wouxun
25-09-2011, 07:12 PM
Hi all,
Here is my first post. I have a 2003 hsv clubsport which seems to be having some wierd electrical problems so ill give you the quick history. I purchased 4 years ago and have had no trouble with motor etc but i have had some strange electrical issues. The only thing i seem to be able to link up is possibly that i have trouble when its wet/raining. Interior light used to come on by itself ages ago, recently i had trouble with the engine running really bad on idle. Its like it hadn't learnt its idle position although i have not had the battery off, and the power windows stopped working on saturday night whilst it was raining of coarse.
Now, The power windows were supposedly repaired about 2 years ago. when i wanted to put them down, they would not go until the auto down kicked in. The auto electrician then said he was unable to look at the bcm with his tool because it was coming up with some error restricting him from reading it. so he bypassed the bcm with some relays etc and left it at that. only recently i have had troubles again. of coarse it was raining.
I have a possible link to maybe why he cant read the bcm, when i bought the car there was a cold air intake pipe missing and also no heat shielding on exhaust headers which i assume are standard. (they are on my mates vy ss).
Maybe my car had a supercharger on it which was removed before traded in meaning a flash of ecu/bcm is restricting people from reading it?
Was pretty much wondering if anybody knows where the bcm is and how it marrys into everything. unless of coarse someone has another idea to my dilema.
as i have stated the problems are extremely rare and change from time to time. example, when engine wasnt running right, i tried using some throttle to get rpm up and it dropped straight back down. so i turned off the car and turned it back on and it was as normal for 2 hour trip home. no problems at all.
Im guessing something is wet somewhere. but im stuffed if i know where.
Any ideas would be much appreciated.
Callum
Here is my first post. I have a 2003 hsv clubsport which seems to be having some wierd electrical problems so ill give you the quick history. I purchased 4 years ago and have had no trouble with motor etc but i have had some strange electrical issues. The only thing i seem to be able to link up is possibly that i have trouble when its wet/raining. Interior light used to come on by itself ages ago, recently i had trouble with the engine running really bad on idle. Its like it hadn't learnt its idle position although i have not had the battery off, and the power windows stopped working on saturday night whilst it was raining of coarse.
Now, The power windows were supposedly repaired about 2 years ago. when i wanted to put them down, they would not go until the auto down kicked in. The auto electrician then said he was unable to look at the bcm with his tool because it was coming up with some error restricting him from reading it. so he bypassed the bcm with some relays etc and left it at that. only recently i have had troubles again. of coarse it was raining.
I have a possible link to maybe why he cant read the bcm, when i bought the car there was a cold air intake pipe missing and also no heat shielding on exhaust headers which i assume are standard. (they are on my mates vy ss).
Maybe my car had a supercharger on it which was removed before traded in meaning a flash of ecu/bcm is restricting people from reading it?
Was pretty much wondering if anybody knows where the bcm is and how it marrys into everything. unless of coarse someone has another idea to my dilema.
as i have stated the problems are extremely rare and change from time to time. example, when engine wasnt running right, i tried using some throttle to get rpm up and it dropped straight back down. so i turned off the car and turned it back on and it was as normal for 2 hour trip home. no problems at all.
Im guessing something is wet somewhere. but im stuffed if i know where.
Any ideas would be much appreciated.
Callum