Supra not startin up

aznboik1mva

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Well came home today and went to go start the supra..turn key nothing, not even a click and i have power. so i go jump the car. still nothing. then swap out the old battery with a new one and still no power. so finnaly i got my cuzins to come help me push start it and the thing starts right up. my question is do you guys think its the starter? ik im getting enough juice
 

supradjza80

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aznboik1mva;1454784 said:
Well came home today and went to go start the supra..turn key nothing, not even a click and i have power. so i go jump the car. still nothing. then swap out the old battery with a new one and still no power. so finnaly i got my cuzins to come help me push start it and the thing starts right up. my question is do you guys think its the starter? ik im getting enough juice

If it started from push starting it is the starter. Check that you are getting power to the solenoid, and if you are I would check the solenoid since you are not even getting the click.
 

Clip

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same thing happened to me one night when it got pretty cold out, i wasn't hearing any click either. i replaced the starter and battery and haven't had a problem since.
 

radiod

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The cold weather severely hampers a battery's ability to give amperage. First cold night in winter time is when a lot of people find out that their weak battery (that's been working fine through the nice warm summer months) is actually dying. You can have as much as a 30% difference between cold cranking and warm cranking amps that a battery can deliver.

I'd say to get the battery tested, find out if it's weak. If it is, obviously replace it. If it isn't, make sure your starter solenoid is switching properly.

Directions on how to test your starter solenoid:
http://www.cygnusx1.net/Supra/Library/TSRM/MK3/manual.aspx?Section=ST&P=12

If that's working properly, and you still don't hear the clicking, you're going to have to check ignition switch connections.

On another note, does anyone really know why there is a starter relay with how they have it wired up? I looked at the wiring diagram and it looks like the same wire that's running from the ignition to the switch side of the relay is also the wire for the power side of the relay. So when you're turning your key you're using the same wire to supply power directly to the starter solenoid...doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose of having a relay?