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mypfizzle
12-31-2003, 02:04 PM
ok so a buddy of mine was tryin to hook up his blitz power meter in his mazda speed and accidently tapped into the knock sensor wire.. now the car wont start. When you unhook the battery and let it sit then try to turn it over you can hear the starter click but it wont go all the way and start..
any ideas?
is there a fuel cutoff somewhere he needs to reset?
thanks..
John
jersey_emt
12-31-2003, 02:10 PM
Is the starter motor cranking or is it just clicking? If it's just clicking your battery's nearly dead and you need a jump start.
mypfizzle
12-31-2003, 02:13 PM
not a click. he has power to everything
it will click once then thats it.. then u have to pull the negative off an let it sit again before it will do anything
jersey_emt
12-31-2003, 02:25 PM
Definitely sounds like an alarm issue then....remember the stock alarm is screwy. There's a reset button under the dash on the driver's side...have you tried that?
boostisgood
12-31-2003, 02:27 PM
Actually sounds to me like a fried PCM. Try resettting the the alarm first, if it dont work, its the pcm.
mypfizzle
12-31-2003, 02:37 PM
pcm = what? sorry
rocketspeed
12-31-2003, 02:40 PM
Did you disconnect the negative terminal of the battery when you did the install?
jersey_emt
12-31-2003, 02:40 PM
PCM = powertrain control module

It's the proper term for an ECU.

He may be right...I remember when installing my a/f gauge I tried starting the car without the PCM connected and nothing happened except clicking (duh me)
TheJohnny
12-31-2003, 02:56 PM
Make sure you bolted your computer back down. I put my A/F guage in and didn't put all the nuts back on the cover grounding the computer and it wouldn't start. Make sure you've got it grounded good if this is what you took out. Other then that I have no idea, sorry, hope you get it fixed.
03MSP
12-31-2003, 02:58 PM
wow, we had a thread about this exact problem...http://www.msprotege.com/vbb230/showthread.php?s=&threadid=45138
mypfizzle
12-31-2003, 02:59 PM
i didnt know he posted that when i posted this.. but yeah im trying to help him out -=)
spacemonkey
12-31-2003, 03:18 PM
I thought the Power meter can't be used unless you have the SBC I-D EBC.
LzrBlu2003MSP
01-01-2004, 01:27 PM
Thanks TheJohnny I am sure that this was the problem. I only had a couple bolts on it and not all of them. Now it started up just fine but has the check engine light and I will have to go get that cleared. Also SpaceMonkey(Kelvin) you can use the Power Meter even without the SBC-iD although I have both. Take it easy
Ben