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 72RSbug
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| posted on September 29th, 2005 at 08:10 PM |
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difficulties starting...?
anybody else have this problem with their EJ20's?
My EJ20TT (when cold) needs about 8-10 tries before she starts and when (slightly) warm she starts up first time every time.
could the problem be caused by not having a VSS installed yet?
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ricola
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| posted on September 29th, 2005 at 10:11 PM |
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I seriously doubt it ,when you aren't moving there wouldn't be a signal for the ECU anyway... Could it be a faulty temperature sensor?
Rich
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pete wood
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| posted on September 30th, 2005 at 04:24 PM |
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what starter are you using?
I've had issues on and off with starters not having enough guts to turn mine over when hot. In the end I have a dedicated earth strap going from the
negative pole on the battery to one of the starter bolts. It works great now.
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72RSbug
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| posted on September 30th, 2005 at 07:14 PM |
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I'll put an extra ground wire on the starter and hopefully that'll solve it, thanks for the tip pete wood.
this is the starter I'm using, it's a high torque one that is smaller then stock so it'll clear the primary turbo.
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| posted on September 30th, 2005 at 08:07 PM |
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I had this exact problem when i didnt have the START signal from the key switch going to the ECU. Its purpose is to give a bit of extra fuel when
cranking to help it fire up. When it was warm it would start instantly.
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| posted on September 30th, 2005 at 09:02 PM |
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any idea what pin on the ECU needs to be hooked up to the start switch?
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| posted on September 30th, 2005 at 10:15 PM |
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Nah, mine is N/A so the pins are different, but just before it goes into the ECU (10cm or so) it will be a fat heavy gauge wire (same size that goes
to the starter solenoid). This is assuming the EJ20TT is the same. Mine was RED/Yellow. Do you have a wiring diagram? it should show it (also goes
through the clutch or inhibitor switch so you can't start it in gear)
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