Build thread

[speedjunkie]

The issue with the Autovox seems to be the SD card. I had just put it back in after having it out for a couple months, and I had changed the name on the video of the truck crossing in front of me, so I'm wondering if that's why it's losing its mind. I'm going to reformat it and see if that fixes it. It doesn't have the boot loop issues with the card out.

I disconnected TPMS from the CAN hub and moved the OBDII cable there and the OBDII adapter lit up, so I'm thinking the way they told me to wire the CAN connector might be causing this issue. But first I need to verify how I have it wired so I can address it with them. I believe they're wired the same way though so this is odd. I didn't get the OBDII adapter to connect to the head unit through bluetooth, but that could be due to not having it set up in NSP that way, because you have to assign each CAN (haltech vs vehicle) to either OBDII, TPMS, etc, and I didn't do that just swapping the cables last night.

Another thing I noticed was when I reconnected TPMS, the relays chirped again. I disconnected again, and then disconnected and reconnected the battery and there was no chirping. So apparently the issue is coming from the TPMS being connected. However, after disconnecting and reconnecting the TPMS cable a couple times, now the relays don't chirp at all, including when reconnecting the battery. So maybe that issue is fixed somehow? IDK

[speedjunkie]

Apparently, modifying the name of a file on the SD card for the Autovox will cause it to boot loop lol. I had added to the file name of the video where I almost T-boned the idiot on 105, and once I removed all the files, the dashcam is working fine now.

I was looking into the CAN wiring last night also and discovered that Haltech incorrectly wired the connector on the harness, it was backwards. Once I fixed that, OBDII started working again. The apps on the head unit still wouldn't connect, but my phone did, so apparently that problem is within the head unit apps. It also fixed the chirping issue, but only temporarily for some reason, which is REALLY driving me crazy. The chirping itself doesn't really bother me since it's only for a few seconds, other than the fact that it's happening at all. What really gets me is all these problems being 'fixed' and then coming back. I swapped sensor ground back into the CAN connector to see if that fixed anything, since that's how it was wired last time and Haltech told me to change it this time, but it didn't change anything.

I did discover that it's the TPMS module that's chirping, not the relays, so that makes it a bit easier to narrow down, I think? lol

I have another recurring problem too. The ground issue is back, with sensor ground and battery ground being connected all the time. And disconnecting the ECU connectors is the only thing that solves it, so far. Getting really tired of these issues.

[speedjunkie]

I talked to Haltech and they told me they'd swap out the TPMS for me, but I'm still thinking it's just power backfeeding or something to cause the chirping.

And I guess the ground issue isn't actually back, because apparently the ECU connects them even with the power off. At least that's what research tells me.

I had some issues last week with the driver's side parking light so I messed with it tonight and it fell apart when I removed it. When I bought these turn signals in 09, they were the only OEM ones I could find and the driver's side wiring had been very poorly wired. I bought some replacement signals from Eric Yandura tonight and installed them, and tightened my headlights as well since they were jiggling on bumps.

Devon Neice had suggested putting my CAS issues into ChatGPT so I did that Wednesday night for about an hour, and it suggested the most likely issue was the coils are old enough and breaking down and allowing EMI into the sensor ground wiring. Considering they're about 12 years old, I figured it was worth a shot and bought some from SBG that night and they still haven't shipped them. It also suggesting removing the coils from the sensor ground wiring and instead running that pin to the engine block, which I will not be doing lol. The smart coils are very finicky on their grounding, so that juice is not worth the squeeze. It also suggested end play might be the issue, and the engine is 12 years old as well so that could also be it. Or I was wondering if the bearings are worn to the point that the trigger wheel is moving back and forth across the crank sensor. We'll see if the new coils fix it.