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12oclock 07-07-2008 07:05 PM

quickest, easiest, safest way to disable the 8
 
Okay so I'm driving down to florida next week where I'm flying to the carribean for a week and a half. I'm probably gonna be leaving my 8 at my buddy's house or his parents house. I'll most likely take the keys with me but still........what's a quick, easy way to disable the car until I get back? Particular fuse maybe? The battery is too obvious. I think a crackhead could figure that out. Thanks for any pointers.......

Bastage 07-07-2008 07:09 PM


Originally Posted by 12oclock (Post 2540916)
Okay so I'm driving down to florida next week where I'm flying to the carribean for a week and a half. I'm probably gonna be leaving my 8 at my buddy's house or his parents house. I'll most likely take the keys with me but still........what's a quick, easy way to disable the car until I get back? Particular fuse maybe? The battery is too obvious. I think a crackhead could figure that out. Thanks for any pointers.......

Room fuse and/or just disconnect the MAF. Either one will disable the car.

NA13b 07-07-2008 07:16 PM

why don't you just buy an ignition kill switch:banghead:

12oclock 07-07-2008 07:38 PM


Originally Posted by NA13b (Post 2540943)
why don't you just buy an ignition kill switch:banghead:

i've spent too much money in the last 4 weeks on the 8 as it is ;) .......Thanks Bastage, think i'll got the MAF route

invasion08 07-07-2008 07:57 PM

What if they have to move the car?

Mazurfer 07-07-2008 08:00 PM

Flood it!
Let them figure that one out! :)

dannobre 07-07-2008 08:04 PM

Eccentric shaft sensor connector...hard to see...and won't run without it...and won't flood the car if they try....also it is not as obvious as a fuse or relay.....it will crank normally..but won't start

superglue 07-07-2008 08:05 PM


Originally Posted by invasion08 (Post 2541010)
What if they have to move the car?

Yup yup. Who are you leaving the car with, Farris Bueller?

If you don't trust them enough to leave the keys for an emergency, then leave it somewhere else.

Georgia8er 07-07-2008 08:17 PM

Park it in a lot you're not supposed to and let them boot it!

04RX8man 07-07-2008 08:33 PM

take the motor out it only weights 303lbs just set in their kitchen cupboad or something....

nycgps 07-07-2008 08:40 PM


Originally Posted by dannobre (Post 2541020)
Eccentric shaft sensor connector...hard to see...and won't run without it...and won't flood the car if they try....also it is not as obvious as a fuse or relay.....it will crank normally..but won't start

+1.

The bad thing is that u have to remove the airbox to access the connector, yeah if u have small hands u can reach it from the bottom, but that means u have to jack ur car up plus is a pain to try to pry the connector out

Yes Car will crank, appears to be normal. but no fuel delivery (so it will not start)

expo1 07-07-2008 08:45 PM

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A Battery-Disconnect Switch is cheap & easy.

atl8 07-07-2008 09:35 PM

Cobb AccessPORT + Anti-Theft Mode map. It's not cheap, but you can't tell what someone has on here just by their post count. Most everywhere I lived in South Florida is as flat as Paris Hilton so you could still leave them your key and they can push it if they need it moved.

champi0n 07-07-2008 09:43 PM

disconnect the fuel pump connector

alz0rz 07-07-2008 09:46 PM


Originally Posted by superglue (Post 2541025)
Yup yup. Who are you leaving the car with, Farris Bueller?

If you don't trust them enough to leave the keys for an emergency, then leave it somewhere else.

^ +1

12oclock 07-07-2008 09:48 PM


Originally Posted by 04RX8man (Post 2541063)
take the motor out it only weights 303lbs just set in their kitchen cupboad or something....

lol, wtf.

Ya I don't know I trust his parents I guess. I'll see if i can leave it with them probably. I'm just being paranoid cause I haven't had it that long and would go balistic if something happened to it.

Razz1 07-07-2008 10:38 PM

Leave it with someone else.

He's not your friend if you can not trust him.

champi0n 07-07-2008 10:41 PM

take a tire with you... i do it all the time with my bicycle.

lilring 07-07-2008 11:23 PM


Originally Posted by champi0n (Post 2541167)
disconnect the fuel pump connector

^ +1

thats what i do and its has never failed me

Zerotide 07-08-2008 12:54 AM

Just take the key and make it very clear to him you know specifically how many miles are on it and if that number is any different when you get back there will be blood!


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