2000 Toyota Tundra Starter Relay Problems
I cleaned the battery terminals thinking they were dirty.
2000 toyota tundra starter relay problems. If the circuit has not yet completely failed you may hear a clicking noise as you try to turn the key. Turn the key to start hear the fuel pump go the starter relay clicks but nothing happens. If you find the ign relay swap it with another non-critical relay test it.
This problem may be attributed to a circuit that has failed so no matter how many times you turn the key the vehicle will not start. Im unfamiliar with the 1st gens fuse box. Sometimes starts right a way sometimes have to turn the ignition key - Toyota 2000 Tundra question.
Next step is the starter solenoid which on the 47 is a pain in the neck to get to the whole intake manifold needs to be removed to get to starter. 2000 tundra engine doesnt start only one click sound Sounds like battery is dead or low on charge possibly from bad battery connections or bad alternator. Your main is probably under the hood.
When it does not start you can hear the relay click in the fuse box under hood and hear the fuel pump run. Discussion Starter 1 Mar 1 2012. Check your fuse box for a blown ignition fuse relay.
However today the truck just wont start. The next thing that I would do is to plug up a spark plug tester 5 at autozone up to the plugs and make sure that they are getting voltage. The solenoid does not work because you shorted it out with the screwdriver so the engine will not turn over.
It requires taking the intake manifold off as the starter is. Step 3 Pull the starter relay out by hand which will be marked clearly on the inside of the relay diagram printed on the inside of the relay cover lid. Open your Toyotas relay panel which is located on the drivers side of the engine block near the battery.