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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 03:18 PM
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by clips you mean the plugs?
The clips that attach the wiring harness to the injectors.
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 07:39 PM
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What should I be looking for as far as omhs go on the wiring for the injectors? Also for the clips I will be checking when I get home I got called into work
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Old Nov 13, 2010 | 05:54 PM
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So i got the new ECU and guess what, it didnt change a thing. car still wont start and now if i cant get it running by tomorrow im screwed...
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Old Nov 13, 2010 | 06:27 PM
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anyone, please help. It's been too long already
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Old Nov 13, 2010 | 07:02 PM
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Guess what everybody? I got the car running. Looks like the exhaust got clogged. After the car would not start I decided to unbolt the cat and once I did the car started right up and stayed on as it should. So now I guess I'm just going to have to gut the cat since I dont have the money to get a new one at the moment.
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Old Nov 13, 2010 | 07:14 PM
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Congratulations in spades!!!!!!! I hope you decided to let the car run for a while.
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Old Nov 13, 2010 | 07:40 PM
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Old Nov 13, 2010 | 08:12 PM
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yes I did, I let it warm up for a good 15 minutes. Garage got filled with smoke, lol. Oh and I didnt have to break apart the cat, the car did it for me, apparently the cat got clogged then it broke and all the ceramic mesh clogged up the exhaust so it took me an hour to get it all out. I just finished putting the exhaust back together now and I let it run for another 15 minutes. Now I just have to put the floor back together.

But you know what I got to learn a bunch from you guys about the car, so this was a good lesson for me. On top of that there were a lot of incidental occurrences as well such as the MAF door being stuck, the spark plugs needing to be changed, the alternator and battery being tested. I got t learn how to use the multimeter and compression tester. So it's all good, the frustration wasnt for nothing.

Now I can make the new job on tuesday and be able to pay my rent.
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 01:34 AM
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Heck yea man! Change the oil!
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by gotian
Guess what everybody? I got the car running. Looks like the exhaust got clogged. After the car would not start I decided to unbolt the cat and once I did the car started right up and stayed on as it should. So now I guess I'm just going to have to gut the cat since I dont have the money to get a new one at the moment.
Good stuff. Glad to see you got it running and that it wasn't something major.

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So i got the new ECU and guess what, it didnt change a thing. car still wont start and now if i cant get it running by tomorrow im screwed...
Just send that back to me whenever you get the time. I kinda like having my test ECU around.

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But you know what I got to learn a bunch from you guys about the car, so this was a good lesson for me. On top of that there were a lot of incidental occurrences as well such as the MAF door being stuck, the spark plugs needing to be changed, the alternator and battery being tested. I got t learn how to use the multimeter and compression tester. So it's all good, the frustration wasnt for nothing.
Working on your car always requires you to do a bit of learning.
Now that it's no longer a rush, you can study up on the weekends.
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Old Nov 14, 2010 | 10:05 AM
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Does the car now start/run with the original ECU?
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 12:20 AM
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you know i havent tested it with the original ecu as the car is running better with this ecu. Also I've now discovered I might have leaky injectors as the car is now always flooding when the car is parked for a few hours ( like when I'm at home or at work) and I have to go through the deflooding process every time. I'm going to install a fuel cut off switch within the next couple days to help with the problem.
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 10:28 PM
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just an update, i put the old ecu back and the car works just fine. again thanks to everyone for helping me out
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 01:08 AM
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Holy **** lol.. I just read this entire thread.. Gotian you are the luckiest bastard ever haha! congrats man! Theres nothing i hate more then my daily driver breaking down and having no clue on what direction to take..
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 12:40 PM
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Just finished reading the whole thread. Its an example of why rx7club is so great
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Old Dec 10, 2010 | 07:07 PM
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i'm in the middle of a similar situation (minus the whole tach jumped to 6k thing) so checking in and subscribing. did you ever solve the mystery gotian?
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Old Dec 10, 2010 | 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by 3vil
i'm in the middle of a similar situation (minus the whole tach jumped to 6k thing) so checking in and subscribing. did you ever solve the mystery gotian?
His problem was a clogged catalytic converter.
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Old Dec 11, 2010 | 03:25 PM
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lol my bad, i thought i'd read the whole thing but apparently missed the last page of it.
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