I really need help here guys... I was driving my car today trying to make sure it will run and everything was going to be ok.... Well it just died on me about 6 blocks from my dad's house.. The car still spins over, the car's computer never clicks on and the fuel/ignition system never turns on.... Please help. A friend of mine is coming to get me so we can go back to Las Vegas and if i cant get the car to run then i will have to leave it here.......

 

Did a couple of searches and found nothing that would help... I really need help here guys.. Its getting no fuel and no spark... I checked all the fuses and none were blown.

 

Cant get my car to start now.. It died while i was driving it and i cant get fuel or spark to it now...... I dont know what to do now.. I am getting ready to go back to vegas and if the car wont start then my friend is going to drive me back.. He just bought a car in Houston and is driving it home to vegas aswell... Please guys help me out i dont know what else to do.. No fuses are blown.

 

what happened... was it running then died? is it smoking? has it not started at all?? can i get some more info??

 

you might want to put a post up in the 2nd gen sp section also..

 

ok well thank you MR moderator for moving it.... (im really NOT we todd did)

 

It could possibly be a ECU problem, or usually there is a wire running on the driver side of the Vehicle under the hood that sends power to everything. (Cluster gauge, Ignition etc.) You can also check to make sure all your ground wires are intact. The car will not start if you don't have enough ground.

 

first i would check all your fuses, specifically the EGI fuse under the hood.

 

Yeah it ran for a little while... I drove it about 7miles... Now it wont do anything but spin over... Checked and it gets no spark and no fuel either.

 

what all did you end up doing to it the other day?

 

I put the air intake on the car and bolted it on... That was the problem was air leak between the maf and the TB.... But right now i need to get this thing fixed or sold.

 

you replaced the alt also right?

 

Yeah put an alt on it and set up the smog pump... But why cant i get fuel to it now and spark???

 

i just PM'd you

 

Yeah sorry if i came across as an *** in any of my above posts... I am just really aggrivated with this damn thing.... Sorry for taking it out on you guys...

 

So are you still having the problem??

Have you checked the basics yet??? is there power, or is only the engine dead??? Are the fuses intact??? Is the main relay plugged in??? What is the voltage with the key on??? Did you fix the leak between the AFM and the throttle body???

You need to post as much info as you can if you are still have this problem...

 

Sorry for being so vague... I still have power to everything else inside... Windows work guages work but the interior light wont come on now. motor still spins over.. all fuses are in tact and none are blown... Not sure where the relay is... its 12.5volts.. And yes the leak is fixed between the AFM and the throttle body.

 

With all 89-91 models, SCAN THE ERROR CODES FIRST!

All it takes is a piece of wire (if you're stuck in the middle of no where), and ground the initial set plug in the front driver's corner of the engine bay - it's a single wire with a green plastic plug.

KEY ON the ignition - if the ECU finds something bad, it'll start blinking.
Want to tell us what kinda blinkiing pattern you get?

Now, there is also a ECU self-check, where the CHECK ENGINE light will turn on for about 3 seconds and then turn off.
IF IT DOESN'T DO THIS - the ECU is dead.


-Ted

 

Are you guys stumped as well???? Also is there a crank sensor??? I know thats now what its called but my mind just went blank...

 

You are barking way up the wrong tree, with only two posts trying to figure this out, do you think we would even be close to being stumped??? You haven't posted hardly anything that even helps.

and still have not done anything that Ted suggested.

If the interior light is not working you have blown fuses or bad connections, are you sure you checked the fuses with a METER... not just by looking at them~!

And is the AFM even plugged in???

 

Double checking now.

 

The main part under the hood checks out... I was/am getting power on both sides... The panel under the dash doesnt have any of them broke... I ohmed the fuses to see if they were ok and all seemed fine... I changed one that might have been iffy but still no dome light and no fire. Where can the ECU be found???

 

Okay, I am not gonna help you anymore with you jumping around like you are.

If the dome light is not working and it was, you have have an electrical issue. Not some ECU issue. Again you have a blown fuse or something disconnected if ths dome light is not working and it worked previous to the problem appearing.

The ECU gets its constant power from the same fuse/lead that powers the dome lights.

Then there are two fuses other fuses that also power the ECU

What are the engine codes???

 

I dont know what the engine codes were. The light would just stay on and now i cant get it to come on now. I will be back shortly i am going to go back out and change more fuses and check some wires.

 

Ok got the car back up and running this morning there was a loose wire... Still no interior lights.... One last question for you guys... Why does the car stumble if you give it more then half throttle?????