S14 Strange Clutch / Starting Issue KA24de

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aroche25
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Car: 2007 Mazdaspeed 3 GT
Looking for a Z32 Slicktop
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Here is a video of what happens to my friends 5-speed s14 sometimes when only the High beams are on and the clutch is pressed the car will try to start.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewe-zNCLUT0[/youtube]

Additionally when the car is driven when this is happening it sounds like the starter is grinding only when the high beams are on(I know the sound from my z32) upon the clutch being pressed, when this happens all the lights dim and the headunit and gauges turn off completely for a second.

What do you guys think?
Last edited by aroche25 on Wed Sep 28, 2011 9:16 am, edited 1 time in total.


aroche25
Posts: 195
Joined: Fri Jan 14, 2011 12:46 pm
Car: 2007 Mazdaspeed 3 GT
Looking for a Z32 Slicktop
Location: Florida

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So after some though to me it seems like the clutch being depressed and the headlights on are completing the starter circuit, which would also explain the starter grind when in motion. Please let me know if you guys have seen or heard about this before, I have a feeling this is a bad wiring job or something.


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