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 Nov 3 2009, 07:26 PM
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New Club Member  Group: Regular Member Posts: 18 Joined: 29-April 07 Member No.: 42,580 Car Model:ES400 Location:Austin, TX  |
Update: Disregard title, it will click. My female positive terminal is completely corroded on a 1992 LS400 so much so that also me being new to working on my car grinded into the positive pole of my male battery. Also if it's not in the right position it won't turn on or get power. Right now though I can turn on my brights, radio, and A/C and still just get one click.
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Nov 3 2009, 07:38 PM
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New Club Member Group: Regular Member Posts: 18 Joined: 29-April 07 Member No.: 42,580 Car Model:ES400 Location:Austin, TX |
I'm guessing very likely I activated the anti-theft. At least I hope that's just that. Any thoughts on how to disable?
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Nov 3 2009, 08:16 PM
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Advanced Club Member Group: Regular Member Posts: 400 Joined: 18-February 09 Member No.: 88,814 Car Model:2004 LS430 Location:Illinois |
QUOTE (JTom @ Nov 3 2009, 08:38 PM)  I'm guessing very likely I activated the anti-theft. At least I hope that's just that. Any thoughts on how to disable? Clean up the battery connectors with a wire brush and be sure bolt torqued down well. Replace rusty bolts with new. Loose connections won't allow the 200-300 AMPs a starter motor will draw. Other things working but they are a very light draw on battery compared to starter motor. |
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Nov 3 2009, 08:23 PM
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New Club Member Group: Regular Member Posts: 18 Joined: 29-April 07 Member No.: 42,580 Car Model:ES400 Location:Austin, TX |
QUOTE (curiousB @ Nov 3 2009, 08:16 PM) QUOTE (JTom @ Nov 3 2009, 08:38 PM) I'm guessing very likely I activated the anti-theft. At least I hope that's just that. Any thoughts on how to disable? Clean up the battery connectors with a wire brush and be sure bolt torqued down well. Replace rusty bolts with new. Loose connections won't allow the 200-300 AMPs a starter motor will draw. Other things working but they are a very light draw on battery compared to starter motor. Yeah, the positive female terminal is completely corroded on the battery. Might have to be replaced but that's a hell of a lot better than the starter if it is it! Thanks man for the tips will get some new bolts too. |
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Nov 4 2009, 03:22 PM
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New Club Member Group: Regular Member Posts: 14 Joined: 14-November 07 Member No.: 57,692 Car Model:LS400 Location:Tennessee |
QUOTE (JTom @ Nov 3 2009, 09:23 PM) QUOTE (curiousB @ Nov 3 2009, 08:16 PM) QUOTE (JTom @ Nov 3 2009, 08:38 PM) I'm guessing very likely I activated the anti-theft. At least I hope that's just that. Any thoughts on how to disable? Clean up the battery connectors with a wire brush and be sure bolt torqued down well. Replace rusty bolts with new. Loose connections won't allow the 200-300 AMPs a starter motor will draw. Other things working but they are a very light draw on battery compared to starter motor. Yeah, the positive female terminal is completely corroded on the battery. Might have to be replaced but that's a hell of a lot better than the starter if it is it! Thanks man for the tips will get some new bolts too. On my 94ls, to disable the security feature, lock and unlock the passenger door with the key. Sears just put in a new battery for me and they spent 20 minutes trying to start the car before they asked me about the lock out feature. |
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Nov 4 2009, 04:10 PM
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 Guru Member Group: Regular Member Posts: 1,790 Joined: 23-June 03 From: Virginia Beach VA & Caldwell NJ Member No.: 1,837 Car Model:LS 400 (1990) ES330 (2004) Location:Virginia Beach VA & Caldwell NJ |
How'd you find an ES400?
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Nov 4 2009, 04:30 PM
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New Club Member Group: Regular Member Posts: 14 Joined: 14-November 07 Member No.: 57,692 Car Model:LS400 Location:Tennessee |
QUOTE (VBdenny @ Nov 4 2009, 05:10 PM) How'd you find an ES400? Hah - good catch VBdenny! I believe that'd be a typo. |
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Nov 4 2009, 05:45 PM
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Guru Member Group: Regular Member Posts: 1,790 Joined: 23-June 03 From: Virginia Beach VA & Caldwell NJ Member No.: 1,837 Car Model:LS 400 (1990) ES330 (2004) Location:Virginia Beach VA & Caldwell NJ |
So which part is wrong? The "E" or the "400" lol. my guess is the "E."
As far as the starting issue goes, these LS 400's need a lot of juice to start. To jump them you need to wait 10 minutes after connecting the cables. Ask the attendants at the Newark Airport. Check the battary cafeful, very important. |
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Nov 5 2009, 10:52 AM
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Club Member Group: Regular Member Posts: 76 Joined: 14-January 07 Member No.: 36,813 Car Model:1997 and 1998 LS400 Location:SE Texas |
I'm having trouble distinguishing the sexual orientation of an automotive battery. Which post is male, and which is female??
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Nov 5 2009, 01:09 PM
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New Club Member Group: Regular Member Posts: 14 Joined: 14-November 07 Member No.: 57,692 Car Model:LS400 Location:Tennessee |
QUOTE (etex @ Nov 5 2009, 11:52 AM) I'm having trouble distinguishing the sexual orientation of an automotive battery. Which post is male, and which is female?? Lordy, I'm confused too. His is a male battery, so that explains a lot. |
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Nov 5 2009, 05:18 PM
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Advanced Club Member Group: Regular Member Posts: 326 Joined: 18-April 07 From: Indiana Member No.: 41,820 Car Model:1998 LS400, 98 Chrysler Town&Country, 65 Mustang Conv. Location:South Bend, IN |
Jtom...one click *usually* means one of two things: a bad starter relay OR corroded starter solenoid contacts (in the starter).
Corroded/bad connections at the battery usually produce a machine gun clickety-clickety for as long as you hold the key in the start position and not just one single click. A theft deterrent cause would usually result in no response at all(from a key turn) but perhaps there is some small anti-theft relay clicking somewhere. I am not familiar enough with anti-theft to say for sure. If it is a fairly loud metallic click and appears to be coming from the back of the engine compartment, you might be looking at a starter rebuild/replace. |
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Nov 5 2009, 05:22 PM
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Guru Member Group: Regular Member Posts: 1,790 Joined: 23-June 03 From: Virginia Beach VA & Caldwell NJ Member No.: 1,837 Car Model:LS 400 (1990) ES330 (2004) Location:Virginia Beach VA & Caldwell NJ |
Red (+) & Black (-)
Male - w/posts Female - side mount |
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Nov 5 2009, 07:16 PM
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 Club Member Group: Regular Member Posts: 33 Joined: 20-May 06 From: Tampa, Florida Member No.: 25,810 Car Model:1998 LS 400 (2) Location:Florida |
If you are interested the positive terminal is replacable...
Toyota part # 90982-05054 Good Luck, Fblonk |
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 Nov 5 2009, 08:19 PM
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 Motorhead lite Group: Regular Member Posts: 2,206 Joined: 6-April 07 From: To boltly go where bare knuckles scrape! Member No.: 41,129 Car Model:All stock all original 91 ls400 Location:Either On The Highway To Hell or The Stairway To Heaven - depends what on time of day it is! |
How to identify a female post:
 How to identify a male post: 
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