Alright so in my 91 ef hatch **** just stopped working.

Fresh rebuild from the ground up everything is brand ****ing new. (everything!)
Car ran great for 2 weeks during the breaking in process. So Sunday night i start my car up to pull in garage.


Out of nowhere my corner lights go out and also my in dash light. First off i thought oh no big deal just a fuse.
check over all fuses all good. replaced all of them just to make sure.

Still have no in dash light, running light nor headlights. Also fuel pump is not priming. That lead me to believe that is was the main relay.
Just got threw putting in new relay and still nothing.
My relay is not clicking at all, and all of the above are still not working.

Any ideas? please help me out this car is fresh and i would hate to sell it but im to the point im done with it. Its always something wrong
just my luck i guess.

 

help

 

Does it have a wire tuck?

 

no sir

 

If you have a multimeter...
Edit- actually it sounds like a loss of power, which should be easier to find. Turn the key on and check for voltage at the underhood fuses, and dash fuses. You have a bad connection or something loose.

 

have checked the fuses but i will do it once again when i get off work.

I was thinking it was the main relay since my fuel pump is not priming. forgot to mention normally my check engine light goes off after fuel pump primes.

well i hear no clicks from the main relay and my check engine light is staying on.

Car just cranks and cranks.

 

What's the code?

 

there is no code i wish there was one then i could figure it out.

 

Your CEL is on, but there is no code? Are you OBD0? A solid light is a code 0. Check all the plugs at the ECU and make sure they are seated properly.

 

yeah im obd0, i have unplugged and plugged them back in time and time again.

i dont get why just my indash lights, headlights, and fuel pump wouldnt be working
starting to think someone messed with my ****.

 

sounds like a dead ignition switch.

get in your car
put key in ignition
turn it all the way forward with out clutch engaged.
and mess with it back and fourth THE SLIGHTEST BIT is what you wana do!
this has happened to me and i did this. and bam my lights turned on.
;good luck. keep us posted

 

Appericate the input. but if the ignition switch was dead wouldnt my car not crank ?

 

Ignition switch symptoms are:

The dash will go dark when it dies (no warning lights, no shift indicator, no electrical).
Car stalls then can be started, then stalls after driving or idling for a few seconds or minutes.
Car runs fine when the key slightly held at start position or part way between start and ON position. In rare cases, this symptom is similar to a bad main relay.
Ignition (electrical) switch is hot.


i have hazard which they call warning lights ? ill try it anyways as soon as i get off work.

 

my car still cranked but would ignite and if it did it would die soon as key was moved.

check grounds
tranny ground
thermostat ground.


also check the 2 wires going into your fuse box in the engine bay (2 philips heads)

 

All grounds i discounted wire brushed and re connected all good.

the two wires in the fuse box are connected good as well.

if the inginton switch is bad would that not allow my fuel pump to turn on ? please
tell me yeah hahah

 

ignition controls power throughout the vehicle!


Im not a great electrical guy! but theres some guy on here thats a genius!

think his user name is FCM

 

well i hope that he reads this and is able to help me out.

but i get off at 5 30 and I'm going to try this key thing you told me.

If that doesn't work should i buy a new ignition switch ??

 

NEVER jump to conclusions untill you have properly diagnosed the issue!

Send him a pm. i guess

 

yeah i know what you mean...

i tried the key thing that worked with yours and with my luck that didnt work.

Any other ideas ??

Thanks for everyone's input and trying to help me out.

 

check the underhood fuse box. could be one of those big fuses.

 

checked them just now all look to be good.

I have never been stomped by my own car like this. normally i figure it out

i hate this ****.

 

wait you said you started the car, then the lights turned off?

 

yeah man i started the car up and i turned on my corner light because that is what my

oil pressure light is hooked up to, and when i pulled in it the garage my in dash lights went out and my corner lights.
although my brake lights and turn signals were still working i shut the car off

to check the fuses. all the fuses were good but i replaced them to make sure.

i can tell you my main relay is not clicking at all when i put the key in and it is brand new bought it last night.

 

are you getting power to the outside fuses?
did anything smoke at all?

 

no smoke, no pop, no burned wires.

With my test light i have power to to fuse box in the bay.