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Took the tacoma a bit to turn over the evening.

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by jw1983, Mar 17, 2012.

  1. Mar 17, 2012 at 7:37 PM
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    jw1983

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    Tonight I had went to a friends house for dinner. My truck was sitting for about 6 hours since it was last ran. Tonight I went out, turned the key and waited for everything to stop beeping and let the truck do it's checks. I turned the key and the truck was trying to start. You know it's that cold winter start and it's trying to turn over but no spark. It turned over in about 5 or so seconds and everything seemed to be fine. I checked under the hood and everything seemed to be alright. This was the first time that it's ever taken this long for it to start. Should this be something to be worried about? It's always taken a second or two to start and I never gave it much thought. But being a lot longer and what not makes me wonder. Any advice, suggestions, what to else maybe to check?

    I do have a red optima battery. I never noticed any difference in turn over time from the OEM battery to this one. Just this long start tonight. I have just above 8500 km's on my truck.

    Thanks!
     
  2. Mar 17, 2012 at 7:43 PM
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    90YotaPU

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    Sometimes it just catches different. My '99 would sometimes kick right off and sometimes take a few seconds. No worries. It's a Toyota.
     
  3. Mar 17, 2012 at 7:47 PM
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    In the winter I would find it normal. But it has been warm for the last few weeks. I guess I won't worry about it unless it doesn't start lol.
     
  4. Mar 17, 2012 at 7:51 PM
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    weird...it wasnt even cold tonight. honestly dude if it started, let it go for now. keep an eye on the starting times. dont judge it on one hard start.
     
  5. Mar 17, 2012 at 7:51 PM
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    DrewH

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    No, mine does it every once in awhile. I wouldn't worry about it.
     
  6. Mar 17, 2012 at 7:52 PM
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    rbeezy

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    Tacomas sometimes take a while to start. i would say its normal
     

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