Mr Faust
01-14-2011, 07:44 PM
Taken from original post:
It began with my car not starting at all after going to the store, there were no problems beforehand.
1.)I tried to start my car but all it would do is crank, contacted a knowledgeable local and he told me how to jump my fuel pump using the check connector behind the battery, fine and dandy, I am able to drive the car as long as there is a wire going from the connector to the positive terminal. I later swapped pumps and bypassed the fuel relay beneath the MAF and no change.
2.) Roughly 3 weeks later the car is able to start but it will die immediately and smoke, we swapped ECU's and MAF's and still no change, the car will run fine with the MAF not plugged in.
3.) About one week later the car will not even crank, all lights come on, MFI relay clicks when attempting to start, so I swap starters and no change. In order to start the car, the fuel pump must be hotwired, the MAF unplugged, and the starter must be jumpered using a wire going to where it connects near the battery to the positive terminal.
Whats been done since then:
-Replaced Ignition Switch
-Bypassed fuel relay beneath MAF
-Install fuel pump hotwire kit
-Install Click Click Start Fix
-EDIT: I believe I also bypassed the Starter Relay in the engine bay but it it did not make a change
Things to consider:
-Car was bought with a Viper alarm but the 2 alarm fuses beneath dash were removed since it would sometimes not respond to the remote making me have to set it off and dick with it to make the alarm stop. I intend on having the entire alarm removed come spring.
-When ignition switch was replaced there were 3 wires coming from somewhere else on the old ignition switch large harness and one wire(Yellow I believe) missing from the connector that connects to the ignition switch's larger harness.
I need more ideas on what it could be, it seems odd that these things would go one after another, but then again it could be a coincidence. :Doh:
-Fuel pump runs only when hotwired through check connector.
-Car will die immediately after starting if MAF is plugged in, runs with MAF unplugged.
-Starter does not crank when key turned to on(nor does fuel pump run, unless hotwired) but if power is applied from positive on battery to click click start fix wire going to starter it will crank and the car will run and stay running if first two things have been done, power need only be applied to starter until the engine starts.
It began with my car not starting at all after going to the store, there were no problems beforehand.
1.)I tried to start my car but all it would do is crank, contacted a knowledgeable local and he told me how to jump my fuel pump using the check connector behind the battery, fine and dandy, I am able to drive the car as long as there is a wire going from the connector to the positive terminal. I later swapped pumps and bypassed the fuel relay beneath the MAF and no change.
2.) Roughly 3 weeks later the car is able to start but it will die immediately and smoke, we swapped ECU's and MAF's and still no change, the car will run fine with the MAF not plugged in.
3.) About one week later the car will not even crank, all lights come on, MFI relay clicks when attempting to start, so I swap starters and no change. In order to start the car, the fuel pump must be hotwired, the MAF unplugged, and the starter must be jumpered using a wire going to where it connects near the battery to the positive terminal.
Whats been done since then:
-Replaced Ignition Switch
-Bypassed fuel relay beneath MAF
-Install fuel pump hotwire kit
-Install Click Click Start Fix
-EDIT: I believe I also bypassed the Starter Relay in the engine bay but it it did not make a change
Things to consider:
-Car was bought with a Viper alarm but the 2 alarm fuses beneath dash were removed since it would sometimes not respond to the remote making me have to set it off and dick with it to make the alarm stop. I intend on having the entire alarm removed come spring.
-When ignition switch was replaced there were 3 wires coming from somewhere else on the old ignition switch large harness and one wire(Yellow I believe) missing from the connector that connects to the ignition switch's larger harness.
I need more ideas on what it could be, it seems odd that these things would go one after another, but then again it could be a coincidence. :Doh:
-Fuel pump runs only when hotwired through check connector.
-Car will die immediately after starting if MAF is plugged in, runs with MAF unplugged.
-Starter does not crank when key turned to on(nor does fuel pump run, unless hotwired) but if power is applied from positive on battery to click click start fix wire going to starter it will crank and the car will run and stay running if first two things have been done, power need only be applied to starter until the engine starts.