Well last night I was installing my autometer boost and xmas tree(a/f) gauges. Spliced the a/f gauge into to the ecu using the wire in pin d14(the fatter white wire) like I was told to do and ran my power to the radio fuse and grounded it temporarily to the nearest metal source. Car ran fine, a/f gauge operated like it was supposed to. So I moved onto installing the boost gauge, I disconnected the a/f gauge and ran the boost gauge to the same power and ground for testing purposes. Gauge did not light up like it should(probably a bad bulb but thats besides the point) during this I heard a zap, the radio fuse that I used as my power source blew on me. Put a new fuse in and everything was dandy, radio powered up again and so did the a/f gauge when I retested it. After that I called it a night and would resume tommorow when I'd get a new bulb for my boost gauge. I unhooked everything and started my car, it WOULDNT start. The car would turn over but my afc was not getting any power and neither was the fuel pump. Everything else on the car worked as it should.

Whats wrong?? would me blowing the radio fuse affect anything else? did I fry my ecu? Any help is GREATLY appreciated, this is my daily driver and I need her running asap

cliff notes: installed gauges, blew radio fuse. Replaced fuse and unhooked guages. Tried starting car and would turn over but not start. No power to my afc or fuel pump.


[Modified by AztecEJ, 1:28 PM 3/13/2003]


[Modified by AztecEJ, 2:47 PM 3/13/2003]

 

This just dawned on me.......my afc turns on along with my fuel pump when the key is in the "on" position. Thats the only way I can think of a relationship between both of those things not workinng. Isn't there a fuse that regulates this?

 

I don't want to sound like a jerk or anything, but maybe your battery is just dead.

 

woulnt the car not be turning over at all then?

EDIT: I realized I typed that its not turning over in the first post.....I changed it now, the car does turn over.


[Modified by AztecEJ, 2:48 PM 3/13/2003]

 

Check the ECU fuse near the battery, That was my problem when I mess with the wiring. The car turns strong, but didn't start. I find out the ECU fuse was blown. next time make sure disconnect the battery first when doing electrical work. I hope this will solve your problem. The fuse should be 15A.