Electrical issue - wont start. Any ideas?
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Electrical issue - wont start. Any ideas?
My FD has developed an electrical problem. It wont fire the starter.
I had installed a push button start years ago so I removed that to take it out of the equation. I also removed every electrical connection I have added to the car (gauges, boost control, fuel relays, stereo, wideband, etc) as well as removing the dash and entire interior and any uneeded fuses in the engine bay. I have also checked all the fuses in drivers kick panel.
When undoing the push button I got to a point where the wire in the ignition harness that goes to the starter was just hanging there exposed so I ran a line directly from the battery to it and the starter kicks right over so I know the starter and battery are fine.
However when I turn the key to "On" and touch the same battery line to the starter ignition harness nothing happens. All the accessories light up and everything powers up in On. When I turn the key to start nothing happens. I hear a relay type noise in the drivers side kick panel that I dont normally hear. And I hear a relay noise in engine bay Im not sure if it is normal or not.
I think that I have something grounded somewhere or possibly I have a bad relay but dont have a clue where to start.
Thanks in advance for anyone who takes the time to think about it.
I had installed a push button start years ago so I removed that to take it out of the equation. I also removed every electrical connection I have added to the car (gauges, boost control, fuel relays, stereo, wideband, etc) as well as removing the dash and entire interior and any uneeded fuses in the engine bay. I have also checked all the fuses in drivers kick panel.
When undoing the push button I got to a point where the wire in the ignition harness that goes to the starter was just hanging there exposed so I ran a line directly from the battery to it and the starter kicks right over so I know the starter and battery are fine.
However when I turn the key to "On" and touch the same battery line to the starter ignition harness nothing happens. All the accessories light up and everything powers up in On. When I turn the key to start nothing happens. I hear a relay type noise in the drivers side kick panel that I dont normally hear. And I hear a relay noise in engine bay Im not sure if it is normal or not.
I think that I have something grounded somewhere or possibly I have a bad relay but dont have a clue where to start.
Thanks in advance for anyone who takes the time to think about it.
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So if you pull the black spade connector off the 'S' terminal of the starter, turn the key to 'on' and then hit the 'S' terminal with a wire run directly from the battery it won't turn over and start?
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Battery and Starter/Solenoid has been ruled-out by direct connecting, that's a good thing.
If your Engine doesn't crank while in factory configuration, it may be the Ignition Switch and/or the Clutch Switch ~ Neutral Safety Switch.
For now, you may have to back to Push Button Start.
If your Engine doesn't crank while in factory configuration, it may be the Ignition Switch and/or the Clutch Switch ~ Neutral Safety Switch.
For now, you may have to back to Push Button Start.
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