So my turbo timer has been turning on and off randomly over the past few weeks. In the past 2 days it started doing it every 10 seconds or so, driving me nuts. Im driving on the highway when my car shuts off, then starts back up then shuts off again. I pull over, try unplugging the TT and starting it but it turns on and stalls right away.
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have no ON position on my ignition, if I hold the key at the starter point it will stay running but the second I let it click back to ON it stalls. There is no power when I have the key at ON without the car running either.

One more thing, we ran out of solder when installing my timer so the last wire going onto the ignition was put on with glue... . It seems the glue melted in the summer heat and the wire was a mess.

Anyone know what my problem could be? All fuses seem fine.

 

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One more thing, we ran out of solder when installing my timer so the last wire going onto the ignition was put on with glue... . It seems the glue melted in the summer heat and the wire was a mess.

Anyone know what my problem could be? All fuses seem fine.

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rewire the timer correctly with correct connections (crimp/solder all wires)

any wires you may have "glued together" is more than likely not providing a good connection and that not only makes your timer/ignition go crazy but creates heat/sparks

 

Yea once i get a solder gun I may try to hook it back up. I took all the wiring off my ignition and even unplugged the timer and it still stalls. Seems like something got fried or damaged. Also, its been installed for about 1.5 years and this just started happening

Im wondering if I will need to replace this piece on the end of the ignition cylinder that the wires were soldered too.

 

I seen people mess up there ingnition switch by solding there. I would went futher down on the harness, You need to get a dvm to check your ingnition switch. If its bad just replace it.

 

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So if I re-do it I should just splice into the actual wiring? Also...whats a dvm?

 

yes, Dvm= Digital voltage meter.

 

cool, thanks. going to work on it asap when i get the chance so we'llsee how it goes.

 

that's so werid. i just had the same probleam like urs. i didn't have a greddy turbo timer or anything but i had the same probleams like ur having now. i ended up going to the junk yard and buying a whole new ignition harness. i also tried replacing just the top white section on the harness but it still didnt' work so i had to run the new harness. i got the harness from the junk yard for 50bucks, came with the harness and white top section so i'll proabably give that a shot next.

 

Hmm yea Im guessing my problem is turbo timer related, pain in the ***! The turbo timer is removed for good now.


So heres the latest, I took the white plastic part off the end of the ignition cylinder messed around with it a bit and cleaned up some **** on the ign wires and it started and stayed running! So I drove it for the past day and it was fine, but just now it died on me again After sitting there for a few mins and moving around the wires it started and I drove it home about 10kms.

The wiring that I have circled in the picture is VERY hot and is starting to form little black burn marks.....

Should they be getting hot at all or is this totally abnormal? Im wondering if the left over solder is causing a problem....?

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The wiring that I have circled in the picture is VERY hot and is starting to form little black burn marks.....

Should they be getting hot at all or is this totally abnormal? Im wondering if the left over solder is causing a problem....?

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If you know how to desolder, then definitely desolder that connection you have circled and properly clean the area and solder it back up. Check to make sure that each connection is isolated and not touching anything else. That burning thing you are experiencing is a short. Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

I would start by replacing the ignition switch(the part you circled). It is common for that to happen when the switch has failed. I have seen it many times working at a Honda dealer. Honda actually had a recall on Civic ignition switches for causing the exact same symptoms.

 

How exactly do you de-solder?


Do you know a rough price for the ignition switch and harness?Should I be able to trace the wiring back and unplug it from the main harness?

 

Bought a new ignition switch at Honda today for $70 cad. It seems to be running fine now.