/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>2684872
Symptoms? Will it crank at all, or crank fine and just not start? Give us something to go on anon.

>>2684882
engine will occasionally crank. Gas indicator is delayed. My cabin lights are gone but the dash lights don't seem to dim when the key is turned.

>>2684883
Occasionally crank? Forget the fuel pump and zero in on the electrical system. Some auto stores will do a free load-test on the battery. Make sure that it's healthy, first and then go from there.

>>2684883
Does it crank normally or real slow? If slow replace the battery or at least get some jumper cables on it to rule out a dying battery.

>>2684888
thanks man. I had left this vehicle sitting for a while, but it worked fine the other day

>>2684883
You need a multimeter at least. Gas indicator delayed sounds like that’s probably how it works and you just noticed. Could be starter too.

At least try to jump start the car before asking such a useless question. Auto parts stores will test your battery all day for free, but you won’t make it to the parts store if your fuel pump is dead, and you’re not going to replace that yourself based on your posts.

>>2684892
>I had left this vehicle sitting for a while
Good chance it’s battery. Lead acid batteries don’t like sitting without a charge. Even if it starts a few times after that, you significantly weaken them letting them sit without driving or tossing a trickle charger on them.

An easy thing to check, make sure the connections to the battery are tight and clean.

so it turns out it really was just the battery. Thanks guys, I almost got this towed to the mechanic

t. noskillz

>>2684883
Check fuses. If blown you need to figure out what blew the fuse.

>>2684872

>>/o/

>>2685001
You can buy portable jump starters for batteries if this a continuous problem. Good to replace battery and run often though.

t. my car has been parked outside for 20 years.

>>2685069
He posted on /o/ first. It was a dozen busriders before somebody directed him over here. The people with any mechanical knowledge on /o/ stay in the wrenching thread and the rest of the board is weeb sticker fags and Forza players and the occasional 15 year old who posts his mom’s boyfriend’s Corvette or something.

>>2685218
Fuck me I feel this. Automotive stuff is basically my life I can't go to o/ because they're all so fuckin clueless. Op probably knows more about cars than 90% of o/ fuck that place

>>2684872
>honda g3 wave
So now that you've got it figured out, I gotta ask what the fuck you think you drive? I'm assuming you're Canadian and have Pontiac G3 Wave, or are you an asshole Canadian with a Honda Fit who calls it a G3 Wave to troll people?

>>2685351
/o/ in a nutshell:
>old cars bad and I hate trannies
>Ad for Youtube Channel lazily disguised as shitpost
>new cars bad and I hate trannies
>Ad for Youtube Channel lazily disguised as shitpost
>EV bad and I hate trannies
>Ad for Youtube Channel lazily disguised as shitpost
>ICE bad and I hate trannies
>Ad for Youtube Channel lazily disguised as shitpost
>/dbt/ and I hate trannies
>Ad for Youtube Channel lazily disguised as shitpost
>Smol Peepee Drive Truck and I hate trannies
>Ad for Youtube Channel lazily disguised as shitpost

At this point it really should just redirect to /n/ because it's clear nobody there wants anything to do with cars.

>>2685351
OP actually drives a car so you’re probably right.

>>2685354
You forgot the stickers and /ovg/

>>2685025
>If blown you need to figure out what blew the fuse.
Your mom.

>>2685354
>>2685364
Fuck here I thought it was just me. Yall did forget that one trucker that pops in now and again with pictures of his cow of a wife making the whole board melt down in their impotent rage though. Least those threads are okay even if they're nothing to do with cats.

>>2685354
/o/ died a few years ago. Nowadays all modern cars are either 4cyl cvt disposable razors or electrical appliances.

>>2685715
Copo camaros and cobra mustangs don't exist. And dodge isn't about to start winning factory stock over both. Mark my words on that, dodge is about to start winning. Fuck dodge anyway but it's about to happen. Next season most likely

>>2685719
There hasn't been a Cobra Mustang in 19 years.

>>2685354
Sounds like /o/ is pretty based. I mean, do *you* like trannies, Anon?

>>2685722
https://www.cjponyparts.com/resources/mustang-cobra-jet
Go back to o/ faggot

>>2684872
Did you already go to ebay and spent combined value of $25 on obd reader and a multimeter?
You did that before asking questions right?
Measured your batter voltage and read codes, right anon?
You wouldn't just open a thread without doing any diagnostic first?

>>2685994
You did read the thread before making a post right? Retard

>>2684872
>Does this board do auto repair?
Sure
Its by far the lowest form of /diy/, but its discussed.

>>2685990
>Thinks Cobra and Cobra Jet are basically the same thing
Take the Ford stickers off your bicycle and give up.

>>2685994
elm327 bluetooth scanner will be far better for the money.

>>2686047
I know but OP is retarded and I'm not convinced he will be able to find a good app and pair the thing.

>>2686003
>mention copo camaros in the same post
>anon can't use context clues to realize I'm referring to factory race cars
>anon calls others dum
Lmao
While we're on the Ford boat visner makes heads for them already and kits to swap them into cars are being made at this very moment.

>>2686080
Depends on the car and whether ios or android, but those cheap scan tools often only show a freeze frame and the basic emissions Pxxxx codes. Even the basic free apps with a $10 bluetooth scanner will give you live data.

I bought the $45 Zurich from HF years ago, no live data, so I used it precisely once before I came up to a job where I needed the live data and got a $120 Autel, and I haven’t used that since I got the $20 bluetooth module. The JScan IOS app is awesome on Jeeps, I think it’s $10-$20 per VIN but it’s really good.

>>2686127
I own a mini Cooper and when the battery died I learned that you need to code the battery to the ECU in order to keep the cars charging system from destroying it.
Initially I was pissed but 100$ later I had a Bluetooth OBD2 scanner and the bimmer code app which allowed me to code the battery in.
More importantly that app allows me to disable the seatbelt alarm and the obnoxiously annoying start up warning.

>>2686132
Yeah when I was doing a little research on all the bluetooth scanners, that bimmer app seemed to be really good, the Jeep is like that. I hear good things about Forscan but I’m not sure if the ios app is any good, I need to do more messing around. There’s something about a different protocol for Ferd’s special codes.

Also if you’re using that app, you probably didn’t need fhe $100 bluetooth scanner. I heard good things about OBDLink and one other one around $100-$120, but after spending like $25 or $30 on the Veepeak one I got, it’s based on the cheap ass elm327 or whatever and I think I could’ve gotten about the same functionality for $20 less.

Either way the $100 scan tool you got is still cheaper than having the dealer install a battery

>>2686082
Anon, both posts were meant to be parodies of /o/, I genuinely didn't realize you were taking me seriously and I legitimately thought you were just teeing me up for further shitposting.

>>2686157
Oh, well I'm a bit thick my bad. Now you say it you're pretty accurate. Pretty sure everyone itt is in agreement on that then wtf 4chan.

>>2687061
I forgot to include the standard /o/ signature, it's my bad.
- YWNBAW, XOXO