Toyota Tundra won't Start

[@kenlake77]

5.7 Starter replacement tip: Loosen passenger side motor mount and jack up engine on that side. This allows starter to be removed just above frame rail. No disconnecting exhaust, coolant lines, etc.

[@rockbay79]

If, Peter says it's a "tough" job, be sure to take note. He knows his craft. This video taught me one good lesson: ALWAYS listen to Peter!

[@williambrown1031]

Well done Sir! Not a repair I would attempt. Your work around is ingenious!

[@brianfinn7644]

Wonder what the dealer would charge... :)

[@davidg5704]

@@brianfinn7644 I believe he stated 6 hrs in video.

[@jamesu]

Thanks for the video Peter. I put a cheap winch in front of each bay because we can't always even push them in the snow here in Washington.

[@thomasdowd2183]

Before replacing your starter, be ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that your starter cable coming from the positive terminal of the battery is tight. This same exact thing happened to me, then I replaced the starter and the problem still was there. Found that the starter cable was slightly loose and had surface rust that prevented it from making full contact. After tightening, my Tundra starts like a dream again.

[@haa1774]

Remember. If the starter is a pain in the ass to remove. You better replace it with a new oem unit.

[@brianfinn7644]

Venza is the same way. Who puts a starter underneath a cooler line? Yota. Yes it lasted 10 years in the Central Valley but still.

[@FredTheLutinoCocatiel]

I would rebuild and test myself and OEM also test first before installation.

[@MahendraSingh-rp6er]

rebuilt denso is just as good i usually buy it from rockauto, has to be denso lol

[@45AMT]

All of Peter's hard work paid off. The truck starts perfectly now. I crossed fingers. great job!

[@anthonyp5341]

I changed my starter on my 2007 5.7l Tundra (200k miles)with the help of my Dad with no car lift. We had to disconnect the exhaust pipe in order to get the old one out and the new one in. Heat shields were not replaced. We could not get them back in without bending them out of shape. Oh well truck has been starting for the last 20k miles with no issues. Great video Peter. Thanks!

[@on-site4094]

This tundra has been ridden hard she need for Peter to show her some love ❤️

[@VWWRENCHIE]

Makes me appreciate my 86 Hilux 10 minutes to change the starter...you are a good man Peter.💪

[@jorgecardona4901]

Peter, thanks for your honesty... sometimes we need to cut our loses and choose to forgo almost impossible jobs,I have 2007 tundra and whenever I need to replace the starter I will gladly bring it to my trusted and honest mechanic

[@juliosdiy3206]

Fo how much?

[@don7406]

Way too many things in the way of that starter. I would not attempt this repair in my driveway. Thanks for showing your method.

[@alaskanken2132]

I replaced my 08 tundra starter in the driveway in December of 2018 it was -30°f . And on Thursday it went out again but atheist it is a little bit warmer outside this time 😕

[@oreally8605]

This is about a level 3 out of 10 for him. Getting that starter out is level 3 (nice piano ringtone lol) However this job isn't gonna be cheap.

[@rromanofamily]

Wow! Congrats on getting this one done, and appreciate you sharing the details. Looking forward to seeing the rest of this truck's story.

[@douglasbrown9625]

Just had this replaced a few days ago. Tried it myself. Gave up. Took a lot of items apart. Dealership knocked off one hour of labor for me. Dealership was great. 900.00 later. Ugh! Possible to do, not for the faint of heart! Good video!

[@Yellowlab247_Outdoors]

My 16' Tundra wont start after putting a brand new battery in it, even a with a jump. Someone said its probably the starter and to do it myself. Uhh, no. Not after watching this. Thanks for the video! The "oooo lala " at start up told me everything I needed to know about how much of an undertaking this would be. Thanks!

[@Thexhunkxlaxsb]

Same thing happened to me today. Thought I messed it up. Took it to my mechanic and he quoted me 1300

[@Yellowlab247_Outdoors]

Thankfully we have an awesome mechanic here in town that has helped family for years. He did it for $780, I paid him $800 because I knew it was a pain and he was being nice. Worked fine ever since! @@Thexhunkxlaxsb

[@fieldsofomagh]

That was heavy going but nice to hear the new starter.

[@mitchreive9173]

Thanks for your time i always like the Tundra videos as i have a 2011 myself

[@ccadama]

@Toyota Maintenance. Great job Professor Peter. You're the mechanic with the experience, tools, and great knowledge to look at a problem and get it done correctly. While I can see it's no fun, I'm sure any customer and especially yours appreciate your work. Hope you and your family stay safe and well.

