That is OK. You should be able to find the other side of that wire from the key. The other side will go to the firewall and to the engine. It will be the same color from the key, cut then it may be a different color coming back and connecting to the first color again. Look for the same color...

The alarm cut into your ignition as part of the alarm system. Re-connect the wire out of your ignition switch. It will be one color then a different color to the alarm. Connect the same color back... see what that does.

So you should be able to trace your ignition power wires. Especially because you unit will have spliced into it. Look for a wire that goes from near your key to the unit then back to the key. Splice that back together then remove everything else on that alarm unit.

I read somewhere to put a spark plug in the wire and look for a spark.

Maybe my cca is low. My fuel could have been old... it turned over strong... I tried it with my jumper box.I have a clicking relay resolve. I believe its the automatic shut down relay...Thanks for that wisdom. Researching testing for spark.

I sprayed starter fluid into the intake manifold and no change. I tested for continuity on the automatic shut down relay which is clicking. The relay clicking is good finctionalty for the relay... I am not sure why it is doing that.

I think thats the problem. Its turning over so i am thinking its not the key relay...

This relay behind the steering wheel is clicking whe the key is on acc. She turns over with no starting up. Can anyone id this relay on the 420a? I thought it was ignition power but would it turn over if my key was not powered or sending power to turn over. My fuel pump in working, im pretty...

The spinning noise will be repaired when I bolt the fly wheel to the clutch.

Ok well there was some oil underneath it this morning. I am going to replace the oil pressure sensor which I should have as it was leaking before. I will investigate the noise in the transmission area as well.

I have taken plenty of time but I think i have resolved the oil leak. I put poly-eurithane on my engine mount. I put the second alignment dowel thing in place. I have a noise like a bearing inside near the clutch like something continues to spin once the engine stops. The thrust bearing...

So upon removal of the head i found several things. The head bolts were not all as tight as they should have been. My engine mount is broken, the rubber part that bolts to the passenger side. I was missing a bolt into the block from the engine mount. I really suspect the little key thing...

I know what youre going to say.. remove the plugs and clear the oil pathway.

To your previous point of the oil flow... does this look like the right gasket with such a small hole..

I finally got around to pulling the head and the gasket seems to be correctly positioned. That is what i was worried about or i have the wrong head gasket? The other thing i suspect as i removed the studs is the difference in length. I had longer ones in the center? Should those be one the...

Actually i m replacing tensioner and the oil pressure sensor. I disconnected a power line for an amp that was stolen. It may have been shorting. Im not sure but from other posts that could be a problem. Wouldnt cause oil issue but it could just need to get hot once....

Im just going to pull the head but this time i should probably get new bolts and gasket again. Especially if its the wrong gasket. I am really curious to see if that passageway is blocked. I appreciate the writ up for the gauge. It would make sense if the oil path is blocked then the belt...

I got it to run over and i keep throwing the ac belt off. I will mess with that a little more but Im afraid the head gasket is messed up. It appears to be blocking oil at that point. I need to replace the oil pressure sensor to see but it is coming out of there pretty good. I dont think i...

I have the plug and know I just need to ground the sensor but that does not seem like a god idea. I did poke it a bit maybe it was jammed. I will try to start her again and see if anything has changed. i am really glad to have been able to learn this stuff, thank you. Give me a week.

I tried again and I was able to get the valve with the magnet. I was pointing out the problem to a friend and it picked up. I was really expecting it to be in there blocking oil flow. It appears to be functioning. I will replace everything and try to start her up. I hope this was not...

My friend it was the craziest thing. I was pointing with the magnet to a friend and it pucked up. Slipped right through. This prv appears to be functional. I am getting pressure above the pump then... your work up is very much appreciated. I assumed it was staying closed and was really...

Wow. Thanks for not ridiculing my incompetence. It makes sense. I wish i could upload my image. I will try on my pc in the am. I think the concept is effective though maybe not exactly what is in my vehivle. There is no inner circle just two sidecropped from the cylinder. I will try to...

I was able to acess it and remove the bolt. The spring came out easy but the rest I am not sure how to remove or service. I guess if it had come out easy then it would not be the problem. I used a magnet grabber thing. That is not very srtong but maybe i need to use some kind of pliers...

Incredible amount of knowledge. The images are very helpful. I have my other car that i am working on as well. I got into doing my own work from this site. After i bottomed out and clipped the drain plug on the ground and leaked all my oil iut on the freeway. As soon a i heard a bad noise i...

Dusty, That is the part of the system that I needed i formation on... It is true that as I look back that you have also answered this in my other thread. You replied the same day as well. I appreciate your timely response and your wisdom. Im not sure how a spring goes bad but it could be...

A thick resonator will not resonate as much. I like the apexi i have. I had header and went back to exhaust manifold. The header seemed better low end power slightly but i like the manifold. There is a calculation that i read puts equal flow at temperature to intake. Maybe differences from...

