HELP!!!

my yota just took a dump there is no power what so ever. i tryed jump starting.. checked terminals.. and push starting (its a manual) and nadda. any suggestions??

 

Put some gas in it

 

IS IT TURNING OVER? SOUNDS LIKE YOUR ALTERNATOR MIGHT BE GOING OUT IF NOTHINGS HAPPENING

 

Check the battery cables to ensure they are properly tight on the terminals and that there is no corrosion on the terminals

 

Check fuses and various wires.

 

What are the specs on your truck? Year, model, mileage?

Any recent mods? (Goes towards cause of failure)

Check the big ones first: Fuses, grounds, alternator, etc.

 

its a 2005 toyota tacoma sport it seems like the bat. will charge up then go to crank and all the power that was charged up from the jumper truck is gone i do have a aftermarket sterio and fogs on there but, my thoughs are even if the bat. is dead shouldent i still be able to start it by throwin it in to gear

 

YES SEEMS LIKE A WIRING PROB.

 

If your battery won't hold a charge and is over four years old it it probably dropped a plate and is toast. Get a new battery and see what happens.

Remember that a gas truck with an alternator requires some battery power to run at all, unlike a diesel that will keep running without a battery if you can get it started.

As another poster said -- check fuses and trace the wires -- it may be as simple as a wire that has come loose. Also, clean your battery terminals.

If you get a new battery and still can't start it or even push start it then it's time to get your ignition system checked.

Edit: Being able to keep running if the charging system fails is why small plane engines have magnetos.

 

wireing has been done for over a year, im sure if it was that it woulda happened sooner

 

Sometimes things come loose.

 

true, well thank you guys! i will check and doubble check wires and check the bat. but i have a feeling its my alt.

 

Get your battery tested, but if you're still on the OEM battery, that's pretty much gone so get a new one. If you're battery is good (which I doubt), replace your alternator.

 

I HOPE THATS IT MAN YEAH ALT, WAS MY FIRST THOUGHT FROM WHAT YOU WERE SAYING....

 

Sounds like the alternator.

is this true? My gas cars could run without the battery once started....
Hmmm....

 

Sort of. You have to have a battery with the internal circuits in place for the vehicle to run even if the alternator is fine. The Toyota battery seems like a long lasting battery, except when it dies it's often due to a plate falling or internal connection breaking.

In my '07 one day ~2 years ago, cranked up fine at the house then drove to the gas station about 2 miles away. Pulled into the station, everything fine and normal. Filled up w/ gas, went to crank - battery dead as a hammer, internal plate failure. Putting jumper cables across would allow the starter to turn the motor, but it wouldn't crank or run.

The POS battery I stuck in there because I was in a bind and it was all I could find on a Sunday afternoon went bad a few weeks ago. It didn't shit it's internals just typical sulfation you expect with a bad battery. It could be jumped off and driven anywhere as long as the motor wasn't shut off.

It depends on what caused the battery failure - Toyota batteries seem to destroy their internals when they die fairly frequently, which usually will prevent them from being jumped/push started.

David

 

got her up and goin it was a bad battery ground to frame

 

Sometimes you never expect the GROUND--ITS IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!