Notices
SC - 1st Gen (1992-2000)

Start Up Issue!

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old May 10, 2014 | 02:29 PM
  #1  
Farbound's Avatar
Farbound
Thread Starter
Driver School Candidate
 
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 49
Likes: 0
From: TX
Default Start Up Issue!

I'm just trying to see what i can get out of this because I honestly don't know the problem at this point.

Yesterday morning i started up my sc just fine and went to work.
After work as I put my car into the drive it decides to shut down.
I sit for about 3 minutes and start it up again. Turns on and i drive off.
Around maybe 1/2 about the cross the light I decide to flicker the lights to see it affected my battery.
Abracadabra my whole car shuts down in the middle of the street. Emergency lights turn off etc. Completely dead. My battery had some life to it, but it would not turn on. Cops came to and told me to move my car. Well obviously I was not able to put the car into "n" in order for me to move it.
Tow truck comes and i decide to turn it on again. Turns on but engine dies. So i put it into neutral and tows me back home. Battery is completely drain when i get home and today in the afternoon i decide to go to autozone.
Charged the battery and turned on the car. It starts and engine sounds like it start to choke. So i decide to disconnect the positive from the battery to see if its the alt. Car is still on.
So my conclusion is that my alt and battery are good.
Maybe something i have installed is killing it. I want to say its the fuel pump, but not to sure.
Only mod i have that may be affecting it is the nakamichi aux cable hack.
Any suggestions would help.
Reply
Old May 10, 2014 | 03:17 PM
  #2  
t2d2's Avatar
t2d2
Lead Lap
10 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
iTrader: (8)
 
Joined: Apr 2014
Posts: 4,766
Likes: 271
Default

That's way over my head to diagnose, but if turning on the lights causes the car to shut down, I would guess there's an electrical short somewhere, but I'm not sure how it would be triggered by only certain conditions.
Reply
Old May 13, 2014 | 04:31 PM
  #3  
Farbound's Avatar
Farbound
Thread Starter
Driver School Candidate
 
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 49
Likes: 0
From: TX
Default

Yeah it's very odd. i wish there was someone who has had such of a problem. Maybe it can narrow down my assumptions.
Reply
Old May 13, 2014 | 06:04 PM
  #4  
jennie's Avatar
jennie
Pole Position
 
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 309
Likes: 0
From: california
Default

Is your car lowered?
Reply
Old May 14, 2014 | 09:30 PM
  #5  
Farbound's Avatar
Farbound
Thread Starter
Driver School Candidate
 
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 49
Likes: 0
From: TX
Default

Yes it is. My wiring harness is relocated. Now I have the assumption that there maybe a short within it.
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Parsa
IS - 2nd Gen (2006-2013)
9
Mar 3, 2016 04:09 PM
Gee2anIS
IS F (2008-2014)
13
May 1, 2014 07:14 PM
510sc
SC - 1st Gen (1992-2000)
12
Jan 19, 2011 01:24 PM
jimbo22s
ES - 1st to 6th Gen (1990-2018)
6
Dec 7, 2004 08:12 PM




All times are GMT -7. The time now is 06:33 AM.