morgey Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Bit of a random one really, my mate was on track in his ek civic last night and spun off at the end of his session. nothing bad but the car cut out and would not start, got towed back to the pits where one of my other mates hopped in and flicked this 'inertia switch' and it fired up straight away.Anyway do ep's or any other toyotas use them, as this is the first I've even heard of them last night lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
akyakapotter Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 I think your on about a fuel cut off switch actaiviates when crash I'm not sure if we have them on ours Quote Link to post Share on other sites
morgey Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 Yeah I am, I didnt think we did but thought id ask anyway Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AdamB Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 I've never seen one on an EP. Normally they are under the bonnet, most I've seen anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sheehy StarletGT Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Safety feature on some newer cars, senses a change in the car when you have a crash, it just cuts the fuel pump I think,Happened a friend of mine, hit a pothole and the car cut out because of the sudden bang! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TrisK Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Yeah we had it on a 106 we took the engine out of. Wouldnt start after we put it back into another one, was just inertia switch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
morgey Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 First id really heard of them. Its under the dash behind the glove box on civics Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TurboTobz Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Not on any eps afaik common on shitroen Saxo and 106s etc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 As above, my pal had a VTS and had this happen to him. Ment to be a safety thing so if you roll it then the fuel pump cuts iirc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TurboTobz Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 (edited) It cuts fuel pump power if the car takes a knock, if you have a friend with a shitroen or something flick the switch to the right by firewall usually the car will crank but not fire press the button and it'll power up the pump Edited August 8, 2013 by TurboTobz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 I work in a dealer that sells Citroen and one of the old boys got me with that trick when i was working on an old saxo a year or so ago. I thought i'd fucked it haha. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Addymk2 Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Alfa 145s have it under the passenger seat, if you convert one to brembos off a fiat coupe it triggers every time you slam on lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TurboTobz Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 I work in a dealer that sells Citroen and one of the old boys got me with that trick when i was working on an old saxo a year or so ago. I thought i'd fucked it haha.That car was fucked from production mate, that badge renders any car fucked. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Youre telling me haha ^^^ I do the Hyundais at work (fuckin awesome motors !!) and i cry a bit inside everytime i get a job on a citroen. Last one was a duel mass on a motorway maintenance Relay... Felt like jumping off a roof man :/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TurboTobz Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Youre telling me haha ^^^ I do the Hyundais at work (fuckin awesome motors !!) and i cry a bit inside everytime i get a job on a citroen. Last one was a duel mass on a motorway maintenance Relay... Felt like jumping off a roof man :/ The run about jap cars seem very good I done a Hyundai Getz clutch a few months ago over all it seemed really well built for a basic car! A little cramped but it's a small car, the clutch release bearing was actually welded to the Pressure plate and a bit of the friction plate had melted making it a C shape lol the owner was baffled when he was shown the new vs. old and asked what's wrong with the old one 'nothing, I dunno?' lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Sounds standard haha, am on about 3-4 boxes a week atm just on the wee hyundais. Mostly because the core plug box side is screwed in and comes loose so leaking oil into the clutch, design flaw... Theyre so basic its unreal man. Its like working on starlets all day haha. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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