Posted: 8/28/2005 1:37:46 PM EDT
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Vehicle: Toyota t-100, 1993 6cl. Symptoms: Turn key, nothing. Battery is good (new), and reads at 12 volts. All fuses are good. Guess: Starter? |
Yep. It was disconnected. I reconnected it and still no dice. It reads twelve volts on the dash and makes a very small click when the key is turned. |
Solinoid/relay/starte is the most likely You can connect the batt directly to the starter, and that will tell you where you are at |
Does your car have a anti-theft device? On my vehicle, my key has a little chip in it that verifies that I am owner that allows the vehicle to turn over. My key was getting worn down and had had problems starting the car. I simply started to use my spare key and everything is working fine again. |
| Here's a clue if it's the starter. Turn key to on position, see if dash lights light up, turn key to start, if all the lights dim it's the starter, the starter's sucking all the juice but its shot so it doesnt make the car start. +1 on the whacking of the starter to confirm bad starter. |
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Do you have a multimeter? If so, check the battery voltage while you try to crank the engine. Voltage should be about 12.8V with the car off. If it's lower, then the battery is bad or has been discharged. Try to crank it, and the voltage should go down to about 11.5 or so. If it goes to 10 or lower, then the battery is bad. If it goes to 11.5 or so, then power is getting to the starter, but the engine isn't cranking, so the starter is probably bad, or just needs a good smack. If it doesn't change, then there's no power getting to the starter, and you get to test lots and lots of wires to figure out why. |