Thank you for the replies. It is from the sensor out the electrical connector. I have read that once this occurs the sensor is "popped" and needs to be replaced which ive done twice. I appreciate the suggestion that its the threads because i wish it was. Not being the threads suggests i have...

So i attempted to rebuild my fwd 96 but it is leaking out of the oil sensor and i am not sure why or how to repair it. I had the crank polished and new main bearings oversized. I should be able to run with more pressure i guess is the problem. It seems to be flowing oil through properly. Is...

After researching i have found that I think it was when i put locktight on the cam cap bolts. I am going to clean those kne at a time and clean the threads and see what happens because i guess oil passes through there somehow and the locktight maybe blocki g the oil flow. This makes sense why...

I did not change the oil from synthetic to conventional. That seemed weird. What I did easily tonight after cleaning for a few days and found the AC power steering belt. It idles much better especially with the pcv hose connected. My only concern now is this weird spinning when it is shut...

So, thank you for that information. I have been working on my last oil leak and a wierd idle which i thought was timing. I have disconnected my pcv hose to attempt to reduce oil pressure to stop blowing sensors. Yesterday it turned on for a second and i turned it right off. I appears that it...

My gas was several years old... lift the seat and pull the vent hose and took that gas to the recycle center and with new gas it started. I still have this sender issue leaking. I put the sensor back on and I will try with the plug in there bu the problem : it is stalling out at idle. It...

I had the cam gears on with the 2.4L side facing out so I have switched that and just need to put the timing belt back on tomoro.

OK so shes not starting again but my timing might be slightly off. It will be easier this time since I can set tdc before I remove the belts as I should have the first time. I have a picture of the head gasket when I installed it and seems fine thought he oil path seems small relative to the...

So I wish i did this without removing the timing belt but I finally got it back on. I think I could have but I did not know that until after. I could have taken caps off one at a time but there is tension on the timing belt and i guess i did not want to strip the threads from in the head. My...

All the smaller cam caps appear to be lubricated fine and any grease is still soft and minimal. I took off the cam position sensor cap and there appears to be an oil pathway that is not flowing. the inner hole is dry with a q-tip and the other one has a bit of oil. I am thinking that I sealed...

I can easily get at the cam caps and I will inspect those to see if the grease is dried. That is my assumption of where it is having an issue. This is a relatively easy step compared to cleaning the crank. I will put better grease on the cams and see what that does. Thank you so much. I...

Upon further consideration the oil pathways need to be primed. I believe my oil pump is primed if the pressure is busting the sender units however he grease in the pathways from the rebuild need to get pushed through. I have a bolt in the oil sender unit spot and I plan on just turning over...

I plugged the oil pressure sender but it doesnt start now. The disconnected sensor must cause it to not start. Im going to change the oil filter and see what that does...

I have started up ok and repaired one oil leak from the rear main seal. I am now getting to work on the second oil leak from what appears to be the oil sender sensor unit on back drivers side of block. I am getting a high idle when it starts but sounds pretty good otherwise. I am thinking...

So, wow, its been years and I just started her up again and the rear crank seal is holding and the engine is running good. A little high idle but the basics are there. I still have this dripping oil leak from what I think is a sensor in the back. Maybe causing my high idle as well. I am...

I have learned to set the timing on a stand and install the engine without the harmonic balancer and putting the clutch inside the transmission housing before lowering the engine. The clutch can be bolted on with the engine mounted to the trans.. The engine has to be lowered to install the...

This is the rear main seal which has caused my leak and I had previously installed it more towards the block which put it half way off on the inside. I have now lined it up good and installed a micro sleeve on the crank.

I have basically disassembled it and reassembled it. Previously I did not install an o-ring just above the oil filter in between the bed plate and the block which caused one small leak. I am confident that the other leak was from installing the rear main seal improperly. From the picture...

So I pulled the engine all apart again and there is clearly an area in the bed plate to block surface, at the oil filter, (I guess I thought it should be ok without the o-ring: it was not) there is a clear spot free of sealant where oil leaked. My second place is from the rear main seal and I...

Weird symptoms that it started for me with the spark plug wire disconnected. I think in my amateur opinion that the sealant I put on the oil pump has gotten into the block and clogged the oil pathway somewhere. I am gong to rebuild the block again with supervision.

So I am still leaking oil. It had to be something in the bedplate with the oil pathways.

Well almost its still leaking oil. It has to be an oil pathway clogged somehow. Im thinking im gonna have t pull the bedplate off and reseal that or compmletely rebuild the engine again paying attention to the oil pathways or something. Maybe I could have put to much sealant on the bedplate...

I got it started this evening. I will just work on some details like confirming oil leak is gone and timing belt walk before running on idle for half hour. I had some trouble starting which turned out to be that I had the ignition coil pack plug mixed up with the cam sensor.It turns out there...