HbrandNinja

So i just got my cheap no name brand turbo timer and installed it and now it doesnt work! It gets power, you can set it and everything, but then when you take the key out the car shuts off and it starts counting down. Why?

HbrandNinja

Nothing huh? this is the third post in a row that i get no responses or help from anybody, this forum isnt very informative.

georgeliza02

I have the same prob I ask questions but get no response. it may be that its setup to count down as a saftey tool for it to shutoff.

GolNat

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Your first problem is probably because it's a "cheap no name timer". Second there is probably a shut down sequence that you have to do in order for it to take the car over. I have a turbo timer option on my remote start. In order to activate it you have to put the e brake on, hit a button on the key fob then take the key out. Or it could be wired wrong. I have never used a turbo timer or instaled one, but I would think that it would wire into your ignition like a remote start.

HbrandNinja

just because its a cheap timer doesnt mean i dont deserve some advice. I know all about the e brake and where the wiring goes in the ignition, i was wondering if there is a certain way i had to program the actual unit to keep the car running without the key in the ignition or if i should be looking at something else....but i gotta say thank you for atleast putting in your two cents which is more then anybody else.

xRiCeBoYx

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It is a bit hard to help you program a turbo timer we know absolutely nothing about, so sorry we couldn't help you there. Also, just because you've had pretty shitty luck with your (now) last 3 threads doesn't mean this isn't a helpful forum. This place has helped me out so much over the last decade, just kinda sucks that the knowledge base has diminished significantly. My apologies on behalf of the forum for not stepping up and trying to help you out for the last three threads you've posted.

but, to try and get you on track... Perhaps you could double check all your wiring, using our DIY guide as a general guideline.
https://www.civicforums.com/forums/1...rbo-timer.html
I know it's kinda specific to the GReddy full auto timer, but installation should be just about the same.

Just a thought, but it could also have something to do with the immobilizer unit. As you may know, the car doesn't like to run without the properly programmed key in the ignition. Your installation may have been in such a manner that it didn't bypass the immobilizer unit. Again, I'm just pulling ideas out of my ***, since I haven't personally installed a turbo timer, nor have I looked over your installation, but it is worth taking a look at.

Let us know what you find, could be useful for future reference.

GolNat

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I forgot about that. That is probably what's wrong. I looked at the instalation instructions for the GReddy unit and didn't see it mention a bypass module being needed but I don't know how you wouldn't. I had to get one for my remote start but maybe once the car is started it doesn't need the immobilizer to be active. In the instal DIY there was a mention of an extra 12v wire. If you have an extra output then that could be used to power up a bypass module.

HbrandNinja

I agree that there is some great info in this forum that was posted long ago, i was just trying to say what you basically summed up which is...these days it seems there arent very many helpful people left still posting. I never seen that diy turbo timer thread till you just posted it, i even used the search box too! So thank you very much for posting that link for me to check out it will help alot to go in and double check some things. The immobilizer is kind of confusing me cause i had the alarm system removed by a honda dealer a few months ago and asked them to make sure the immobilizer wouldnt come on again, then when i hooked up a scan tool to it and looked under the PID data it says
immobilizer: on
so i'm still tryin to figure that out to. I'm wondering if they took the alarm system out and didnt touch the immobilizer so it just stayed on or does it do like the rest of the inputs and outputs of our shitty ecu and fight you every step of the way when you try to change something and then just reset itself? I know its a little off topic but since it got brought up i'm curios if the immobilizer is my problem with the turbo timer aswell. Thanks again though.

GolNat

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You can test the immobilizer by getting a key made at an auto parts or home store, then try to start the car. If the immobilizer is actually bypassed or disabled then the car will start. If it doesn't then I would go back to the dealer and talk to them.

sdaidoji

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haha...
sorry, never had a turbo so i let the others that have tried to answer...

HbrandNinja

damn thats a good idea, i feel pretty stupid for not thinking of that, thanx.