david Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Sometimes my 2005 Alphard just will not start. Ignition lights everything up and engine cranks and cranks but it just wont fire. Go back 15 minutes later and she will start in an instant! That's if I haven't flattened the battery! Have tried touching throttle and not touching throttle doesn't seem to make any difference. Can you still flood engines these days? Could it be my battery? Even with the battery fully charged could it be lacking some punch? Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmxrs Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 i think I'm having the same problem, did you ever resolve this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picasso Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Starter motor had it recently with my 3.0 it's a lazy starter motor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Harrison Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 On 4/5/2021 at 3:02 PM, david said: Sometimes my 2005 Alphard just will not start. Ignition lights everything up and engine cranks and cranks but it just wont fire. Go back 15 minutes later and she will start in an instant! That's if I haven't flattened the battery! Have tried touching throttle and not touching throttle doesn't seem to make any difference. Can you still flood engines these days? Could it be my battery? Even with the battery fully charged could it be lacking some punch? Any ideas? I had this on an old Bedford Ambulance. It was the coil!!! Fitted a new coil, no problems!!! John Harrison (2008 Vellfire) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rojie Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 6 minutes ago, John Harrison said: I had this on an old Bedford Ambulance. It was the coil!!! Fitted a new coil, no problems!!! John Harrison (2008 Vellfire) Hi John, I suspect your Bedford had a distributor. I think, only think, these Toyota engines have a coil for each cylinder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david Posted April 24 Author Share Posted April 24 Took the cowling off underneath the steering wheel and discovered just by chance that if I jiggled the wiring loom leading to the immobiliser then she would fire up. Aha! I thought, dodgy connection, how am I going to find out which of the wires was the culprit.(Auto electrics are a complete mystery to me!) Then I saw that one of the wires had previously been cut and a connector spliced in. Replaced it with a new connector and haven't had any problems since, although I wonder why the wire had been cut and jointed in the first place? Still not 100% convinced the problem has gone away for ever but I guess time will tell. Thanks for your input. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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