So here's the deal:
- Once owned this car, bought it back from a guy who did the head gasket , timing belt, arps, ect. Not a big fan of people working on my cars besides me and my friends. When I bought the car back CPS cover was off completely no where to be found, among other little things missing like an engine support. Also now through a code 11 at me ( ground problem , however I looked all over and found nothing loose or hanging off so far ).
- Had some lame starting problems which my car would not start until a random time after a large number of cranks. This progressively got worse and worse. I could start it after a couple of tries the first few times. Eventually it would take me 20 minutes to get it started...
- Well my clutch went out on me during all this so before I fixed the problem I had to replace a clutch anyway. Got the clutch in, wanted to test it, and of course car refused to start. I could hear the starter do a slight click but it just wouldn't start. Battery is brand new, as well as nice terminals. I then decided to try the 30 AMP relay mod. I could tell the starter clicking was a lot louder, but still no dice. So, I checked the the starter. The silinoid was worn as hell and I could see it needed replacing. I bought a replacement starter from O'rilies with a life time warranty, installed, and the car fired right up. Problem solved! Right!? Well, yeah for the past weak the car had NO problems what so ever getting started.
- Just now I go outside for a midnight soda run, and .... nothing. What the fuck? I can even hear the sound of the starter spinning as I hold the key. I tried un-plugging the battery for a minute or so to see if was some strange ecu problem but no luck. Sigh. I have to take my girlfriend to work in about 2.5 hours so my goal is to get it working by then. Battery is not an issue, starter SHOULDN'T be an issue... what should I be trying? I would try a pop start but it's not really safe where my car is parked. Could my code 11 be some how randomly and crazily related but entirely randomly causing this?
- Side note, I did get a car wash today.. maybe something is getting wet? But what? And it worked fine for hours and hours after the wash.
- Question: Since I don't pay a lot of attention to the little details of my car when it's working fine, when you normally crank the car over does the cig lighter and cd player normally turn off?
- Once owned this car, bought it back from a guy who did the head gasket , timing belt, arps, ect. Not a big fan of people working on my cars besides me and my friends. When I bought the car back CPS cover was off completely no where to be found, among other little things missing like an engine support. Also now through a code 11 at me ( ground problem , however I looked all over and found nothing loose or hanging off so far ).
- Had some lame starting problems which my car would not start until a random time after a large number of cranks. This progressively got worse and worse. I could start it after a couple of tries the first few times. Eventually it would take me 20 minutes to get it started...
- Well my clutch went out on me during all this so before I fixed the problem I had to replace a clutch anyway. Got the clutch in, wanted to test it, and of course car refused to start. I could hear the starter do a slight click but it just wouldn't start. Battery is brand new, as well as nice terminals. I then decided to try the 30 AMP relay mod. I could tell the starter clicking was a lot louder, but still no dice. So, I checked the the starter. The silinoid was worn as hell and I could see it needed replacing. I bought a replacement starter from O'rilies with a life time warranty, installed, and the car fired right up. Problem solved! Right!? Well, yeah for the past weak the car had NO problems what so ever getting started.
- Just now I go outside for a midnight soda run, and .... nothing. What the fuck? I can even hear the sound of the starter spinning as I hold the key. I tried un-plugging the battery for a minute or so to see if was some strange ecu problem but no luck. Sigh. I have to take my girlfriend to work in about 2.5 hours so my goal is to get it working by then. Battery is not an issue, starter SHOULDN'T be an issue... what should I be trying? I would try a pop start but it's not really safe where my car is parked. Could my code 11 be some how randomly and crazily related but entirely randomly causing this?
- Side note, I did get a car wash today.. maybe something is getting wet? But what? And it worked fine for hours and hours after the wash.
- Question: Since I don't pay a lot of attention to the little details of my car when it's working fine, when you normally crank the car over does the cig lighter and cd player normally turn off?
