Car Starting Problems

[theponyremark]

Hi all,

Ever since I got a sound system installed, my car has troubles starting. It sounds like it's struggles to ignite. After 2-3 seconds trying to start and seems to work as usual. I have this inline fuse and volt meter that sits near the car battery to the boot reading at 12.6V.

What could be the problem?

[Curmi]

sounds like a loose wire somewhere, wrong wire connected to something.

go over the whole wiring of the sound system.

[theponyremark]

I ended up buying a new battery as the old one from Japan died. It appears that the Blue 12V antenna booster wire had been spliced to the amp. I think this is the problem, however, the sub and amp seems to turn off when ignition is off. I'll re-wire that one to Blue/White and see what happens. Other than that, I can't see anything out of the ordinary. I also removed that inline volt meter/fuse box under the bonnet with a standard fuse box with 100A fuse.

Edited June 13, 2010 by theponyremark

[TONTON]

check your wiring again, and try do tests with an ampmeter too

[Carbon 34]

step away from the car, you really don't have a clue , who install the stuff ? you void warranty on install by hacking someone elses work?

the volt gauge on the battery has to be wired to shut off with the car,

the factory jap battery is worthless

the extra current from amps kills the little battery quickly

and a bigger fuse doesn't fix problems with wiring.

and last but not least the colder weather reduces the amount of AMPS the battery can provide, "CCA" Cold cranking amps