1J vvti, Won't start, but turns over???

[loluxsrus]

I have recently completed a 1J vvti auto out of a Jzx100 into my Losurf project. Its been sweet for a few months now.

But today when I tried to restart the car after a drive, the Engine Light came on like normal when you turn the ignition on, but the Engine Light was only very dim(not bright) and the J would only turn over. I left it for a while with the ignition turned on and the Engine Light went back to it's full brightness and it restarted. I drove it stright home, turned it off and now it won't start again.

Thanks for any help, Ive got a few ideas to try tomoro.

[2jzhilux]

Check your earths to the ecu/ engine to body.

[loluxsrus]

Thanks. I'll add it to the list

[George]

2jzhilux +1 for earth
One more. There's connector located very close to ECU. It collects all the earths in efi system. Check it out: continuity to intake manifold, to car body and to battery (-) terminal.

Anything above 1..2 ohm (depending on quality of your meter) should warn you.

[loluxsrus]

Great help guys. Thanks again

[loluxsrus]

Tested Earths and they are fine. Something is now using power, flaten the battery over night. I've got a feeling it may be the new security system. So back to the shop it goes.

["Z" UTE]

yep, bloody amazing what will happen to a perfectly running car when a "specialist" alarm/audio shop gets hold of them. Mate with a stock VL commonwhore dropped his car in for some stereo upgrades. Went to pick it, "sorry mate she wont start". Turns out the dickheads had driven a speaker mounting screw straight through the engine ECU case and into the circuit board and killed the ECU!

cheers Chuck.

[dumbass]

Hehe
I rip out 10 times more alarms than I fit
Strath field car radios are the best in the world for alarm fitting hahahahhaahahhahahaha