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kansir636r 
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Posted: March 30, 2009 at 3:57 AM / IP Logged  
Hi, I just joined this site to see if anybody would be able to help me out with this issue.. I got a Clifford Matrix RSX 3.5 installed to my 1999 Civic Si about 4-5 months ago and everything was fine until I tried to hook up the remote start wires myself with the help of a friend!.. My car won't start anymore I don't hear a crank or click or anything. I've talked with a couple of people and they all seem to narrow it down to the kill start.. is there a way to reset the kill start with the valet button? or is there another way I can bypass the kill start so that I can get my car started so that I can bring to an alarm shop? I haven't started my car for almost a month now & I'm tired of riding my motorcycle so somebody PLEASE HELP ME OUT!...
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if your car ran fine and the system was previously installed, and now it wont start after messing with the install, i would say you need to check all the fuses in the interior fuse box and especially the exterior one under the hood to make sure you didnt burn one out. a visual check wont be good enough, you need to check for continuity through them with a DMM.
kansir636r 
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"a visual check won't be good enough" wow.. I did a visual check on all my fuse's already under the hood & under the steering wheel but I'll take your word for it..
Thanx a lot for replying...
howie ll 
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One reason we tell people not to give up the day job and leave these things to the experts!
mannie77 
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u mite want to check wether or not u mite have burt out a relay...
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kansir636r 
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well Howie! as easy as it sounds no expert wanted to do it..if it was that simple & believe me it wasn't that simple to just get somebody to install a remote start cuzz my car is a stick.. but anyways I tried a lot of stuff tested to see if all the fuses were working properly & still didn't work but just about an hour ago I push started it & it worked.. So now I'm getting assumptions from left to right that its the starter.. but I will get me relay's checked out also thanx for the response Manny77...
howie ll 
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OK, you take a DMM, test voltage across power inputs and ground,  look for 12.4 VDC min,  set your DMM for continuity and check all fuses,  there are engine bay main fuses on Civics which tend to fail. Make sure all plugs are pushed home,  check with your DMM to see a voltage coming from ACC, IGN and starter circuits on the car and the RS .  If all checks out and it stil doesn't turn over,  test battery voltage and test lead at starter solenoid.  Check your wiring to the starter kill,  also do you have anything else joined to the orange wire going to 85 on that relay?
loneranger 
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howie II, you might want to add "remove the fuses before testing". A continuity check on a live circuit with a blown fuse can destroy a DMM.
Ideal - cmon dude, add to topics in a useful manner, not stuff that is obvious.
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im not sure if cliffords are the same as other dei products. if there is a relay pack, there will be a green and a purple wire. you have to cut the starter wire and join to correct ends. i might be wrong but i think purple goes towards starter motor side. If you can push start it, problems are most likely your kill switch, blown fuse or damaged starter motor relay.
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If your car has a manual transmission, how did you trigger the clutch switch to make the car think your clutch was pushed in. You may have done something to that circuit. I'm guessing the 3.5 was installed as alarm only? If you did nothing on the clutch switch, you very well may have fried the starter relay in the car. It would be in the main fuse/relay box under the hood. You can also try testing the smaller of the 2 wires going to the starter itself for 12 volts when turning the key to the start position.
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