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Crank but no start. 1997 tacoma.

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by Boozel, Oct 20, 2017.

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Oct 20, 2017 at 7:32 AM

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I have 97 tacoma ive had its whole life it ran just fine i shut it off in the driveway and the next day it wouldnt start only cranks its the 3.4 liter its never had a problem ever in 300.000 miles can someone tell me what to do.

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it could be almost anything from a fuse to a fuel pump. How mechanicaly inclined are you?

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Timing belt ever been changed? fuel pump?

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3 major component for an engine

1 air
2 fuel
3 spark

Check for spark, if spark is present, try spraying ether/starting fluid into the manifold.

Assuming all other engine/ecu sensor related is good.

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