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 owh crap! help
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Sun, 03 August 2003 10:40
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i screwed my car up i was tring to do something near the ecu and i have shorted something out what i dont know but all i jknow is i cant start my car... ok i will give u the run down... i have ems and orginal computer (controls the climate control etc..) its like a piggy back setup sort of... but anyways i have power to the radio and also have most of the dash lights poping up like the abs power steer etc but i dont hav the engine light and etc... i have checked the fuse box and no fuses blown also have checked all the relays one has pwer and the other dosnt the one that dost have power is the "c open" im lost what should i be checking or doing????
any help asap!
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Re: owh crap! help
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Sun, 03 August 2003 11:12
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better description
does it crank over, or not a single noise or movement whatsoever?
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Parramatta
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sydney
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March 2003
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Re: owh crap! help
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Sun, 03 August 2003 11:43
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check the efi fuse in the fusebox in engine bae
that supllies power to circuti openin relay and ecu
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I supported Toymods
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Epping, Sydney
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May 2002
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Re: owh crap! help
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Sun, 03 August 2003 11:53
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if the efi fuse was blown, shouldn't the engine still crank over?
I know mine did.
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Re: owh crap! help
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Sun, 03 August 2003 11:56
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What exactly were you doing and did it involve leaving the doors open for a prolonged period of time, just make sure the batery isnt flat.
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Parramatta
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July 2002
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Re: owh crap! help
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Mon, 04 August 2003 06:43
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it has nothing to do with the battery as there is plenty of charge and the radio works fine aso the lights are noit dimm at all and i know its not the battery as only the power steer and abs etc lights up nothing like the engine light hand brake etc lights up. i checked the efi fuse not blown... !???
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Parramatta
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July 2002
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Re: owh crap! help
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Tue, 05 August 2003 01:24
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plz help
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Adelaide
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June 2003
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Re: owh crap! help
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Tue, 05 August 2003 02:09
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If the engine doesn't crank over I would be guessing it has somethink to do with the starter motor.
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Adelaide and Queenstown T...
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September 2002
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Re: owh crap! help
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Tue, 05 August 2003 03:06
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aren't there a couple of fusible links coming off near the battery? one controls the accessory circuit, the other controls the engine/starter. i know toyota had them in all the cars from 70's -mid 80's but i don't know if they continued after efi. look for a suspicious plastic bulge somewhere in your wiring loom near the battery.
Good luck.
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Parramatta
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July 2002
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Re: owh crap! help
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Tue, 05 August 2003 03:13
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thanx will do... i have had a quick look and dont see any fuseable links near the battery but i will have a better look i thinks!
cheers!
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Adelaide
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June 2003
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Re: owh crap! help
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Tue, 05 August 2003 12:29
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Strange you should mention the fusable links, I found out how well they can stuff things up yesterday.
My brother's RA28 wouldn't register any sort of electronic joy anywhere, but the battery was fine, sound familiar?
I had broken the wire on the fusable link right at the battery terminal while I was cleaning the terminal so that I would get a clean connection, ironic eh?
if you've got a fusable link down stream from where all the bits that work come off of you loom then that is probably the problem.
It was very easy to fix, just a bit of solder and we were back in business!
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Parramatta
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July 2002
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Re: owh crap! help
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Tue, 05 August 2003 22:29
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yeah i it sounds like the same simptons but i have checked evrything and i cant find any anywhere i have looked at the + battery terminal and then followed the loom as far as i could see and nothing!? i think its sparky time!
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Brisbane
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December 2002
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Re: owh crap! help
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Tue, 05 August 2003 22:49
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I had problems with my fusable link, but when mine was faulty it wouldn't give me any power to the lot. But your set up might be different. I say this because your radio is working so you might have 2 of them. there should be a main wire going from the battery to the starter motor and another going to all the accessories. not sure about your car but the fusable link will be either at the battery end or in the fuse box, I know on crowns and cressida's they are in the fuse box in the engine bay.
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Parramatta
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July 2002
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Re: owh crap! help
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Wed, 06 August 2003 05:52
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and just to confirm fuseable links are the ones with the wires looping to the each side of the termail so there for only haveing 2 prongs right???
if so nope there is nione at the fuses box ends nor near the battery terminal
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: owh crap! help
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Wed, 06 August 2003 06:10
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Yeah fuseable (sp?) links are just a piece of wire that act like a fuse (lol).
Cheers
Wilbo
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Parramatta
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July 2002
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Re: owh crap! help
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Thu, 07 August 2003 23:12
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ok dumb me it was a fuse 7.5 but i swear i looked there owh well cheers guys!
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Re: owh crap! help
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Fri, 08 August 2003 01:23
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Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: owh crap! help
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Thu, 14 August 2003 11:14
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LOL, i hate blade fuses with a passion. too hard to see thru them in the dark when you forgot a torch....
thought of getting circuit breakers??? can get ones that slip into blade fuse holders, and then you can definitely see if one has tripped. cost about $10 each, so a little exxy, but saves a LOT of hassle and frustration.
Cya, Stewart
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Location:
Parramatta
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July 2002
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Re: owh crap! help
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Thu, 14 August 2003 22:53
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yeah i just use a test light it always works for me!.... but in this case it didnt work.... bugger LOL
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Location:
Canberra
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July 2003
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Re: owh crap! help
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Thu, 14 August 2003 23:19
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Have you sorted it yet?
You may have plenty of power for your lights and radio etc, but not enough to turn your engine. That click you hear could be either the starter motor meeting the flywheel or it attempting to turn.
I would try charging your battery or getting a jump and see if that makes any difference whatsoever.
Rule out as many basic problems as you can first.
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