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pastor1189
Nov 19, 2016, 05:03 AM
Car sometimes is slow to crank. Meter on battery shows 12.5- 13.00
Code reader shows the same. Alternator shows 14.2 Could it be the starter
Or relay. Battery cables look good. Toyota Echo

TxGreaseMonkey
Nov 19, 2016, 04:52 PM
Remove and fully charge the battery--most auto parts stores will do this for free. Clean battery terminals, cable connections, and starter connections. I suspect the battery is marginal.

smoothy
Nov 19, 2016, 10:00 PM
Get the battery load tested... voltage only tells you part of the story, I bet if you checked at the battery WHILE cranking you would be shocked at how low the voltage gets.

kitch428
Dec 18, 2016, 03:26 PM
I Echo those replies

pastor1189
Dec 19, 2016, 04:25 AM
A new battery fixed the problem. Thanks everyone

Stratmando
Dec 20, 2016, 10:09 AM
Voltage test while cranking may have helped narrow it down. Good you you got her going.