Recent content by BRIDGEMILL

Bought a 2013 Grantourismo and it had the " Go to dealer and bring life savings" light on the dash board. Needed brake pads, rotors and the park brake was not working. Removed the rotors and turned them on my lathe- a lot of experts said that's a no-no, but the key is the center hub which is...

Anyone know if those plastic levers to release the seat back on the Gran Tourismo come from another type of car, or is there a better quality replacement.

UPDATE- SOLVED! Turns out the starter solenoid contacts were worn and dirty- managed to get the end plate off and pulled the plunger with contact ring. Contacts are replaceable, but one cannot be changed without pulling the starter, so I cleaned and sanded them all and put it back together. I...

Update- managed to get the solenoid end plate off and contacts were pretty worn. Impossible to change one contact without removing starter, so I cleaned and sanded them as well as the plunger ring and it is now working. I will order a new starter and can now drive it to a friend's shop who has...

It's an auto- tight quarters, especially lying on your back with little space to work- looks like I need to remove the LH CAT and one bolt appears to be inside the bellhousing- there is a cover to remove to get to it.- the top bolt I cannot see- wondering if there is an access hole in the...

Hi- guys on a prior thread I asked about my no-crank situation- was convinced it was an electronic issue. However, went back to old school thinking and jacked the car up, and found I was getting power to the solenoid in the key-crank position. Gave the starter a whack with a hammer and it...

In the right rear of the boot is a panel- opened it up and there was a ground strap bolted to the body with some yellow paint and a wire with a 2 prong plug and nothing to attach it to- maybe the USA cars don't have this tracker device.

Yeah- T-20 which is the Ignition relay has power and ground, but it's not getting the control signal from the ECU when I turn the key- so I'm thinking it has to do with the immobilizer or just a fault in the ECU from changing the battery. Do you know where that box is located?

This is not my daily driver- I bought it as a project car just for something to keep busy. With all the covid stuff, I just don't get out and about as much as before- hate wearing that mask. So I'll just plod along and eventually figure it out. If I come up with any unusual fix I'll post it...

Thanks, I did that- pulled the fuse box out of the way and checked the connections- all good. Probed the cables in a few places and got good voltage. Gonna have to lift it up somehow and check the cable connection on the starter.

Thanks, I did not get those tracker devices with the car, unless they are hidden somewhere. Yes, the only thing that never fails on these cars is the "Go to Dealer " message.

I know they are not magic wands, but very essential in finding problems on all the newer cars. I am a DIY type, and to call out a technician once would be more than the scanner, which I will have in my toolbox forever.

Thanks- I have checked all those connections and the fuses etc.- all good, I'm waiting for a new scanner to arrive and check to see if I created a fault code one one of the modules.

No I don't get that message. Battery is good and connections are perfect- I'm suspecting a loose cable on the starter- which side of the motor is the starter- I don't have a hoist.

Agree- always start at the last thing you did. However, the battery is good- full voltage. I was driving the car fine on the old battery, and the last time I drove it was at night with lights on- it ran fine and I came home and parked it. Next morning the battery was totally flat, as if...