter and it bench tested at AutoZone- ok for starter and solenoid, After cleaning the terminals, I then reinstalled it back into the car and the car started on the first try. That evening, I tried to move the vehicle and the same problem.
I checked if there was a drain on the vehicle with a light bulb and jumpers across the NEG battery post and NEG cable and found no current. Therefore no electrical grounding draining the battery.
Tried jumping the vehicle with no luck on cranking.
I tried a direct jump/by pass to the starter but got alot of sparks, so I didn't push my luck anymore with that technique.
I can here the starter plunger activating when I am underneath the vehicle while somebody is turning the ignition. Tried bumping the starter.
I am suspecting a bad intermitent starter or ignition switch. What do you think?
How much for a new ignition switch? I had one starter die on me on a ford but it wasn't a gradual "no start" problem.
The vehicle has 209k and it looks like this could have been on it's second starter because it has printed "remanufactured for toyota".
Thanks alot in advance for all the advice.
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