12ht Starter Relay / Glow Plug Relay

[Silveredition]

So, I am having the s***test time at the moment with my 60, and have a 4000km trip coming up in 3 days.. Every time I drive it a new issue arises.
This morning the Starter Relay (Toyota said it is a Glow Plug Relay - but 12ht’s don’t have glow plugs) started buzzing… I turned the ignition on and off a couple of times and it stopped.
Toyota said the part is discontinued..

Is there a way of bypassing it if it continues to buzz, or can it be disconnected once the engine starts?

Does anyone have any other suggestions?

I am hesitant to pull it apart

Thanks heaps…

Drew

 

[duncanrm]

12HTs do have a glow screen.. are you sure its not the glow screen relay? I would expect the starter relay to buzz, as its only energised when you turn the key.

 

[Silveredition]

12HTs do have a glow screen.. are you sure its not the glow screen relay? I would expect the starter relay to buzz, as its only energised when you turn the key.

Thanks,
When I gave the part number to Toyota they called it the Glow Plug Relay. Would make sense if it is the Glow Screen Relay - and I could just disconnect it…

 

[Silveredition]

So, I pulled the blue plug. The car started and turned off as it should, and didn’t burn to the ground…

 

[ATL Cruiser]

Mechanical relays are pretty easy to repair. One you open it up (which can be a pain with the plastic shell), you'll notice carbon all over the contact points. File that off, just like you're cleaning points on an old distributor, and put it back together.

I did this in the driver seat once during a rain storm on the highway. The wiper relay got stuck on me in the middle of the storm.

 

[duncanrm]

Thanks,
When I gave the part number to Toyota they called it the Glow Plug Relay. Would make sense if it is the Glow Screen Relay - and I could just disconnect it…

Yes.. the 12HT barely needs the glow screen, especially if you're not living in Siberia. Given you're living in Western Australia - you'll certainly almost never need the glow screen to start the vehicle, even on the coldest morning of what passes for Winter in your fine state.