How do i wire up the starter relay?

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2010 Patriot won't start ,key work's , light's ,horn ,new starter and battery ! checked 30 amp fuse's starter ?????? Maybe you should take it to a qualified repair shop .Sounds like you have no clue.

There are 2 locations for starter solonoids, and it is easy to determine which one you have. Open your hood and follow the positive ( red ) wire from the battery. If it goes straight to the starter then you have a starter mounted solenoid (relay). If it goes to a small black box on the fender well then you have an external solonoid. If the fender well, it should have that battery wire to one side and another red wire going to the starter, with a smaller wire mounted in between.If you are looking for the relay, you should have a black rectangular plastic box mounted under the hood on the driver side of the vehicle. Open that box and look on the inside - it will show you which relay is for the starter.
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Your Vehicle Has Pass Key 2 Anti Theft System--There Is A Theft Deterrent Relay That Activates Starter (under right side of dash) Most Times Problem Is Found Either In Key--No Or Bad Chip In Key--Or 1 or Both Grey Wires Going To Key Switch Broken Inside Insulation. Check That Someone Has Not Had New Key Made--Non OEM Keys Won't Work--If Not Sure, Take Key To GM Dealer And They Have Key Code Checker. The Only Place To Get New Key Is From Dealer--They Check Code On Old Key And Order One With Same Code-Then Cut To Fit Your Vehicle--When Key Is Inserted Into Switch Signal from Chip Is Sent To Body Control Module Through Small Grey Wires Allowing Relay Activation.
NOTE: If Key Does Not Read And You Don't Have Original One New OEM Key Has To Be Ordered Along with Replacement Body Control Module--They Can Only Be Key Code Programmed ONCE. If Key Checks Out OK --Check 2 Little Grey Wires Going To Key Switch For Breaks--Usually Breaks Inside Insulation--Making It Hard To See--The 2 Wires Flex Every Time Key Switch Is Rotated ---Now Relay Check--4 Wires--1 Yellow--1 Brown 1
Black/Yellow-1 Purple--- Yellow From Key Switch Hot In Start Mode-Brown-Hot In Start Mode (comes Through range switch in console or clutch switch---Black/Yellow To BCM (Relay Ground) Purple To Starter Solinoid When Relay Activated. Now That We Have Covered The Hard Things Let's Start With Basics--Momentarily Bridge Battery Wire To Purple Wire At Starter Solinoid --Starter Should Turn--IF IT DOES NOT--Bad Starter--Bad Starter Solinoid--Or Bad Battery Connections--Or Bad Battery (internal burnt strap)
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If you have a relay to the starter solenoid then red one from the battery then red from the relay to the starter solenoid. The starter solenoid earth wire goes into the starter housing for the brushes if not then the red wire from the battery goes direct to the starter solenoid big terminal. The other big terminal will already got inside the housing. That takes care of the really heavy wires . The small wire goes to the little terminal between the big terminals.

Note the diagram. I wasn't sure of engine litre size? Is this what you have? Hope you can read it?
Sometimes when relay doesn't show terminal numbers, it may mean the relay is soldered into fuse box. I don't know about yours? The load side of relay is that line with arrowhead, when relay is energized that line moves to other terminal and voltage goes to starter motor. and that fuse goes hot. On the control side of relay, left side in diagram,that top wire is voltage, should go hot with key in the crank position, the ground for that side is a chassis ground

So it's a no crank condition? Do dash lights, gauges, and everything else work when the car won't crank over? If so, buy a cheap $5.00 testlight, and when the car won't crank, pull the small black wire off the starter solenoid. While someone holds the key in start (cranking) position and clutch pedal depressed, see if the black wire has power as it should. (Ground the testlight and just touch the wire's end terminal. If powered, the testlight will light up.) If power there, then the starter solenoid is failing. Toyota starters are very good units, but the solenoid's internal contacts get old and pitted.
If no power at the black wire, then the start circuit from ignition switch to clutch safety switch (on the clutch pedal) to starter relay to starter solenoid will have to be diagnosed. To double-check: take a single battery jumper cable and put it on the positive battery post connection. Put the other end of the jumper cable on the solenoid terminal where black wire was removed. Key can be off. Make sure car is in neutral, brake set. If starter now operates, solenoid is O.K., and it is a problem in the start circuit, -ignition switch, neutral start switch, or in the wiring.
Now find a grounding place for testlight under the dash. When car won't crank, check for power coming out of ignition switch on the black wire with white stripe. This is the start wire for the starter solenoid. Key must be in crank position. Wire shoud be powered-ignition switch is working. If no power, switch is failing. You can do the same for the clutch start switch-it's a simple switch, that when clutch is depressed switch is closed and passes power on from ignition switch to the starter relay (thus allowing power to the starter solenoid). Black wire, red stripe-this is wire from clutch switch to starter relay. When key is in crank, clutch depressed, this wire should be hot.
With me so far? Still haven't found a problem, or any loose connections? Next and last is the starter relay. It is located under dash, close to gas pedal, but under the center console, just forward and left of gear shifter. It can be tested and the wiring diagnosed there, but relays are cheap, so just swap in another and see if that helps.
If you have tried everything, and still no help, you could try a new wire from the relay to the starter solenoid. This is that black wire we started with. Older toyotas sometimes have a problem with degraded wiring not passing enough current to operate the starter

Under the hood, there should be a relay box. It will be located near the battery (usually) or on the driver side. It is usually a small black rectangular or square shaped box; lift the top, and look inside the top for the layout (diagram/map) of the relays. Here you will find where the starter relay is at.

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That's a starter relay ,sounds like your starter may be the problem. The small wire at the starter start connection is where you need to check that you are getting 12v when you turn the key to start.If you do get voltage than for sure it's starter issuses.

check the starter, starter motor and the starter are one unit. just under nearth the battery. make sure the red battery wire is tight. and the black ground is tight to the chassis.
if you don't hear any clicking sound, the starter is bad, need replacement.
if you hear clicking sound then look for the starter module. mounted on the side of the distributor.
these are two most problem area.
if it still don't start, go to zcar.com or 300xcar.com
they should able to give you most place to look.
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