HELP... Car died
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Teching In
Joined: Jun 2002
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From: Richmond, VA
HELP... Car died First off, I have the SLP LT, which causes the PCM wire loom to come near
or touch one of the primary pipes. Additional insulation is provided and in
place, but loom always has some tension to it. Went to change plug wires
on friday, then I noticed that the orange PCM wire loom insulation from SLP
(touching a header primary) was cooked, so I decided to wrap the header
in that area and add one more sheet of the orange insulation. Loom got
tighter. Completed my plug wire install and put everything back together.
Went to crank, instead, the ignition beep from the dash would flash rapidly
and so would the dash lights. Afterwards, not even the lights would come on.
Went back under the hood and removed the additional insulation sheet, reset
the pcm, then it ran. Ran OK for a day and died again at a local parking lot.
Moved the loom, reset the pcm and it started again. This morning, none of
that worked. Checked power connections and that all fuses were tight (didn't
check for continuity on all yet). Oh ****!, can't even drive it to a shop.
Would this be a sign of
- a short to ground
- short between two wires (if the insulation did break down internally for each wire)
- loose connector
- Also, I have read post on guys installing electronics and having starting problems
if the battery is drained. Could this just be a sign of a weak battery?.
Thanks guys, I need all the help I can get before I start removing connectors
and headers.
or touch one of the primary pipes. Additional insulation is provided and in
place, but loom always has some tension to it. Went to change plug wires
on friday, then I noticed that the orange PCM wire loom insulation from SLP
(touching a header primary) was cooked, so I decided to wrap the header
in that area and add one more sheet of the orange insulation. Loom got
tighter. Completed my plug wire install and put everything back together.
Went to crank, instead, the ignition beep from the dash would flash rapidly
and so would the dash lights. Afterwards, not even the lights would come on.
Went back under the hood and removed the additional insulation sheet, reset
the pcm, then it ran. Ran OK for a day and died again at a local parking lot.
Moved the loom, reset the pcm and it started again. This morning, none of
that worked. Checked power connections and that all fuses were tight (didn't
check for continuity on all yet). Oh ****!, can't even drive it to a shop.
Would this be a sign of
- a short to ground
- short between two wires (if the insulation did break down internally for each wire)
- loose connector
- Also, I have read post on guys installing electronics and having starting problems
if the battery is drained. Could this just be a sign of a weak battery?.
Thanks guys, I need all the help I can get before I start removing connectors
and headers.
On The Tree
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 130
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From: New York, NY
Re: HELP... Car died My car would not start after I finnished the install. I had the same problem with the tension of those wires. I determined that the car was not getting spark. I removed the starter and I checked the Crank position sensor, and found that I bent one of the prongs down. It was not getting a connection. That was the toughest connection because I had to pull the wire pretty tight. I was able to correct the problem and the car started right up. My wire loom still touches one of the primaries. I check it every so often and It still looks o.k. There's absolutely NO room on that side of the car. I don't see HOW that look can't touch the primary. The only way I can see it, is if you do the install by pulling the motor. But screw that!
Don't give in. Refuse to get it towed until you exhausted every attempt at the solution.
Don't give in. Refuse to get it towed until you exhausted every attempt at the solution.
On The Tree
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 130
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From: New York, NY
Re: HELP... Car died Oh, btw, I have just over 1,000 miles on the car since the install with the wire loom touching the pipe. Just for extra protection, I wrapped slp's fire wrap with some heat resistent tape.
