Keith's '02 Protege ES Worklog

[Sleezer1533]

Never have before, I was just in a hurry the past two times and left it running, Ill make sure to turn it off next time and see if the problem persists

[Mazdaspd2008]

I've had that issue before but for me it's usually the nozzle itself. Some of them pop on me when I pull all the way so I don't pull all the way down on the handle. I also have never left my car running even if I'm in a hurry, that extra 5 seconds it takes to start the car and put it in gear don't make enough difference to me.

[TheDanny]

^^

[Sleezer1533]

So as many of you know I was having some weird electrical issues before. Its been a while since its happened but they came back on my trip home today. f my life.

So like before the V1 which is plugged into the front cig. outlet shorts out when: I accelerate from a stop, brake, use the blinker, use the wipers, turn the radio up loud, etc. It isnt like clockwork, sometimes it does it and sometimes it does not and sometimes it does it for seemingly no reason at all. The only difference this time is that with the new audio setup the speakers no longer cut out when the V1 shuts off and on.
One thing to note is that at one point a good some came on so I turned the volume up loud and the V1 seemed to shut off when the bass hit, but as I went to pull the camera out to shoot a quick vid it stopped and only did it a couple more times for the rest of the way home so I never got a chance to get an example vid.

I dont think its a loose connection causing a short cuz it doesn't do it over bumps or anything, it seems to happen when I use anything that is tied into the electrical system. Im at a loss here

Any ideas?

[TheDanny]

Just to much draw from the system or something. What does the V1 stand for again?

[Sleezer1533]

Valentine One radar detector

[TheDanny]

HID's running?

[Sleezer1533]

I dunno if they draw power all the time or just when on but I only had the fogs/parking lights on at first and then turned em off to see if anything would change, but nope

[TheDanny]

Have you tested for a short. Could be anywhere.

[Sleezer1533]

Thats why I havnt, it would b like finding a needle in a haystack

[TheDanny]

got to start somewhere. Plus you should know that car like the back of your hand

[Sleezer1533]

When it comes to the wiring, not so much, I dont even know how to diagnose a short ... never dealt with one before

[TheDanny]

http://www.mazdaspd.com/manuals.html

[Sleezer1533]

So as many of you know I was having some weird electrical issues before. Its been a while since its happened but they came back on my trip home today. f my life.

So like before the V1 which is plugged into the front cig. outlet shorts out when: I accelerate from a stop, brake, use the blinker, use the wipers, turn the radio up loud, etc. It isnt like clockwork, sometimes it does it and sometimes it does not and sometimes it does it for seemingly no reason at all. The only difference this time is that with the new audio setup the speakers no longer cut out when the V1 shuts off and on.
One thing to note is that at one point a good some came on so I turned the volume up loud and the V1 seemed to shut off when the bass hit, but as I went to pull the camera out to shoot a quick vid it stopped and only did it a couple more times for the rest of the way home so I never got a chance to get an example vid.

I dont think its a loose connection causing a short cuz it doesn't do it over bumps or anything, it seems to happen when I use anything that is tied into the electrical system. Im at a loss here

Any ideas?

So stuff started acting up again, seems to happen only on long trips.
Also got a little vid today as well
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=560n-6PzoDY

[Sleezer1533]

Modified and mounted the front plate so I can stop getting pulled over
Please excuse the poor pics, its all I can get right now





Those are rain drops on the car, I just pulled in in the garage, and yes there is red on my lower grill ... it was once red and the black is flaking off so it needs to be resprayed as soon as the weather gets warm enough to spray

Up next for today, try to fix the mess I caused from hitting that guard rail