[@williamtukeyjr3661]

This is hard work my friend.

[@asaffarfar1529]

My old 2001 Tundra had the starter under the manifold.My 2017 starter is also under the manifold as far as I know. So a little surprised on this one.

[@mr308death]

That thing is a baby. My 2008 has 235k miles and still running great.

[@frankponte4031]

Bad battery connections = High Resistance = Voltage drop = Starter and Solenoid damage.

[@FredTheLutinoCocatiel]

Brushes still have limited life on any starter before friction wears them down.

[@ejesoriginal]

Agreed. High resistance from loose, broken or bad connections will smoke the starter at some point. Also lucky it didn't damage the alternator or ECU. I think i would have replaced those cables while in there. Sort of looked like maybe he did, but could not tell. Someone has definitely been hard on that old girl.

[@jacobfrench777]

I know it’s not your truck however, most the time you can get something metal(metal stick) and hit the starter a few times. That will get it to crank. Even tho its not your truck you’d be replacing starter anyway :) more often than not this works

[@andrewvillanueva4222]

Awesome mechanic working on the tundra. Wow owner didn't take care of the tundra battery cables easy fix. Some people don't really care about their vehicles. My Lexus ls430 2001 has 326000 miles. Original engine and transmission. Just regular maintenance. Still has original starter and alternator. Timing belt kit and spark plugs replaced every 100,000 miles. Mechanics that have worked on my car say it will easily go over 500,000 miles if l continue to do regular maintenance.

[@pepeshopping]

Yes, some mechanics prefer easy oil/filters changes, tire rotations and such. The diagnostic should have included either an oscilloscope current trace, or at least voltage drop (minimal if the electromagnet in the starter is good, but not the electric motor windings), to ensure that you were not just throwing parts at it.

[@spelunkerd]

Good point, in an ideal world clear diagnosis requires a loaded drop test of B+wire, S wire, and ground. This is normally easy to do even with a test light, it takes less than a minute for the four steps. However with the very difficult location, even to get to the starter motor requires about an hour of work. A pro shop will avoid blocking the lift until the replacement starter is at hand. So many if not most pro shops 'cheat' by making an educated guess before the starter is exposed. It is incorrect, but practical. Knowing the quality of aftermarket starters, I would want proof. This is where qualified DIY effort shines, because you don't have to pay for labor or time and you don't need a shop warranty.

[@ericrasmussen6726]

The strap holding the gas tank up scares me a bunch. The Tundra saw that as a safety issue and disabled the starter LOL

[@BOSS-xy8op]

Peter..YOU ARE THE MAN!!!

[@KimathiTheLeopard]

Some solid advice. On some jobs it’s best to pay up and just let the professionals handle it.

[@theturtle2121]

Oh that poor truck. Glad you can give her some ❤️

[@ahmadghosheh3104]

I don't believe I ever seen you so frustrated. Good job.

[@55whiplash]

Wow I've done a few starters in my day, that one was a trophy.

[@jrh11254]

@Toyota Maintenance - we, the viewers, definitely had the easiest job: crossing our fingers. Glad to be of service!

[@dmahsetky2012]

My next task is finding a mechanic. I can’t afford taking to a dealership

[@CarlosRodriguez-hb3vq]

Good advice about knowing when to pay someone else to fix the headache

[@Nickrioblanco1]

Thank you for the good advice. I had a similar (but not as bad) problem replacing a starter on my hunting truck a 1998 Toyota Pickup 4WD. I could not get the starter out because of the front right drive shaft. The mechanic ended up having to remove the clutch slave cylinder, which ended up failing about a year later.

[@socalwoodworks3007]

Thank you for another excellent video. I look forward to more videos on this fire belching Tundra.

[@29madmangaud29]

good job Peter,,,,,,, but?> IS it easier than the 4.7 liter Tundra V-8? "THAT" is the Question?!!

[@magmomwise]

I replaced the starter on my 08 Sequoia. One thing I found that makes the starter replacement easier was to loosen the front differential frame mount bolts and using a ratchet strap wrapped around the right side of the diff. housing I was able to pull it forward, that gave me more room to remove the old starter and install the replacement starter. I think I had to remove the right side bolts, they were all easy to access.

