F**K its always something with my car!! Help!! - 3000GT/Stealth International Message Center

galant101 · 09-24-2009, 11:53 AM

Hey guys its been a while since I been on. But I have been in a world of hurt with my damn car. First it was the starter. Well I finally got a new one installed (200 bucks) and now I still have issues turning on my car sometimes it just clicks. Another thing that's really pissing me of is that while I'm driving the car shuts off I almost caused a HUGE accident on the highway. When I change gears idle drops all the way down and dies. Grrrrr I really don't know what to do. Also my cruise control does not work when I push the cruise button by the radio the asc light comes on but when I push the coast nothing. And then my accesory cig lighter thing does not work . I really want to get these things fixed asap any help is appriciated.

DuTTch · 09-24-2009, 06:53 PM

time to pm the gtwizard

existenz · 09-24-2009, 08:51 PM

So,just a guess:
Just research the click click start problem. I believe the fix involves using a larger wire and a new relay?
The car dieing sounds like a possible issue with the ISC.
You can test it with a voltmeter, or also take it out and clean off the carbon build up that is almost always on them.
The cruise control is vacuum operated.
Try tracing the vacuum hose that runs from the bottom of the module and see if the hose is broken anywhere.

BlinkRA182 · 09-24-2009, 11:59 PM

1995 3000GT VR-4: Click-Start Fix

i actually just did my click-start fix. Advance auto has everything you'll need.

GTwizard · 09-25-2009, 12:20 AM

One thing you can try before wiring in the clicl, click, relay repair. You can try cleaning the starter solinoid wire leak. this lead can be found between the battery and the Mas, It's low and it is down there. It is a single wire connector. this wire comes from your key switch and delivers the 12 volts to activate the soliniod. If you unplug that wire and jumper the soliniod side to the positive Battery term, it should crank nicely every time. This will happen with key on or off. So make sure you are in park or nutral. now the wire that comes for the key. Key switches can begin to fail, were as they just can not carry the amps needed to pop the soliniod. It should have enought to fire a relay. But for now, just clean the inside of the connector. the old dielectric grease that was in there to prtect from moisture is has dried up and collecting moisture and turning green with gook. once cleaned and mabey use a little abrasive tomake it ook goog, plug it back in and see iff this did the trick. you should put new dieletric grease, but electrical tape or brush on tape should keep it dry for a long time. As far as your other issues, the IAC is a good start. But how many miles on plugs, wires, fuel filter, air filter. Yes air filter. I opened one and the rats had plugged it up. Take a look just fir laughs. It's also that time of year again to check all this stuff anyways, you don't want to do this in the cold. battery terms should be clean and most every car is see has trashed cables. Hope this stuff helps. The moreinfo you give us, the more likely we can help.

galant101 · 09-25-2009, 09:45 PM

Gt wizard I unplugged that harness you mention and that think looks like it has puss coming out of it maybe if I clean this it will help. What do I clean it with? Also how much does an iac cost. I have changed the wires and plugs but the fuel filter hasn't been changed since I bought the car with 140.000 it has 161,000 now. Where would I find this filter and how hard is it to fix?

BlinkRA182 · 09-25-2009, 11:17 PM

DSMISC Automotive (New ISC Supplier) has brand new mitsu IAC's for a 140...thats the best price i found.
The fuel filter is on the firewall nead the battery tray

existenz · 09-26-2009, 10:59 AM

You can find the iac/isc for under $100 new.
Ive read somewhere in here that the ISC we use is exactly the same as some of the other DSM use, which can be found for $45.
But people on this board say many things.
Also, much of the time you do not need to replace it.
Do what I had suggested about testing it out with a voltmeter and cleaning it up. It is a very simple device, easy to remove and open up.
If you would do a search you will find some threads on the very subject.
The only hard part is not stripping out the tiny Phillips screws if you open up the back of it.

I had the same problem years ago. Took out the isc, opened up the electronic part of it, cleaned with electronic cleaner, added some new die-electric grease, closed it. cleaned up the end ,which is a moving plunger, of the major carbon build up, then tested the connections with a voltmeter.
While they can go bad, it seems a consensus that cleaning them correctly solves the problem often..

If your car doesnt idle properly after turning on.off the ac then it is likely related to the isc.
Here.

the_0utsider1 · 09-27-2009, 12:00 AM

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GTwizard · 09-27-2009, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by galant101

Gt wizard I unplugged that harness you mention and that think looks like it has puss coming out of it maybe if I clean this it will help. What do I clean it with? Also how much does an iac cost. I have changed the wires and plugs but the fuel filter hasn't been changed since I bought the car with 140.000 it has 161,000 now. Where would I find this filter and how hard is it to fix?

I have been starting most of my replies now with get a manual. Cd's or down loads are here and I am sure someone will posta a link. Now for your fuel filter. It is under your Battery/washer bottle. It's not hard to get at. Just pull that batand tray. What your wires and hoses as some you need to unplug. I you are not sure of the miles and you are goingdown there anyways, go ahead and replace it. I uses Wix brands for all our filters. You may not need a filter, and if you replace it, you still want to check to old one to see if you have any issues. Tro to blow through it so you have some idea of the condition it was in. If you see a lot of rust come out, you may need to do a little tank cleaning. This is also a good time to clean up any rust that might be down there from the bat as well. When disconecting the fuel filter, use 2 19mm wrenches and pull the wreches toward each other, and for the botton it'14 and 17 I believe.Again set your self up to pull the wrench toward each other. The top of the filter will have what is called Banjo bolts and new copper washer need to be used and should come with the new filter. If you must use the old copper washers, you will need to enielthem back to dead soft with a burns-a-matic tourch. becarfull with the gas as you know. For the IAC's follow the previous links. that puss you had referred to is now holding moisture and causing a bad connection. use anything you can to get that crap out of there, let me know if it helped.

1 last thing. Use tubing wrenches on those fuel lines. They will be tight and get destroyed if you use open ended wrenches.