Car died, Now it seems like there is a short to power
10-10-2017, 09:26 PM
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Car died, Now it seems like there is a short to power
So background info: 1990 miata with stock 1.8 turbo swap, mspnp2. I just installed the pnp and got it to drive pretty decent, on my attempt of a 3rd drive i was letting the car warm up while getting the laptop started. About 2ish min in the car died and i tried to start it back up but it cranked for awhile and i had to use a little throttle to get it to go, but then it started and instantly died. No weird noises when it died but now when i try to start it, it just cranks. Now this is the wierd part, when i key to accessory i get a fuel pump prime but usually this would happen in the on position only. Also when i have the key out completely i still have power going to my wideband and the rear lights are on and i think i heard the fan running as well. I'm completely lost as to why this could happen but im thinking this could be a possible ignition switch failure? Any help is appreciated as i have to get the car back home asap, Thanks!
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10-11-2017, 04:08 AM
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So background info: 1990 miata with stock 1.8 turbo swap, mspnp2. I just installed the pnp and got it to drive pretty decent, on my attempt of a 3rd drive i was letting the car warm up while getting the laptop started. About 2ish min in the car died and i tried to start it back up but it cranked for awhile and i had to use a little throttle to get it to go, but then it started and instantly died. No weird noises when it died but now when i try to start it, it just cranks. Now this is the wierd part, when i key to accessory i get a fuel pump prime but usually this would happen in the on position only. Also when i have the key out completely i still have power going to my wideband and the rear lights are on and i think i heard the fan running as well. I'm completely lost as to why this could happen but im thinking this could be a possible ignition switch failure? Any help is appreciated as i have to get the car back home asap, Thanks!
If you have a DMM we can confirm it's fairies.
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10-12-2017, 01:30 PM
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I think I can confirm it was the fairies. Went to start it today after unplugging and replugging the ignition switch in and it started right up. Kind of worried now as I don’t know if/when this could happen again.
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