[@ejesoriginal]

You seem to have the patience of Job sir. Well done.

[@wordman3624]

No "Hello, friend," opening. Awww.

[@johnkenneally4662]

I crossed fingers and thought for sure it would start.

[@Scootersps]

Peter, I love your channel and wish I knew a mechanic like you near me. I like Toyota trucks, but yes, the tundra starter replacement is a pain. As for the rust, I always laugh because you don’t know how good you have it in California. In the upper Midwest, trucks rot out fast. We call a Tacoma a taco because some split in half like a taco. The money your customer paid for that starter replacement was well worth it as that truck may last much longer. I find it funny that people in southern California buy new cars; why.

[@ChrisVargasrpht2000chris]

It's not easy but you make it look easy. Good job.

[@mikehawk8961]

thats why i love my 2uz, even though thats a pain too.

[@briangray5921]

Those universal terminals are junk. OEM crimp type or nothing.

[@jamram9924]

Most likely, lack of corrosion control destroy the factory terminals.

[@paulparoma]

Took the words right out of my mouth. Those terminals are really terrible. Cheap and easy to install, but that's about it.

[@kevinh3813]

i cringe everytime i see a professional install those kind of terminals.

[@TheMechanicj]

Well when you quote 250$ for a factory harness and 4 hours labor to rip out both harnesses most customers choose to install those lol

[@jamram9924]

@@TheMechanicj: there are much better and less expensive alternatives. In a shop where I managed, we used the large solder in place posts with one threaded stud. We used a MAF torch to heat up the main cable to the starter and then attached the other cables on the eyelet with a butterfly nut. They typically sell those terminals at Napa. Corrosion prevention is key to maintaining those factory cables.

[@ricardowoods8133]

Good job Peter make sure u charge appropriately

[@maxzimmer3879]

I got lucky. Truck was exhibiting the power but no start symptoms shown here and other vids. Found out it was only loose battery cables!!!! LUCKY DAY

[@reynaldo0419]

Do you have any video on the tundra 2008 shift cable bushing location thanks

[@arfetherussian]

I wish you were living closer to me, we have 4.7L 2007 tundra 255k miles still no problems besides normal thing like leavesprings breaking on right side last month after fixing left side broke few days back😅 love this truck tho very reliable compared to ford or chevy😂

[@ricardogutierrez4768]

4:33 I crossed my fingers for you Peter 😭😭😭

[@paulodisano502]

Great job, Peter. Ciao my friend.🇨🇦🇺🇸

[@garydiane1577]

Thank you Peter!

[@michaelt1349]

Great Job Peter! Does that model of Tundra require a battery hold-down clamp that runs front to back across the top of the battery because I didn't see one after all your work?

[@jayinla228]

Could you plz make a video on how to adjust the sequoia emergency parking brake? No videos on youtube.

[@andrewsmactips]

Just replaced the starter on my ‘97 Acura RL. Let’s just say, it was densely packed.

[@joefahrenschon2437]

thanks peter for great videos i thought changing starter on my 4tec seadoo was bad

[@jobuda10]

You are so awesome.

[@charlespratt8663]

Did you do the alien autopsy on the old one? Probably the starter solenoid. The contacts get burnt/ pitted over time.

[@jacklabloom635]

The starter on my ‘03 Tundra is underneath the intake manifold.

[@Pantherman1979]

I had to replace a starter on an 05 Focus, it too; was a pain in the ass. I had all the tools I needed and even had it on a ramp, still took 45-60 minutes to do. Sometimes I swear that vehicle makers put "wear" parts like starters in bad places on purpose to try to get one to take their car/truck into the stealership for work.

[@sideshowhomer9056]

Hammer to old starter works 95% of time

[@jacobfrench777]

100%

[@turdhurdler8926]

Works 50% of the time everytime. 👍🏼

[@HawaiiJapan808]

Sorry it was my fault...lol. Keep up great videos. Thx from Kauai

[@kode3]

Still better than the 4.6l starter location

[@terryivan2153]

Good Job Peter..Question...I thought the starter was under the intake...what year did that change?

[@Timberjo2]

That changed when the switched from the 4.7 liter to the 5.7 liter, 2006 was the last year of the 4.7 liters in the tundras I believe.

[@bentpolski]

Peter You could probably eat off The Floors of Your Shop! VERY CLEAN! Please come to New Jersey! You do not have Family here in New Jersey that are Toyota Mechanics?

