R32 Gtst Electrical Issues

[phatlavish]

Hey y'all,

This afternoon I was on my way to work when my car died in the arse, and would not start up again... what the f**k is going on here! I thought to myself. but anyways, it would not start up again and I had to leave it on the side of the road... It'd just crank over and over but not start. headlights and stereo still worked but the power windows & none of the red dash warning lights would light up when you turned the key to the ON position like they normally would

I came back to the car after my shift and it somehow started up first go.. I left it idling for about a minute then it cut out again just like the first time, no dash warning lights or power windows would work like before. I had a look in the cabin & engine bay fuseboxes and they looked ok, nothing obviously f**ked up. after a few minutes of buggering around checking fuses and ruckusing random wires in the engine bay I gave it another go and it started again, a few seconds later I turned the headlights on and it cut out again (note: headlights were not touched first 2 times it cut out).

waited another few minutes and started it again, tapped the accelerator and the bastard cut out again. It then started raining so I thought f**k it and went home

the only thing ive done recently on the car is replaced the o2 sensor and the a/c control unit about a week ago

Is there some random fuse somewhere that trips over and over that would cause this? or is the alternator f**ked up?

thanks!@

Edited August 21, 2007 by phatlavish

[Skylyne]

Check wheel bearings

[phatlavish]

shaddup

[Dantay]

strange, i had some funny leccy stuff after i changed the 02 sensor as well, my headlight just died in the ass

[Jax]

Check wheel bearings

I agree, or as a last resort, take it to an Auto/Lec.

[QWK32]

if your alternator was stuffed your battery would go flat and eventually you would be able to start your car at all. just and idea but sounds like you maybe have a loose or dodgey wire that is on you ignition barrell that sets the on position, power to your power windows and ecu and so on. i'd be checking that for a start. your head lights have power all the time and your stereo gets juice from acc position.

[B0oStEr]

At the positive battery terminal there is a connection that goes to the fusebox etc.

Check it's clean and tight.

[phatlavish]

QWK32 wins, it was the ignition cutout relay hooked to my alarm. A few of the wires coming off it were only just touching, must have been shorting out something?. connected them up tight and shes running sweet again

cheers!

Edited August 22, 2007 by phatlavish