Non Starter...what could be the problem? :-s

[antrosser]

Hi everyone, the scenario was driving along off boost, and the battery connector came off making everything cut out. reconnected the battery, tried starting it but nothing. i thought that it was just flooded from dumping fuel in and not being able to ignite it.  I took it home, took the spark plugs out, egi fuse out. turned it over for 10-15 seconds, then repeated again a week after. New spark plugs back in along with a dollop of oil to seal, and will tick over but doesnt want to catch.

Please say this isnt an engine rebuild job!!? :-s

I appreciate your feed back and thank you in advance for your time

Ant

[BlitzBoy]

Is it modified in anyway, eg Apexi ECU?
Have you checked the all fuses? very much doubt its an engine problem

[smarts]

when i had mine rebuilt the battery had died, as it was a redtop thingummy (doesn\'t like going flat) it took a few days to get a replacement. for this time i actually ran the car without a battery - just jumped started it from a portapack connected to the dead battery and then ran like that so i don\'t think (with my VERY limited knowledge) that the battery connector coming off should cause your car to cut out - is it some other problem and the connector coming off was a symptom?

Si.

[antrosser]

yeh its modified in pretty much every way! lol. single turbo, apexi FC commander, ported and polished, water injection etc etc. Its the FD3S by the way. can they be run without a batter as its electric fuel pump etc..? the connector came off while parked up and wouldnt start so just wedged it back on temporarily. dont think there was another problem causing it to come off :-s

Havent checked the fuses no. do you think by the battery being disconnected it could have blown any?

Cheers

[JohnnyP]

I have similar mods and find if the car has been standing for a while I need a full strength battery for the engine to catch. I sometimes attach one of those starter packs to the battery for extra power. Usually does the trick.

[Grizzly]

easy way to tell, take the Egi fuse out and the front plug then crank it, re fit that plug and remove the rear and again crank it. The pssss noises should sound the same (same spacing and volume)

Side of the road apex seal test.

[Mobilemick]

You dont have a old alarm sytem on it ,  ??

[Mobilemick]

the connector came off while parked up

Or

the scenario was driving along off boost, and the battery connector came off making everything cut out

Tell the truth or we`ll beat ya !!!!  

[antrosser]

lol nah it did come off when parked. i wedged it back on again so it would start....then came off again while driving!! DOH!

[antrosser]

yeh will try each rotor separarely 2morow and see if they are both putting out constant pressure :-s

I have got an alarm on it, but the immobiliser was off

[BlitzBoy]

check the the main rack of fuses espcially the 130 I think it is, When I had a terminal come off the battery it fused one of them and stopped the fuel pump from working

[antrosser]

ah rite!! good one to start with! would that be the EGI fuse?

[BlitzBoy]

its the rack of fuses underneath a long black cover which is right by the Postive terminal that goes ontop the battery.

[antrosser]

Exellent. Ive got on all my old clothes and going to take a second look. also going to check the rotors to see if they are putting out equal amounts of pressure - may as well double check i have every thing on my body crossed! lol

[antrosser]

unfortunately no fuses have gone...but noticed that when i took the EGI out the first time (with a screw driver) i had broken the casing and had metal inside touching...may have been causing it to short...so bent that back out again but need to wait till i have a spare car to jump start it with as it has no battery life at the mo! doh