[XxSCAxX]

bump for help. I'm going to try to relocate the power wire on my defis, and recheck the connections again. Can anyone confirm about the security light?

[torquemada]

no, but food for thought:
the defis have a few blinking codes, read the defi manual, the kind of blinking will show you the problem

[XxSCAxX]

Thsts a good idea.. No idea where my manuals are though

I got a confirmation that the security light will come on when the harness is out, so my problem is hopefully somthing with the defis wiring.

[torquemada]

http://www.nippon-seiki.co.jp/defish...nual06064e.pdf

[XxSCAxX]

thanks man..

「SHORT CIRCUIT CHECK」
This function reports short circuits of
sensors and wires. The pointer points
downwards and the WARNING LED flashes
at the same interval.
＊It is not possible to check short circuits of
the power wire and the tachometer signal
wire.
LED flashes at the same interval
LED flashes


seems like thats my problem? or could it be since the harness is off and the gauges have nowhere to read, its saying there is a problem with the sensors?

if there is a short, how would i go about fixing that.

[XxSCAxX]

well i just re-routed my whole defi setup, so it cant be the defi wires. still when i connect the pos and negative to the battery, the gauges just turn on and then the warning lights blink. i routed them to the hvac and the stereo, like in a thread on nasioc. damn this is getting annoying.

im thinking about maybe waiting till i get my i/m back and connect everything back together with the engine harness back on and see if it still happens.

[XxSCAxX]

edit:

its not a short circuit like i thought. this is what is happening:

「SERIAL ERROR CHECK」
This function reports that communication
is impossible between meters and Control
Unit Ⅱ.
The pointer points downwards and the
WARNING LED flashes twice at the same
interval.

the lights are flashing twice at the same interval.

so does this mean b/c the engine harness is off? apparently its being tripped b/c something is d/c.

[XxSCAxX]

bumpp for insight

[XxSCAxX]

alright guys im bumping this up b/c i still have a problem.

got my car back together tonight (haha just to take it apart again), connected the engine harness, tried to reconnect the battery to see maybe the defi's would shut off, but nope, same thing, defi's blinking (the serial error above a couple posts) and the security light still blinking. wtf?

i think im going to get rid of the distro block, run a line from the battery to the original positive line, and then just run the 8g wire from the fuse panel to that wire as well. if that doesnt work im going to say **** it and put my battery back to the engine bay.

anyone have any ideas/help?

[XxSCAxX]

anyone?

i tried putting the battery to stock location and just took the original neg and positive (the positive i taped the fuse line up to b/c it originally goes to the + side as well) and its STILL blinking. theres no way i shortcircuited a line because i rerouted all the lines from my defis into a new spot. help!

[torquemada]

try to change the controler...maybe someone could test it in his car...

[XxSCAxX]

i was thinking maybe it was the unit as well. wonder if i can find anyone local to help me out. too bad my buddy doesnt have his sti anymore

[XxSCAxX]

well ive found the problem.

something to do with my oil pressure wire. it was sliced into when i was trying to clean up my engine bay so i cut it and re-soldered it. when i connect the pos and neg of the battery, and unplug the oil pressure wire, they shut off. when i plug it right back in, it stays off. i tried just turning the key to the on position (car is still apart with the harness out) and the lights kinda freaked out. i guess ill have to recheck it when i get it all back together tomorrow and hopefully they will act normal.

[torquemada]

good luck