Yesterday, i installed my Taitec GT102. After finishing up, I went to start the car to hear what it sounds like while still on the lift. Sounds great, ok. Left it running while I lowered the lift. I didnt notice it had stalled out by the time it was on the ground.
I then went to restart the car and it took a few minutes. Hard cranking, but did not turn over. I finally got it to start but the idle was very low and stalled out again. Restarted the car again and got it to run, pressed the accelerator to make sure it didnt stall and it ran great.
I moved the car and parked it for about an hour and a half, then I pulled it out of the shop. No problems. I parked the car out front of work while I cleaned up and punched out, by the time I came back out, it had stalled again. It restarted fine so I dismissed anything being wrong. Perhaps the ECU was getting readjust from the reduce backpressure (longshot)?
I went on with my day, car started and drove flawlessly. Went out this morning and found it started just fine, further establishing to me that it was a temporary failure or some type of relearning curve for the car.
After I came back from breakfast, the car just kept cranking. I checked all the fuses and everything was fine. I tried a jump start just to make sure I was getting enough juice. Still nothing.
I am now stuck at home with no real tools to even pull a spark plug.
Is there anything underneath the car where an installation of an exhaust can cause a problme like this? Pinched hoses? Sensors underneath the car that I could have damaged? Harnesses there I could have disrupted?
I'm stuck at home and the car is too low to be towed. Suggestions?
thanks
- j
I then went to restart the car and it took a few minutes. Hard cranking, but did not turn over. I finally got it to start but the idle was very low and stalled out again. Restarted the car again and got it to run, pressed the accelerator to make sure it didnt stall and it ran great.
I moved the car and parked it for about an hour and a half, then I pulled it out of the shop. No problems. I parked the car out front of work while I cleaned up and punched out, by the time I came back out, it had stalled again. It restarted fine so I dismissed anything being wrong. Perhaps the ECU was getting readjust from the reduce backpressure (longshot)?
I went on with my day, car started and drove flawlessly. Went out this morning and found it started just fine, further establishing to me that it was a temporary failure or some type of relearning curve for the car.
After I came back from breakfast, the car just kept cranking. I checked all the fuses and everything was fine. I tried a jump start just to make sure I was getting enough juice. Still nothing.
I am now stuck at home with no real tools to even pull a spark plug.
Is there anything underneath the car where an installation of an exhaust can cause a problme like this? Pinched hoses? Sensors underneath the car that I could have damaged? Harnesses there I could have disrupted?
I'm stuck at home and the car is too low to be towed. Suggestions?
thanks
- j