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Car won't start
ok. so i get home with my RnR exhaust, slap it in, and get ready for a test drive, and the damn thing wont start! it cranks, but it wont actually start! anyone have any ideas why? i drove from LA to san jose (about 400 miles) about an hour before and it drove fine, and after installing it the car no longer starts!
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a ground? I don't see why it wouldn't start
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Originally Posted by kataklyzm
ok. so i get home with my RnR exhaust, slap it in, and get ready for a test drive, and the damn thing wont start! it cranks, but it wont actually start! anyone have any ideas why? i drove from LA to san jose (about 400 miles) about an hour before and it drove fine, and after installing it the car no longer starts!
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the only things i took off in order were:
1st o2 sensor battery ground fan radiator the rest was just the exhaust piping |
why the heck did u remove the radiator when you were installing the exhaust? that tells me there is more change then you tell us... did you upgrade the fuel pumps?
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try checking fuses, especially the fuel pump fuse. I blew that doing some electrical work which caused the car to crank but not turn over. Just a thought..
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Originally Posted by kataklyzm
the only things i took off in order were:
1st o2 sensor battery ground fan radiator the rest was just the exhaust piping |
check to make sure the fan is plugged in and if so check the rad fan fuse
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sorry the ac fan
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Make sure you didn't inadvertantly disconnect the coil-pack wiring, and make sure you didn't blow any fuses..
BTW, if he got the O2 eliminator pipe, you HAVE to get access to the side of the turbo to remove the stock O2 housing.. thats probably why he removed the radiator.. Also check the primary O2 sensor, make sure its plugged in good and not damaged. Though I've never experienced this, I suppose its possible it may make it a non-start issue.. Also, disconnect both battery cables, take a close look at them.. (the positive cable has a fuse on it) make sure its not blown and reconnect the cable.. if one of the two wires on the positive post isn't making good contact, the car will crank but not start.. doublecheck the ECU fuse also under the hood.. another reason for a no-start.. |
Oh yeah.. make sure you didn't inadvertantly disconnect the MAF wiring while you were taking the radiator out..
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Originally Posted by MalibuJack
Make sure you didn't inadvertantly disconnect the coil-pack wiring, and make sure you didn't blow any fuses..
BTW, if he got the O2 eliminator pipe, you HAVE to get access to the side of the turbo to remove the stock O2 housing.. thats probably why he removed the radiator.. Also check the primary O2 sensor, make sure its plugged in good and not damaged. Though I've never experienced this, I suppose its possible it may make it a non-start issue.. Also, disconnect both battery cables, take a close look at them.. (the positive cable has a fuse on it) make sure its not blown and reconnect the cable.. if one of the two wires on the positive post isn't making good contact, the car will crank but not start.. doublecheck the ECU fuse also under the hood.. another reason for a no-start.. it was a huge let down after installing the exhaust after a 5 hour drive from socal and not being able to hear it purr :crap: |
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