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Old 07-28-2011, 03:18 PM
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help shorted sth out!

so i was trying to hardwire my gps to my car since my headunits nav stopped working and when i was grounding it i think i grounded it to the ecu im not sure what it is but it shorted sth coz now the car wont start and its doing some funny stuff here are some pics i grounded the unit on the bolt seen in the third pic the bolt on the firewall n then the issue started any input would be appreciated
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Old 07-28-2011, 03:59 PM
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also if i leave the acc fuse in the radio n the instrument lights keep going off n on i had used the acc fuse for power n grounded at that point any help would be appreciated
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Did you disconnect the negative battery cable when working on this stuff? Your posts are hard to comprehend, just undo what you did and start my checking things individually.
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lol sorry here's the details ...

i was connecting my portable gps to my car by connecting the positive wire to the acc fuse and grounding the negative wire. i grounded the negative wire to the bolt seen in the third picture and the unit came on but my radio and instrument lights started going on and off randomly every 2 seconds or so. i undid everything and it still wont start it cranks weakly as if the battery is drained but wont start. also im not sure what this is is it the ecu or pcm? cant tell for sure
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Originally Posted by rodjonathan
lol sorry here's the details ...

i was connecting my portable gps to my car by connecting the positive wire to the acc fuse and grounding the negative wire. i grounded the negative wire to the bolt seen in the third picture and the unit came on but my radio and instrument lights started going on and off randomly every 2 seconds or so. i undid everything and it still wont start it cranks weakly as if the battery is drained but wont start. also im not sure what this is is it the ecu or pcm? cant tell for sure

Have you tried disconnecting the battery? If not, do that, and then do this:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9krpmrx8/5985306221/
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Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
Did you disconnect the negative battery cable when working on this stuff?
Always good advice.
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