fans dont spin, keys dont come put off ignition...
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fans dont spin, keys dont come put off ignition...
ok...so i bought a 1995 mx-3 RS Auto a few weeks ago...i am having fun learning about it and what not. but heres the problem....i think that the last owner never opened the hood except to remove all the stuff that the first owner had installed (the alarm, the sound system, the wiring for the halogens).
i know it needs a tune up, oil change, tranny change , O2 sensor, new muffler...the easy stuff. but here are my questions...
ok...at first i couldnt get the keys out of my ignition. After a little headache, i just took the steering column cover off and found a small slider connected to a wire that goes to i dont even know where. I slid it forward and the key popped out. I did a little research in these wonderful forum and found that there is suppossed a button down by the shifter thatis long gone. i know what it does, but does anyone know how to fix it? The rockets scientist at Midas said tht i NEED a new lock and tumbler (with labor it was $650 to install, i think they dont have a clue and would like some advice.
heres number two....the fans only turn on when the AC is running...i am clueless(as usual) so if anyone has any guesses then feel free to step up to the plate.
last one!!! It doesnt seem to have to much punch in first gear....its just really slow to speed off...it may just be me though...i am coming from a 1995 nissan pathfinder 2.5l V6...so i dont know i just need an adjusting period. i know the tune up stuff will prolly fix it, but i just want to be sure its not a bigger problem.
thanks to everyone and thanks for the awesome website with so many great and relevant post!!!
i know it needs a tune up, oil change, tranny change , O2 sensor, new muffler...the easy stuff. but here are my questions...
ok...at first i couldnt get the keys out of my ignition. After a little headache, i just took the steering column cover off and found a small slider connected to a wire that goes to i dont even know where. I slid it forward and the key popped out. I did a little research in these wonderful forum and found that there is suppossed a button down by the shifter thatis long gone. i know what it does, but does anyone know how to fix it? The rockets scientist at Midas said tht i NEED a new lock and tumbler (with labor it was $650 to install, i think they dont have a clue and would like some advice.
heres number two....the fans only turn on when the AC is running...i am clueless(as usual) so if anyone has any guesses then feel free to step up to the plate.
last one!!! It doesnt seem to have to much punch in first gear....its just really slow to speed off...it may just be me though...i am coming from a 1995 nissan pathfinder 2.5l V6...so i dont know i just need an adjusting period. i know the tune up stuff will prolly fix it, but i just want to be sure its not a bigger problem.
thanks to everyone and thanks for the awesome website with so many great and relevant post!!!
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its normal for fans to turn on when ac is running, the fans come on when the car warms up also, keep an eye on the temp gauge..as far as key in the ignition..you need a new ignition switch.
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MX-3 w/ curved neck millenia klde, boosted @ 5 psi. /bov and wastegate are good!/ nitto drag radial/ gutted interior/ millenia red top injectors, vortech fmu/aem wideband/ all bolts ons/ Car put together 100% by me. Mechanic? who needs a mechanic? ew.. real men work on their own cars!
MX-3 w/ curved neck millenia klde, boosted @ 5 psi. /bov and wastegate are good!/ nitto drag radial/ gutted interior/ millenia red top injectors, vortech fmu/aem wideband/ all bolts ons/ Car put together 100% by me. Mechanic? who needs a mechanic? ew.. real men work on their own cars!
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thats so odd about the key i just went out and took a look at my baby and i have a little see through green cover under the colume where a button should be but i can't say i have ever had that problem also i have a 94 rs so i don't know if that makes a difference
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Yes, that's right.Tunes67 wrote:No sweat.. the light is also apparently on some sort of timer circuit.. It remains lit for about 30 seconds or so then goes off (assuming you have closed the door)
Tunes67
A nice feature, too, I must say.
As for the fan, it only comes on if the temperature gets up to a certain point; it's okay if it's not running (and the fact that it comes on on AC suggests that it works fine).
As for acceleration, that's pretty subjective. Automatics can generally seem a bit sluggish off the line compared with stick-shifts, but different people probably have different opinions on that.
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ok mYbe i need to be more specific....
the fans ONLY turn on when the AC is running, otherwise they will not start at all....
and the keys....i have been able to get them out by reaching over the steering column cover and sliding a metal bar back that is connected to a wire. I ma trying to figure out where thisd wire goes (if there is a button on the steering column mine is long gone). But i am wondering if it is connect to the button that is supposed to be down by the shifter (mine is also missing there
thanks for you helps!!!
EDIT!!!!!
on page k-246 of the service manual they actual talk about the button that i am talking about(the "key interlock") and suggesst a couple of things. anyone know much about this?
the fans ONLY turn on when the AC is running, otherwise they will not start at all....
and the keys....i have been able to get them out by reaching over the steering column cover and sliding a metal bar back that is connected to a wire. I ma trying to figure out where thisd wire goes (if there is a button on the steering column mine is long gone). But i am wondering if it is connect to the button that is supposed to be down by the shifter (mine is also missing there
thanks for you helps!!!
EDIT!!!!!
on page k-246 of the service manual they actual talk about the button that i am talking about(the "key interlock") and suggesst a couple of things. anyone know much about this?
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