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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 09:14 PM
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I have everything installed for the intercooler. I even filled the lines and ran the pump without starting the car just to make sure it worked.

The problem is that the car will not start. When I turn the key to start basically I get nothing. Almost like the battery is dead but I know it's not. The weird thing is now I can't hear the fuel pump start up either, the radio doesn't work in the ON or ACC position and my climate controls work on 2,3 and 4 but not on 1 or 5. Other than that everything else seems to be working. I hope I didn't screw something up when I was trying to plug the "Add a fuse" into different fuse spots so the ignition turn on for the pump would come on when I turned the key.

I am getting this code:

P0230-Fuel pump---Checked the fuses and even changed out the relay but nothing changed. The fuel pump was working fine before I started the install.

Could the ground on the coil pack be an issue?

I bought new terminals earlier today. I will try and clean the battery terminals tomorrow and try again.
 
Old Jun 2, 2011 | 01:35 PM
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I would first check the ground connection, considering its the easiest. And since the radio does not work, that sounds like the problem to me.
 
Old Jun 2, 2011 | 09:12 PM
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I have checked all the grounds I can think of. Could this be a security issue? When the car is in security mode will it not let the car start or even turn over? When I turn the key I literally get nothing, no cranking, no clicking or anything. I am still reading 11.5 on the battery though.
 
Old Jun 2, 2011 | 11:32 PM
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What did you hook your IC pump up to?
 
Old Jun 3, 2011 | 03:46 PM
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What did you hook your IC pump up to?
I tried a few different things. The fuel pump fuse and a few others. Basically everything that is not working I had it hooked up to at one point.

What I don't get is could the wires have melted and not are not carrying current? I don't get why a simple add a fuse would not blow out a relay but would blow out the wire.
 
Old Jun 3, 2011 | 06:49 PM
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Try the fuses labeled IGN 1, 2, 3. Those fuses power up other circuits that are fused again. Check all of them just to make sure. I know a maxi fuse is an ignition fuse also but don't remember which one or how many amps it is. I'm positive you've just blown a
IGN fuse you would have seen, smelled or heard something if you melted wires somewhere.
 
Old Jun 3, 2011 | 09:33 PM
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I got it started. It was a relay. It showed that it was good but it wasn't.
 
Old Jun 3, 2011 | 10:30 PM
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Good stuff. At least it was cheap.
 
Old Jun 5, 2011 | 07:42 PM
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I am still wondering where I should hook the "Add a fuse" for the IC pump. I don't want to blow more relays trying to GUESS where it goes.

Does anyone have an Intercooler? Where did you or how did you wire your pump?
 
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