87 supra turbo auto

87hilux7mge · 04-22-2011, 10:10 PM

yea agreed. low power flow through the wires or a bad starter switch, dunno if the mk3 has that though, my truck does and its an 87 (why i put a push button in..

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nrburnt · 04-22-2011, 10:32 PM

thks for the replies, have moved on and determined the clicking sound is coming from the relay assy circuit........ supposed to click? or is that an indication of broken? clicking stops and no spark at the starter when it is pulled
I have put a meter on the battery , 12.5 volts and the same at the starter (12.5) I am, just for the fun of it all......... (ya, who says i need a life) pulling, cleaning and testing the main leads ................... see what happens

btwilson86 · 04-22-2011, 11:05 PM

Keep in mind, you can still have good voltage at the starter with a bad connection. The problem will be when trying to pull the large current through the lines.

And I believe the Supra's have a starter relay, that may be what is clicking.

nrburnt · 04-23-2011, 01:13 AM

okay, i did have that in mind and a helpful mechanic that i know dropped by and help test things........ as a point of curiousity he asked if i had an alarm system........... well i do, aftermarket, and what is happening is exactly what it did before when i sat inside and armed it. problem is it won't disarm. How it got armed i do not know. The car is in a spot where there is no need for me to use it, so i just never thought about it.
the alarm i believe is overiding the start function, so no matter how many wires i pull and clean it will be the same. Well gonna drop down where i had it installed and see if they can tell me how to override so i can at least eliminate it. keep u posted, least that way if it is the problem some other poor smuck won't go what i went thru.

nrburnt · 05-02-2011, 07:05 PM

thank you. finally got it running. Was the simplest thing to do.
I went thru the tsrm list of possibilities, starter/ leads/battery/ relay and it was on the final one that i hit on it.
Was the nuetral switch. And even then the switch wasn't faulty.
I was about to pull it till i saw how buried it ws behind the exhaust, so i thought first i would clean the connections............. a shot of gunk, folled by a shot of brake cleaner and a liberal shot of elec contact cleaner. wipe it down. then when tried to start, it started when i held the key and went thru the shifter. Kicked over on my way back into nuetral. Has been good since.
I assume the connections were corroded.
thks again.

04-22-2011, 10:10 PM	#1
87hilux7mge walbro fp Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: spokane Posts: 479	yea agreed. low power flow through the wires or a bad starter switch, dunno if the mk3 has that though, my truck does and its an 87 (why i put a push button in.. ). __________________ 87 toyota 4x4 single cab short box pickup, 7MGZE.

04-22-2011, 11:05 PM	#3
btwilson86 Super Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Billings, Montana Posts: 1,034	Keep in mind, you can still have good voltage at the starter with a bad connection. The problem will be when trying to pull the large current through the lines. And I believe the Supra's have a starter relay, that may be what is clicking. __________________ 1989 7MGTE R154 Targa Top White Package w/Blue Interior Driftmotion 57trim CT26, Upgraded Intercooler, 2.25" Hard Pipes, 3" Turbo Back Exhaust with Test Pipe, HKS VPC w/GM 3 bar MAP sensor, APEXi S-AFC, Walbro 255lph fuel pump, ProSport EVO Series Boost / Fuel Pressure / AFR gauges, Lotek a Pillar Gauge Pod, HKS Type 0 Turbo Timer, Eibach Lowering Springs, Tokico Illumina II TEMS struts, custom powder coated Motegi Racing TrakLite wheels

05-02-2011, 07:05 PM	#5
nrburnt Stock Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: langley, bc canada Posts: 6	to those of you that helped thank you. finally got it running. Was the simplest thing to do. I went thru the tsrm list of possibilities, starter/ leads/battery/ relay and it was on the final one that i hit on it. Was the nuetral switch. And even then the switch wasn't faulty. I was about to pull it till i saw how buried it ws behind the exhaust, so i thought first i would clean the connections............. a shot of gunk, folled by a shot of brake cleaner and a liberal shot of elec contact cleaner. wipe it down. then when tried to start, it started when i held the key and went thru the shifter. Kicked over on my way back into nuetral. Has been good since. I assume the connections were corroded. thks again.

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04-22-2011, 10:32 PM	#2
nrburnt Stock Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: langley, bc canada Posts: 6	thks for the replies, have moved on and determined the clicking sound is coming from the relay assy circuit........ supposed to click? or is that an indication of broken? clicking stops and no spark at the starter when it is pulled I have put a meter on the battery , 12.5 volts and the same at the starter (12.5) I am, just for the fun of it all......... (ya, who says i need a life) pulling, cleaning and testing the main leads ................... see what happens

04-23-2011, 01:13 AM	#4
nrburnt Stock Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: langley, bc canada Posts: 6	okay, i did have that in mind and a helpful mechanic that i know dropped by and help test things........ as a point of curiousity he asked if i had an alarm system........... well i do, aftermarket, and what is happening is exactly what it did before when i sat inside and armed it. problem is it won't disarm. How it got armed i do not know. The car is in a spot where there is no need for me to use it, so i just never thought about it. the alarm i believe is overiding the start function, so no matter how many wires i pull and clean it will be the same. Well gonna drop down where i had it installed and see if they can tell me how to override so i can at least eliminate it. keep u posted, least that way if it is the problem some other poor smuck won't go what i went thru.