need help truck wont start

i have a 98 tacoma 3.4. ive been driving the truck all day with no problem i stopped for about went to eat then came back to start the truck and nothing happened wont try to turn over at all. but i have power at the starter i have already replaced the contacts in the starter a few months ago. but i dont understand i hear the relays clicking but the starter isnt doing anyhig at all. could the actual soleniod cause the problems.

 

Check your starter relay under the hood. That checks out get a volt meter and confirm you have 12 volts at the starter motor. That checks out OK have a friend turn the key and test power to the remote wire if that has 12 volts your starter is shot.

 

there is no clicking or anything. i did pressure wash my truck today but i had started the truck about 3 times after that and drove it about 20 miles then i parked it for about an hour and nothing happened

 

smack the starter with somethin, it can get jammed up sometimes and it wont turn.

 

i know its a noob suggestion but it sometimes works, have you tried tapping the starter with a wrench

 

power washing hummm...

something got wet.

are you getting 12volts to the truck?

 

ok ill test the relay out and see if i have 12 volts at the started. is the remote wire the power wire to the started?

 

yea i hit it with a hammer softly at first then hit it a few good times

 

im going to check now for 12 volts but i guess im just confused it started fine right after i did the washing but about an hour later it screwed and its making no noise at all now

 

remove it and take it to autozone, they can test it and make sure its ok, and if its not then you can pick up another one while your there. ive fried a couple of them in mud.

 

Remote wire is the small wire going to the starter.

You can also pull that wire off and run a wire direct to battery positive to see if it will crank. Make sure it's in neutral with the brakes on first.

 

mine did the same thing. it was as simple as the ground wire not touching the negative on the battery

 

well i checked everything and i had 12 volts so i said well the damn thing is fried and was getting ready to go spend 180 on a starter tonight. then i told my dad to turn the key one more time while i hit it with a hammer and it started up on the first try i then turn the truck off and started it about 10 times with no problems so idk maybe it just froze up or something.

 

Take off the big wire on the starter, wire brush it and reinstall. My '95 PreTaco has same symptoms from time to time & that fixes it.

 

i checked it at the starter also and it was showing 12volts. but i was able to get it started now after hitting it a few more times with a hammer now it seems to start fine.

 

bet it was just jammed up, hop it continues to work for you, my mustang did this alot and i went through 3 starters in a year, and usually when they start to freeze up it means that its going bad and you should probably just rebuild it

 

yea i hope so to i dont want to spend close to 200. but ill probly just rebuild it if i can. about 4 months ago i had the famous click and i replaced the contacts for 2 bucks and it started fine. but i guess today was just its time to freeze up i was worried there for a lil while