Clicking Culprit
Finally caved and took it to a mechanic, resolved the issue by removing the "Security System" - he also replaced the starter and haven't had issues since. Going on a year now of healthy 2002 4Runner driving.
2002 4Runner Slow Start
I've noticed recently that my 3rd Gen is slow to start, seems to happen more in the morning. Just had the Mass Airflow Sensor replaced a couple months ago, otherwise no issues since I bought it. Just replaced the battery and cleaned the connections real well too (since...
Clicking Noise after Battery Swap
So I accomplished step one (didn't have this clicking prior to swapping the battery, but we are planning a camping trip and figured I needed to replace the old SOB) and now the clicking will come on if I open the door. The clicks will make the brake lights...