Hope lost for self diagnosis, Need help from Local Chicagoans

[The Bobby]

My car died on October 10 and I have spent the last 10 weeks trying to fix it. Going from my garage to my local guy to the dealership to back to my garage. I installed a new starter, new immobilizer, but then after being told by the dealer my EWS II was the issue I installed a EWS II delete chip from Midnight Tuning. I have limited knowledge of what to do and I really need someone to help me out.

If you are in the Chicago area and would like to help me please call

847 366 9192
Bobby

[Shellback]

Symptoms?

[drivinfaster]

Originally Posted by Shellback

Symptoms?

agreed. need some more details, like, does the vehicle crank and not start?? (which would point to spark, fuel, or compression), or does it not crank at all, in which case, it could be battery, starter, or ignition switch.




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[The Bobby]

The car does not crank, i turn the key all the way and nothing happens. The dash lights, the headlights work but the clock does not turn on and the blower motor does not work.

[drivinfaster]

battery charge?? condition??

starter motor??

ignition switch??

do you have a test light?? if you are getting power to the solenoid then replace the starter. you may be able to get it to crank over if you could manage to tap on the housing with a long handle or somethign.

if you have a dvom check the battery charge.



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[The Bobby]

2 day old battery, trying to start on a battery charger, new starter, what is the ignition switch? Also, could a bad instrument cluster be preventing a start?

[drivinfaster]

try starting it in neutral, if it is an automatic. you could have a faulty neutral safety switch.

the ignition switch is the switch that gets activated when the key gets turned. there's a 'start', 'run', 'accessory', and 'off', so the dash should be doing something when the key is turned.

just cannot believe the shop threw parts at it, though....




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[Shellback]

Do all lights on the dash light up as you go through the starting sequence?

[UberWagen]

Check fuses. Most overlooked no start fix.

[hotmilk400]

we need more details because it could be a million things. normally with EWS the car cranks but the fuel pump is disabled so no fuel gets in... besides that, the car turns over.

are the lights on the dash lighting up the correct way, or are some not working/dim? (then it's a bad ground)

it also sounds like it could be related to the key, maybe the ignition went bad and when you go to "start" the car only sees "on" and doesn't know to start. (bad switch, you can test by removing the trim and using a volt meter)

could be the brain of the car too, or maybe some control box or relay went bad.

Yeah, if your not handy with this stuff, try to find someone that will work on it on the side for like $20 an hour to at least find the problem. you could not afford a shop charging $80 an hour. if you were closer, i would look at it.. maybe post on Craigslist saying you are looking for someone who works on cars on the side. you will be surprised who will wanna make a fast $20+ in this economy

best of luck, we are here to help tho, we just need details and what you did/how you did it and results to walk you though it

[xxxJohnBoyxxx]

Originally Posted by UberWagen

Check fuses. Most overlooked no start fix.

Agreed. There is a small fuse that will cause exactly what you have right now. I think it is a 7.5amp. Find the blown fuse, replace it adn it should crank. You might want to put all original EWS, DME, Key if you do find it was only a fuse.

Best, John Smith

[drivinfaster]

i would also question the technical abilities of the guys that were attempting to fix the vehicle earlier by throwing above mentioned parts at it....



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