Moved to a new apartment in Vancouver and now have an underground parking spot; so I can work on my 4Runner whenever...woot (beats street parking at old place). With that said, I finally got some work done.
The 4Runner has had a similar, intermittent starting issues that my old Celica use to have; so got a relay wired in for it.
Here is the old diagram that I used for the Celica; same goes for the 4Runner:
So following that diagram; I set to work.
I don't have a soldering iron; so I used solderless crimp connectors and shrink tubing that has an adhesive lining inside that melts when heated. It creates a waterproof seal.
After measuring, cutting, crimping, and shrink tubing; here are the 4 wires I ended up with:
4Runner Starter Relay 1 by
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Wire 1: This wire connects to pin "86" on your relay using a female connector. The other end connects to the "ignition side of the starter wire". Meaning, when you disconnect the little brown plug from the starter; Wire 1 connects directly to the plug using a male connector.
Wire 2: This wire connects to pin "85". This is your ground wire. Connect this to a bolt close to your relay. I used an existing bolt that is used for another ground wire.
Wire 3: This wire connects to pin "87". This is your 12V power source (directly from battery). It is recommended that you wire in, an in-line fuse (30AMP). I wired in a mini 30AMP fuse holder, close to battery for easy access if need-be. I then connected it to the battery(+) using a spade connector.
Wire 4: This wire connects to pin "30". Once you have unplugged the brown connector on the starter (for Wire 1); you will then connect this wire to the starter using a male connector.
So now for some pictures. Here is what "Wire 1" looks like. The other wire running along side it is "Wire 4":
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Here is what the relay setup looks like. You can see "Wire 2" and how I just used an existing ground location:
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This is how "Wire 3" is connected to the battery with its in-line, 30AMP fuse holder:
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It's nice being able to work on your vehicle late at night. I started working on the 4Runner after work on Friday and didn't finish until about 12:30am. I first started by replacing the headlights (both burnt out); but the screws were rusted to hell and I didn't have vice grips so I skipped that and started the relay. Today I finished replacing the headlights and then washed the truck inside and out.
Just a picture of the 4Runner all nice and shiny 
. The wheels behind it are the stock ones. On Monday the new-er tires will be swapped onto them and the current rims will be put up for sale; which was originally intended.
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. Was a beautiful day today so it was time to clean the 4Runner inside and out.
