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[twizdt]

Okay i just bought a 95' eclipse GSX. I bought it yesterday. Has been running completely fine with no problems. Well today i did a donut in a parking lot and it stalled out on me. I was low on gas so I figured i ran out of gas. I tried to start it again. Started and stalled instantly. Did that one more time. After that nothing. Pushed it to a gas pump and put gas in it. Still nothing. Any ideas on what could of happened? My roommate thinks its the fuel pump. After trying to start is several more times the starter stopped working. It went from turning over to not turning over now. Im lost as ive never had a GSX. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks

anyone?

 

[twizdt]

IF it did somehow crankwalk i will never buy a DSM again.

 

[twizdt]

Got the car back. turned out to be the igniter wire or something like that came loose.

 

[joe sobo]

glad to hear that it was something simple. how much did they bang you for the diagnosis on the car?

 

[twizdt]

it was my dads friend. 100 bucks.

 

[Achelea]

Two things. OUCH. And you could have checked all the wires your self. Whem my car didn't start I started by tugging on the wires. You pull a plug free, you are not connected some where.

 

[xhackerekx]

ghost lives in dsm cars

 

[twizdt]

and NOW my starter just took a shit on me today .

 

[Sernadaburna]

It's a big golden box behind the radio just in front of the ECU (this is the location for a 1g, pretty sure the 2g is the same or very similar).

When you turn the key on and then back off, about 10 seconds later you should hear a relay "click" behind the radio. This is the MPI (ignition) relay clicking off. If you dont hear the click, you probably have an ECU issue, as the ECU controls that relay.

My car is giving me a similar problem, behind the radio it clicks and lights up but my car wont start up. when i jump the car it starts up but when i try to push it up the block it stalls like a connection is loose and then the car dies. the alternator is brand new i just swapped it and the battery was tested at autozone and has no problems. could it be something grounded? could it be a loose connection? could it be the ecu? i have read somethings about the clicking behind the radio but dont know exactly what the cause is for that. can someone help me thanks also my safc2 tells me my battery is at 14volts when running but when i try to drive it the car shuts off and the battery drops to 9volts when i try to start it back up and it wont turn over this shit is crazy!!

 

[twizdt]

hey its a DSM it has every problem you can think of.

 

[Sernadaburna]

hey its a DSM it has every problem you can think of.

!!! Nah i have had my car for 2yrs and haven't run into any problems this is the first and i hope with some help can be my last!

 

[joe sobo]

hey, you remember when i told you that these cars' are like having another woman? well, it is the truth. they are fun when you get to take them for a ride, and they can take a toll on your wallet.
since the day you picked the car up, and while i had it, i never had a problem with the starter, and i am sure you didn't either. hit me up, i can get you one cheap
it was probably from you sitting there spinning it over when you couldn't get it to run. that fries these starters quick

 

[twizdt]

the starter was loose. .

 

[joe sobo]

the starter was loose. .

i can't imagine what your next problem will be . let me know what is up with those rims

 

[twizdt]

starter went bad anyways. 75 bucks at autozone. couldnt wait.

 

[twizdt]

i know this is completely off topic from what it started as but i have a leak in my downpipe and im looking to eliminate the cat also since i dont have emissions in my county and i was wondering if this would fit right. MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 95-99 GSX DOWNPIPE TEST PIPE 97 98 : eBay Motors (item 190342107433 end time Feb-12-10 11:26:10 PST)

my cat-back is 3"

 

[joegamma1]

I just got this one although i have not yet installed it, it looks great.

Stainless Steel Downpipe Eclipse GSX AWD 95 96 97 98 99 : eBay Motors (item 160395040778 end time Feb-13-10 08:28:04 PST)

 

[BIRDCLAWTSi]

i bet something got knocked loose when you did the donut. terminals loose/corroded. wires pulled...

 

[twizdt]

I just got this one although i have not yet installed it, it looks great.

Stainless Steel Downpipe Eclipse GSX AWD 95 96 97 98 99 : eBay Motors (item 160395040778 end time Feb-13-10 08:28:04 PST)

after you get it installed let me know how it fits. i have no use for the exhaust manifold though.

 

[joe sobo]

well, if you do not get the same brand downpipe as the cat-back, then you may have to put an adapter in to lenghten it, or shorten the d.p. cause i have seen that all the d.p out there are different lengths. good luck. how is the car running? great, right?
you had told me when you picked the car up that your dad was saying something about how un-reliable they are, and right after you got home, that wire came un-plugged, but you couldn't figure it out,. so what did he say when that happen?

 

[joegamma1]

after you get it installed let me know how it fits. i have no use for the exhaust manifold though.

Will do, and thats just something they threw in the picture, it doesn't come with a manifold.

 

[twizdt]

yea joe the car is running good. when that happen he just laughed at me and said i told ya so.

 

[95420A]

hey its a DSM it has every problem you can think of.

Just wanted to point something out because alot of people say stuff like this. DSM's do not inherently have problems, they are usually caused by the owner. Whether it be from beating the shit out of them or "forgetting" to do the required maintenance before modding them its usually the owners fault when something goes bad except in the case of crankwalk. Thumbs up to Mitsu on that one... But seriously these cars can be just as reliable as anything else if they are taken care of. Mine has always treated me well. Remember your car is Karma incarnate, the shit always comes back around.

 

[twizdt]

also the downpipe you gave me the link for. does it replace the cat too? or do i still need a testpipe?

 

[1gEvoSmasher]

i had a similar problem when i had my 90 300zx, i did a bunch of donuts and shit in a parking lot and two things happened, my battery cable snapped from age(and a lot of whipping around) and i found vacuum hoses disconnected from the intake causing a huge vacuum leak. i immediately noticed the hoses but didnt even think to check the terminals

 

[twizdt]

Will an EPROM ECU out of a 95 eagle talon tsi AWD work on a 95' eclipse gsx? and is 250$ a good price for one?