If everything else works, but doesn't crank, your battery may be low. try a jump. If you have plenty of juice there, you will have to test hot wire at solenoid (test light & helper to crank) or use a jumper from pos to sol terminal. If nothing then, you may have a bad solenoid.
The starter relay on an 86 Toyota Celica is used to provide power to the starter when the engine is cranked. It also prevents damage as a result of overheating or overdraw.
No. 85 was the last year for straight axles.
three hours
On the starter or IF you have (2) positive battery cables, in between them.
your starter coil is stuck , bang on your coil with something while trying to start then you will need a new starter sonner or later.
Not sure of the location.. not particularly familiar with that vehicle. You should always be getting power at the 30 pole with the test light. With the key in the start position, you should see power at the 86 pole. Take a jumper wire and jump power from the 30 pole to the 87 pole. If the starter engages but didn't with the relay installed, there's your problem. If it doesn't, run the test light ground to the 87 pole and the probe to the 30 pole... if you don't get a light at that point, your problem is in the 87 circuit to the starter.
In the fuel tank the acsess panel is under the passenger rear seat.
Check the ignition fuse also check the ignition switch
between motor and catalytic
Right in front of the oil pan (2.8l) Disconnect the battery before getting a wrench close to the starter. The starter has a HOT battery cable runnign directly to it. Shorting this to the frame with a wrench might start a fire, blow up your battery, or both.
If it is like my '86 Samurai there is no starter relay. It uses a starter solenoid on the top of the starter to pass battery to starter motor when the solenoid is activated via the key switch.
Could be your starter.