My Z died while I was driving and now won't turn on.
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yeah dude no prob. you completely checked battery terminals and fuses? the problem might not even electrical. check the fuel pressure it could be the fuel pump that gave out. and like i said it could be ignition system, get the starter and crank sensor checked out as well.
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last year i was in my friend's tuned SC nsx and his car died all of sudden on the highway and couldn't start it up same as your issue. we got it towed and diagnosed it and checked every possible problem. It turned out it was bad wiring to his ecu which shut down resulting in fuel starvation.
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yeah dude no prob. you completely checked battery terminals and fuses? the problem might not even electrical. check the fuel pressure it could be the fuel pump that gave out. and like i said it could be ignition system, get the starter and crank sensor checked out as well.
Yeah, even cleaned the terminals with a wire brush and baking soda/water just in case. Took out every single fuse in the car to be sure they weren't broken and checked the fuse links (i think that's what they're called?) which sit next to the fuses in the engine compartment, they're not melted.
Considering that the Check Engine Light isn't on, it probably wouldnt give out a code, right?
Here's a bit more of background info:
Like I said before, my Throttle Position Sensor was replaced by the dealership earlier this year. It didn't have the same symptoms but it would go into limp mode. I could then restart it, and drive a bit more til it did it again.
Apparently something with my gas pump was bad since I bought the car, it only displays half full even though it's topped off. This isn't a big deal because once the tank actually gets past half full, the needle inside does go down and show me when the car is needing fuel.
Earlier this week, I was trying to pump gas and the pump kept on acting like it was full though. I got like 2 gallons in and it kept on stopping. I had to hold it real loose for it to slowly fill up. This confused me but I thought it was the pump I was using.
Umm... that's all I can think of. :-/
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Where is the starter located in my car? Have yall heard of "tapping" it to see if it's the culprit?
http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...s_starter.html
http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...s_starter.html
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Where is the starter located in my car? Have yall heard of "tapping" it to see if it's the culprit?
http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...s_starter.html
http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...s_starter.html
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I was watching this starter diagnostic and replacement tutorial and his is placed beside the battery. Lucky!
http://www.ehow.com/video_2328095_di...mand-wire.html
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ahh i see. i'm not even sure testing is necessary. your best bet is to just get a new refurbished one. but let's hope it's not the culprit and you don't gotta go through the trouble of replacing it.
#32
Happen to my friends g35. Bought the car drove it home, tryed to start it the same night later on. wouldn't start at all, check all fuses, battery was good. Problem was the key got unprogrammed some how. If you have a spare key try that and see. Or if not that if you have a check engine light get the code pulled and go from there. goodluck bro
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Happen to my friends g35. Bought the car drove it home, tryed to start it the same night later on. wouldn't start at all, check all fuses, battery was good. Problem was the key got unprogrammed some how. If you have a spare key try that and see. Or if not that if you have a check engine light get the code pulled and go from there. goodluck bro
#34
did you check both fuse boxes? It might be time to go in there with a multimeter just make sure your fuel pump is getting juice. And about the key, it threw a code, so im assuming it would throw a code on yours as well if it were the case.
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