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Toyota Pickup (pre-Tacoma) issues
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I have an 88 Toyota 4x4 pickup with a V6 3.0L engine. it has 180,000 miles on it. I did a full tune up 5000 miles ago with new: Spark plugs, wires, distributer cap and rotor. I just replaced the air filter and oil 10-40W. I live near Detroit and the engine has a very hard time starting in the cold weather. the truck starts fine in warm weather. But when its cold it will take about 6 or 8 tries of turning the engine over, before it will start. The starter will engage and turn the engine but it has a hard time starting. When the engine does start, it misses real bad, for about 15 to 20 seconds, then starts idling normally. I checked the plugs and they have a brown tint to them but they are not that worn. Any suggestions to whats causing the problem? or how I can fix this myself?
What are the things I should look into?
Measure your battery voltage at the battery terminals...not the connector clamps and dig the meter contacts into the metal so you have good contact. Have someone try the starter (don't overdue it, a few seconds should do). The battery voltage should drop to 9V or lower if the solenoid is working and switching properly and the starter is working. Now measure the voltage at the battery connectors as the starter is energized. The voltage should be the same. a lower voltage indicates poor terminal contact, a very common problem resolved by cleaning the contact areas. Too low voltage in both instances is most probably either a bad battery or bad starter. By the way a solenoid that clicks is not necessarily making contact...Good luck...ClintB
Good luck...Clintb32
In attempting to read the codes and understand a little more about the system, I bought a Chilton manual. The Chilton manual for the 86 pickup shows how to jump the two test connector and tells how to read the resulting codes on the instrument panel trouble light. Problem...the connector has three wires and there is no trouble(check engine) light. In an attempt to resolve this little problem I made a visit to Toyota of Huntington Beach where i was told they could not help and besides "we are in business to repair vehicles, not to tell others how to repair their own."
Other dealers have been more reasonable and I was told to jump the white wire to the light green wire with the red stripe. Then I found there was no light on the panel or on the Chilton schematic. I suspect the third wire may be the answer, but after 50 years in electronics, I hesitate to make unknown connections.
After many hours on the net, I have not found a phone number or email for Toyota that can answer my question and hope someone on this forum can. It would be greatly appreciated.
Was driving down the road, when it started to cut out and died. After waiting awile and continued cranking of the engine the pick-up started up. If driving carefully with throttle the pick ran for awile and then started cutting out and died again. This continued for about 20 miles, until it would not start at all.
Tried:
Changing Fuel Filter --didn't work
cold start fuel port had fuel in intake, fuel system seems to be ok
I checked ignition, no spark
There is elect current up to coil but none to distributor.
Replaced soil, pick-up still doesn't have any spark.
Any ideas? Thnaks for looking.
I completely rebuilt the 22R FI engine. Has 2000 miles on rebuilt. All axles and
Auto trans have amsoil fluid and are perfect. Locking hubs. Cab body in good shape
with new front fenders. Have snow plowed my driveway for the last 6 years with
a 6' alumium blade with a western plow frame and controls. Best traction truck
I have ever seen, but the frame is going fast from rust. Will a newer toyota pickup
accept the front axle and springs with using my old steering box and steering
column. Perhaps a 94. Have too much invested in engine and body too junk.
Truck now has 145,000 on it. Need Advise. Bob
-Josh
-Josh
Hi, I have a 1989 Toyota SR5 4x4 4 cyc pickup with 66,000 miles on it. I just luv this toy. Friend gave me 2 new exhaust mufflers. Can't find a name on them but they are cyclinder in shape, about 2 feet long and red....I know..nice info. But I was thinking of putting both of these on and now am wondering if I could screw up back pressure, etc.? Maybe I should just leave well enough alone, but I sure would like to hear a little growl when I take off. Second childhood I guess. Any suggestions? Thanks much.
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