{"id":79515,"date":"2022-08-11T11:15:08","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T18:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=79515"},"modified":"2022-08-11T11:15:14","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T18:15:14","slug":"2002-toyota-4runner-vehicle-must-be-jump-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2022\/08\/2002-toyota-4runner-vehicle-must-be-jump-started","title":{"rendered":"2002 Toyota 4runner vehicle must be jump started"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Vehicle sat for 3 months. Upon return,  jump started vehicle, let it run for 3 hours. Continually started well for the day.<br \/><br \/>Now, when sitting overnight,  vehicle must be jump started once, then will start for the day.<br \/><br \/>But overnight,  vehicle will need another jump start&#8230;..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Put a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/battery.html\">battery<\/a> in it and make sure to clean the connections when you do. This should take care of your issue. *Note &#8211; each time you jump start a battery in a vehicle it weakens that battery. So I would replace the battery sooner than later. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-battery-cable-terminal-end-service\">BATTERY CABLE TERMINAL END SERVICE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Caution: Use protective gloves and eye protection.<br \/>Caution: Perform procedure in a well ventilated area.<br \/>Caution: Refer to cautions and warnings listed on battery.<br \/>Caution: Do not allow baking soda solution to enter vent holes, as damage to battery can result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Remove battery from vehicle, as required.<\/li><li>Clean top of battery (3) with a solution of warm water and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3SGPQnB\"><strong>baking soda<\/strong><\/a> (2), Fig. 1.<\/li><li>Apply soda solution (2) with a bristle brush (1) and allow to soak until acid deposits loosen, Fig. 1.<\/li><li>Rinse soda solution from battery with clear water and blot battery dry with paper toweling. Dispose of toweling in a safe manner.<\/li><li>Inspect battery case and cover for cracks, leakage or damaged hold down ledge. Replace battery if any damage is evident.<\/li><li>Inspect battery tray for damage caused by acid from battery. If acid is present, clean area with baking soda solution.<\/li><li>Clean battery posts with a battery post cleaning tool (1), Fig. 2.<\/li><li>Clean battery cable clamps (2) with a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3zPir1o\">battery terminal cleaning tool<\/a><\/strong> (1), Fig. 3.<\/li><li>Replace cables that are frayed or have broken clamps.<\/li><li>Install battery into vehicle, as required.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2002-toyota-4runer-battery-fig-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2002-toyota-4runer-battery-fig-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79560\" width=\"395\" height=\"431\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2002-toyota-4runer-battery-fig-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2002-toyota-4runer-battery-fig-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79561\" width=\"396\" height=\"417\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2002-toyota-4runer-battery-fig-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2002-toyota-4runer-battery-fig-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79562\" width=\"390\" height=\"419\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vehicle sat for 3 months. Upon return, jump started vehicle, let it run for 3 hours. Continually started well for the day. Now, when sitting overnight, vehicle must be jump started once, then will start for the day. But overnight, vehicle will need another jump start&#8230;.. Put a new battery in it and make sure&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2022\/08\/2002-toyota-4runner-vehicle-must-be-jump-started\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">2002 Toyota 4runner vehicle must be jump started<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17355,"featured_media":79563,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7794,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-auto-repair-articles","category-auto-repair-questions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.0 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2002 Toyota 4runner vehicle must be jump started - FreeAutoMechanic Advice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2022\/08\/2002-toyota-4runner-vehicle-must-be-jump-started\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"2002 Toyota 4runner vehicle must be jump started\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Vehicle sat for 3 months. 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