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Originally Posted by subdued76
To start; Hello, I have been on this forum for along time reading all the great info. My 4Runner is a 2007 V6 Sport 4x4.
So on February 24th 2019 I got my 4Runner stuck really bad in a snow bank during a blizzard. It had to be towed out it was stuck so bad. Later that day I went to leave the house again (roughly 4-5 hours later) and I had a really rough start. It took about 5-6 seconds to start.
Ever since then the car starts with a little hesitation in the morning, but starts the worse when it has sit for 4-6 hours. It sounds like its not getting enough gas fast enough. I do turn the key to the 1 position and let it sit for a few seconds before attempting to start it. The starting problem is very inconsistent, so I imagine would be hard to diagnose.
Maintenance I have done;
The plugs were changed about 6 months ago.
The throttle body has been cleaned since I suspected this was the problem, but it didn't help.
The check engine light doesn't come on, but I want to get it figured out. I have talked to a few mechanics who swear getting stuck has nothing to do with it, but it seems like too much of a coincidence. Tell me I'm crazy.
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I don't think it has to do with being stuck in the snow, I had a similar experience recently, which I will expand on below.
But how old is your battery?
I ask because as mentioned above I had a similar issue, for about a month or so my T4R would start OK and other times it would take a few more revolutions of the starter for it to start, and a few times I had to try a second time to get it to start, and also at times it seem to have less power until it warmed up, it was the battery, I replaced the battery and now it starts quickly and runs perfectly.
I would suggest getting your battery properly tested, by that I mean to make sure it has a "Load Test" performed to know for sure the condition of the battery.