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Jan 13, 2011 | 12:23 AM

kpkim01

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need help diagnosing problem

So today after having some fun in the snow I go the the store to get somthin to drink. When I go back outside and start my car it sort of hesitates to start and I hear a humming sound come from the engine or transmision and my dash lights up with trac,abs and starts to dim. My dad says sc's have some saftey feature where if you spin the wheels too much the car will try and Turn it self off to save the tranny or rear end. Its a 93 sc400 btw and lately the I've been turning thetrac off while driving. Idk if that helps.

Jan 13, 2011 | 01:01 AM

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I know I have seen a thread similar to this, but even after doing a quick search I couldn't come up with much..Is the car showing a cel?

Jan 13, 2011 | 05:43 AM

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Sounds simple but, is the alternator showing 12-14v?

Jan 13, 2011 | 07:50 AM

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No cel and I'm not too sure how to check the alternator voltage..

Jan 13, 2011 | 08:13 AM

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^ Is it possible that any snow got up in your engine bay and melted on electronics?

Jan 13, 2011 | 09:43 AM

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If there are no fault codes to read, maybe you could go ahead and reset your ECU to see if it clears it.

Jan 13, 2011 | 02:38 PM

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Just put a multi-tester on your battery, that will show if your voltage is up to par.

They are like $10 at a hardware store.

With all the wires these things have, might not be a bad idea to get one.