FJ40 Not Starting

Yeah i would love too, but the problem is it wont run so id have to tow it there. The whole car needs a look over as it hasnt been started for probably about a year. Would LOVE to just be able to get her started so i could take her to a mechanic and get her all fixed up good as new.

Hey Guys, Yeah look the battery is not in the BEST condition of its life but it is holding a charge. My first thought was battery, so i hooked up the jumper leads to my other car and then tried to start and it was still just clicking..

I have poured hot water over the terminals to get rid of corrosion and all that white build up. Where is the crank handle kept? im not even sure it came with one.. But yeah its completely original in pretty good condition, few spots of rust but no biggy :)

Thanks for all your help people and ill try a few recommended things today!

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if you have to jump start it try putting the jumper cables directly onto the pos/neg terminals of the starter motor ( this gives it a full charge from the other battery)

Hey guys, well i got her to attempt to turn over anyways :)

Took out the starter solinoid and cleaned her out with a tooth brush and some switch cleaning solution.

It appears to only be turning over VERY slowly like the fan blade might do a rotation in 2-3seconds..

I have just bought her a new battery and will see how that goes but id imagine that if jump starting only makes it spin that slow then a new battery wont be any different.

I noticed the starting capacitor (cant remember its proper name) is getting REALLY HOT! like touch it and it hurts hot. I'm guessing this could be due to me trying to start it a lot, lol.

As is hasn't been started for ages i thought that maybe things were just a little tight and seized up so i thought trying to keep it turning over might be a good thing.

I have no real way to see if there is spark happening but the cap is deff outputting a few thousand volts.

But atleast she is beggining to turn over now :) Its all happening :)

Cannot wait to get this baby fired up.

It was actually my fathers car who he gave it to my older brother who then in tern gave it too me after it had stopped working! :(

But from what my brother tells me it did just sound like a flat battery (he's not very technically minded, he's a graphic design, nuff said)

But yeah thank you guys for all your help and if you can think of anything else that may be causing my baby not too start then please let me know!

thanks guys! all of you are legends!

ok ill have a look for the crank handle :)

Sorry, its not the solonoid that is getting hot its the starting capacitor. The feeder for the distributor cap.

darn, no crank handle :'(

If anyone has one would they be able to take a photo of one so i could perhaps look at making one of my own?

Or if anyone wants to sell me please contact me?

Hi Mike,

Yeah the ignition coil thats the one, ahha!

Yeah i have bought a new battery just charging it to make sure its 100% charged dont want to wreck another battery, lol. Then i will go back to basics as you say.

I have put some new oil into the engine, and would LOVE to do an oil change but cannot do that until i start the engine! DOH!

I have run a resistance check on the battery to solonoid cable and it does seem fine as well as a visual inspection. (Im a sparky by trade)

What can you recommend for the thick oil? It is very thick a bit like paste! As i said above i have put in some extra oil just incase it does start so i dont want to do any damamge!

ahh ok from looking at the big wheel in the engine where the crank handle would go im assuming its just like a 10mm piece of steels with a bend in it for the handle (like the old jack handles) then on the engine end its just a rod with 2 little pieces of steel coming off on Right angles, to Form a T?

----------------|- something like that at the engine end?

ok thanks mike, been a massive help!

I think in another hour ill hook up the new battery and give her a crack :)

FIngers crossed! Im sort of in the back of my mind knowing that there will be something else wrong with it in terms of actually getting her running but heres hoping!!!

Joining up and becoming a member is one way.
You described the crank handle pretty well, you could make one if you were keen, but I doubt you would ever really need one. There should also be a small guide hole bracket bolted to the front bumper or bull bar to steady the handle end. I just used mine for fun and to see if I could start the engine that way.

Mike or anyone else for that matter, i think i have discovered something strange!

I decided to do a continuity test from the battery terminals to the stater motor solonoid and i found something interesting!

I tested between the positive terminal of the battery to the positive of the starter solonoid and as expected i had continuity. I then tested from Negative post of battery to the positive terminal on the stater motor solonoind and it also had continuity :S..

So i tested from negative post of batt to negative of solonoid and also had continuity..

Could this explain why my ignition coil is always hot? Could a fault in the ignition coil be causing some short that is appearing at the stater motor solonoid terminals?

Or is this a normal phenomenon?

Hey Mike,

Key turned off i have continuity between batt + and solonoid + and -, aswell as batt - and solonoid - (which is normal..)

yeah no worries, thanks again then Mike, ill have to go out and buy the manual and do some reading, just thought i may be able to get a quick answer of this forum, not too worry :)

Thanks everyone!