Ok, so recently i had to take out the engine to do some head work to it. after everything was finished and the engine was back in the car i noticed that on both sides of the head, there was a plug (which seemed like a ground) that wasn't plug to anything. So my brother decided to make a ground by just putting and O connector to the chassis and another connector to this ground on the harness. That was the only thing that changed after putting the engine in.
So then i go to start the car and i noticed that the pumps weren't coming on. after looking at fuses, i see that the Maxi fuse 26 under the hood (which i believe is the PCM) was blown. So i replaced it, turned the key and started the car. the car fired right up and it died after 5 seconds, so i turn the key again to see if the pumps came on and the fuse blew. after this happened i got frustrated, disconnected the two grounds i put on and that was it.
The next day when i try to see what was wrong the car ran out of battery. That means another problem and this time it was a 28 mili amp draw. i start pulling fuses and narrowed it down to fuse f1.6 40 amp (PCM and instrument cluster).if i disconnect it, it goes down to 0.00 amps. i looked at the manual and it shows all the fuses inside the car that are related to this one. so i start pulling, and finally if i disconnect fuse f2.39 5 amps (GEM), that also goes to 0.00 amps. thinking maybe this was related to the car shutting off, i start it again and it starts doing weird things. the spedo was saying i was going 30 mph when i was standing still, and the engine would turn on and off and on and off.
Anyways, i decide now to start pulling connectors and check cables near the GEM. first off i notice a big violet/light blue (if i remember correctly) cable thats not connected to anything but it looks as if it broke out of a ground on the side. i connect the cable back up to ground but i still have a draw.
Now i start pulling the 5 connectors on the GEM, the first one on the bottom closest to the back makes the draw go down to 16 mili amps, which is a "normal" draw on this car. but if i unplug the 2 cables on the side of the GEM close to the front of the car , the draw goes down to 0.
Now after that GIANT post, here are my questions.
Was that violet/light blue wire supposed to be a ground? it was under the carpet connected to the side of the car. it didnt look like it went anywhere but there so i put a new O connector and plugged it in.
is my GEM bad? if i unplug the first connector which control the wipers and washers, the draw goes down, is there a wire pertaining to the wipers that is shorting out somewhere?
has this happened to anyone else before?
Also, i figured out what was the problem with the car shutting off. i have a diablo sport chip on my ECU, so after i took that out, the car seems to be firing up normally and doesnt shut off.
In conclusion:
This car has been a nightmare. i also have this weird smoke coming up from under the hood. it doesn't smell like coolant or oil. i keep telling myself that its because im with open headers (which btw are ****ing bent and now my exhaust wont fit, so im thinking that its leaking on the heads ) but i dont want to find out it was a wire melting and having the car catch on fire. after exploring from the bottom the smoke seems to come from the top, and if i go to the top, the smoke seems to be coming out from the bottom which is why im thinking its the headers/head connection.
Also i think the chip was fried by the ground connections i previosly made, but i still dont understand why i have a draw? before i took the engine out it didnt have one.
I did get a code on my dash however when i had my chip in: D262 missing SCP message. (could a bad FRPS be causing this? my frsp vacuum line is plugged on the wrong part of the supercharger i believe)
Any ideas why thats going on? i never had any of these problems before, thats why i thought maybe i have a pinched cable from the engine install, but after tracing them all down, i see nothing.
I hope someone can help me out because it is really frustrating finishing something and then having 3 things crap out on you at once.
Thanks for the help guys, i really appreciate it.
So then i go to start the car and i noticed that the pumps weren't coming on. after looking at fuses, i see that the Maxi fuse 26 under the hood (which i believe is the PCM) was blown. So i replaced it, turned the key and started the car. the car fired right up and it died after 5 seconds, so i turn the key again to see if the pumps came on and the fuse blew. after this happened i got frustrated, disconnected the two grounds i put on and that was it.
The next day when i try to see what was wrong the car ran out of battery. That means another problem and this time it was a 28 mili amp draw. i start pulling fuses and narrowed it down to fuse f1.6 40 amp (PCM and instrument cluster).if i disconnect it, it goes down to 0.00 amps. i looked at the manual and it shows all the fuses inside the car that are related to this one. so i start pulling, and finally if i disconnect fuse f2.39 5 amps (GEM), that also goes to 0.00 amps. thinking maybe this was related to the car shutting off, i start it again and it starts doing weird things. the spedo was saying i was going 30 mph when i was standing still, and the engine would turn on and off and on and off.
Anyways, i decide now to start pulling connectors and check cables near the GEM. first off i notice a big violet/light blue (if i remember correctly) cable thats not connected to anything but it looks as if it broke out of a ground on the side. i connect the cable back up to ground but i still have a draw.
Now i start pulling the 5 connectors on the GEM, the first one on the bottom closest to the back makes the draw go down to 16 mili amps, which is a "normal" draw on this car. but if i unplug the 2 cables on the side of the GEM close to the front of the car , the draw goes down to 0.
Now after that GIANT post, here are my questions.
Was that violet/light blue wire supposed to be a ground? it was under the carpet connected to the side of the car. it didnt look like it went anywhere but there so i put a new O connector and plugged it in.
is my GEM bad? if i unplug the first connector which control the wipers and washers, the draw goes down, is there a wire pertaining to the wipers that is shorting out somewhere?
has this happened to anyone else before?
Also, i figured out what was the problem with the car shutting off. i have a diablo sport chip on my ECU, so after i took that out, the car seems to be firing up normally and doesnt shut off.
In conclusion:
This car has been a nightmare. i also have this weird smoke coming up from under the hood. it doesn't smell like coolant or oil. i keep telling myself that its because im with open headers (which btw are ****ing bent and now my exhaust wont fit, so im thinking that its leaking on the heads ) but i dont want to find out it was a wire melting and having the car catch on fire. after exploring from the bottom the smoke seems to come from the top, and if i go to the top, the smoke seems to be coming out from the bottom which is why im thinking its the headers/head connection.
Also i think the chip was fried by the ground connections i previosly made, but i still dont understand why i have a draw? before i took the engine out it didnt have one.
I did get a code on my dash however when i had my chip in: D262 missing SCP message. (could a bad FRPS be causing this? my frsp vacuum line is plugged on the wrong part of the supercharger i believe)
Any ideas why thats going on? i never had any of these problems before, thats why i thought maybe i have a pinched cable from the engine install, but after tracing them all down, i see nothing.
I hope someone can help me out because it is really frustrating finishing something and then having 3 things crap out on you at once.
Thanks for the help guys, i really appreciate it.
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