[@statedace3]

Thats job deserves a bottle of Single malt Irish Whisky.

[@Sanneti2012]

I replaced my starter, didn’t remove anything. I guess I was lucky.

[@billc7211]

On a Tundra?

[@Sanneti2012]

@@billc7211 yes sir. Heat shield was the only tho g I removed to get the the main bolts that hold the starter.

[@baburejaz]

Amazing determination to replace that starter. Very poor access and design by Toyota. Very much un-Toyota.

[@michaelbrennan7148]

Thank you Peter.

[@koomo801]

13:19 What an exhilarating feeling that must be

[@markreynolds3850]

Thanks for sharing this video, interesting video.

[@tacocin]

Salute!

[@WFORacer]

Excellent video, I have a 2007 bought new but only have 55,000 miles on it. Not looking to forward to that repair,

[@agostinodibella9939]

Good job!

[@joshhenning7436]

you are awesome keep up the good videos

[@61espo]

Great video! Thank you!

[@patrickcallahan2210]

My starter died a few years ago in my 2008 sequoia at 150k, not a fun project from what the mechanic said.

[@jimballos9936]

Is the starter removal on the first generation tundra worse than this generation?

[@tiptoez]

It's a long process but not as bad as this. Remove the intake plenum as it's in the valley of the engine.

[@jamram9924]

I've replaced these starters before while performing other services on high mileage Tundras. I get those starters remanufactured with OE parts for 1/2 of the price of a new dealership starters. If you don't have a rebuild shop near you, seriously consider purchasing a Denso starter since they are the OE manufacturer of Toyota starters. I don't do Orielly or Autozone since the internal parts are not up to OE specifications. Best of luck.

[@andretigiovaneti7587]

Good advised.

[@koomo801]

Hey Toyota community! I have a question...my 2000 V8 (2UZ) Tundra hasn't run in about 18 months. What would you advise I do before turning over the engine? (She'll likely need a new battery, the old tires likely will have flat spots,. etc...but it's damage to the engine after a prolonged downtime that I'm worried about). Thanks!!!

[@FredTheLutinoCocatiel]

Hit the starter with a hammer and a pipe a couple times. Nah sounds good Peter 👌

[@frankm2752]

I have 98 4runner sr5 with intermittent clic no crank but engine starts after 2 or 3 tries... usually in the cold morning. Starts first time the rest of the day. New battery and good connection. I suspect starter relay needs replacing. Can you show how to remove the starter relay with out damaging it? I displace the clip on the side of the relay but it won't pull out.

[@imranabbasi7871]

Good luck 👍

[@Calvin7007]

Impressive 😎

[@Sylvan_dB]

I have my eye on a local one-owner 2008 Tundra with low miles... Fine trucks when taken care of. That example seems sad.

[@ThatManitobaGuy]

You can also get it out by removing the down pipe. A lot easier.

[@dsimp765]

I'll keep my 4.7l. It's under the intake plenum, but easy once you do a couple.

[@wim0104]

Wouldn't the hammer tapping have got the starter going one more time? oh, can't get a hammer near it :-/ What's the book time for the starter service on this model??

[@29madmangaud29]

Yeah, > I've thought the very same thing,,, but > in the old days, it was much easier to get "AT" that damned starter, to "whack" it some........ that Toy..... didn't look so easy to get at, ya know?

[@fastwalker21]

Peter said it was 6 hours.

[@waynehenson1094]

Good job.

[@joet4806]

Peter, what brand is the replacement starter? new or reman.?

[@alanreynolds2125]

sooner you than me peter!!

[@moose354]

The "CLICK OF DEATH".

[@andyg5004]

Hey Peter you got to do a 2005/6 tundra sequoia starter video

[@emmvee1678]

Didnt they put it in the middle of the engine on newer tundras?

[@jimpie231]

Better to pray than cross the........Jim

[@alsaysamone4148]

Peter, the trick is small hands....

[@dmahsetky2012]

I replaced the starter just as you did and still won’t start. On the dash it say rspc off . What is that?

[@GeorgeMalonedj]

If it was under the intake as previous 4.7's it may have lasted longer....

[@jasoncruise5949]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@LAactor]

Crap! He caught me! I didn't cross my fingers enough because we always know he likes to play around. But wait, if the starter is bad, why didn't he tap on the starter body with a hammer? It will work one last time to get the engine running. Good trick to save you from the side of the road or a tow or in this case, pushing. :(