Well I removed the dash so I could remove the carpet/add heat shields plug everything back in put the key into the starter and it only goes in about 3/4 of the way it doesnt wana go any deeper and it wont turn over. I thought I may have bent the key so I get my spare and it does the same thing. Any Idea's?

 

Anyone??

 

Turn harder? I had my whole dash out, did not have that problem?

 

check your ignition switch. see if its all plugged in.

 

first check that your steering wheel isn't locked or that you screwed up reinstalling the locking mechanism on the steering wheel.

after that do more than check the ignition switch. pull the ignition switch apart and make sure the part you are inserting the key into is fitting properly with the actual ignition switch behind it.

 

my car is almost the same thing, except i didnt take anything apart, i was driving it last night and now when i went to go to work this morning i put the key in the ignition and it wont turn, i tried for liek 10 mins and i couldnt get it do i drove the bonneville and i tried again for like another 10 mins jsut a sec ago and i still cant get it to turn, and no the streering wheel isnt locked either..... i cant figure this thing out?!?!

 

jiggle it, just a little bit.. . Are you having problems with tumblers?

wd-40 on key

 

i did the wd-40 and now the key slides in there a hell of a lot easier, lol but that wasnt the problem, i wiggled the hell outta it, i just cant seem to get it past the lock position

 

well your lucky, my car wotn go in the lock position.

 

lol id rather have that, i cant even drive the thing, im abotu ready to hotwire the car and drive to autozone and order a new ignition, cuz i dont wanna put gas in teh bonneville, lol and the rx7 is fun to drive

 

ha no you wouldnt man. it will drain your battery.
you look dumb rolling up to a place, popping your hood and disconnecting your battery cord everytime you stop, then telling everybody you had to turn down the boost because you were running too muc psi. ha

 

lol just throw a toggle switch on the power from teh battery, haha thats what im doin to the injectors for when i flood it

 

yeh but doing all that would require the same work as just getting a new ignition switch.haha

 

haha yes, true didnt think of that part

 

ha yeh, i just realized this was the FD section and i have a FC.

damn.ha

 

to tell u the truth, idk wtf fd and fc is, i just joined today, cuz i jsut got my buddies rx7 a few weeks ago

 

oh man. im not going to thread jack this guy but pm if you want to know the differnces.

 

This thread is a year old and the OP is banned, so I doubt anyone cares if it gets jacked.


The short list:
SA/FB = 1st gen
FC = 2nd gen
FD = 3rd gen

Then there's the whole series aspect...

 

damn, i just realized your right.

ha.

 

so almost on that same note. in my fc, on the opposite side of where you put the key in the ingnition, theres that white plastic cylinder that actually starts the car. long story short some dumb *** broke the plastic inside that, that turns the car on. how do i take the white plastic off of there?