Huge Problem for me w/ interceptor-x
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Huge Problem for me w/ interceptor-x
ok so i bought an interceptor-x and installed it. after installation, the car would not start. scott said it could be a blown fuse. none of the fuses were blown, but some of the fuses werent even getting power to them. so i called my local mazda dealership. they towed it in and said that all of the PCM on the computer was erased and that i had to buy a new one and then they had to program it for my car. total cost is $1820. how the hell did this happen? and is it right that i am having to pay for it since it could have been because of the interceptor-x?
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yea, it makes me so mad because i spent 1600 on the interceptor, and now i'm gonna probably have to pay 1800 on repairs.. thats worth a GReddy turbo kit that i was wanting for a long time... now i've got to start back at 300 bucks left in the bank. this sucks.
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Originally Posted by dillsrotary
holyshit man, try gettin a use OEM pcm from someone, or find someone parting out a salvage rx8 and buy the pcm from him.
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Originally Posted by MadDog
Don't see how that could happen unless you accidentally shorted something during installation. You did disconnect the battery, right?
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Originally Posted by dillsrotary
also do you still have the old pcm that the int-x replaced??
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so does anyone have any ideas for me? should i try to blame it on mazsport and make them pay for it? or do you think i could get my money back and return the interceptor-x?
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Originally Posted by tiggerlee
If I were you I'd tell them you want the original "erased" pcm back.
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Something tells me that you didn't disconnect that battery when you were installing all of this. I doubt it was the interceptor, but you may have just had some charge that shocked the factory ecu and messed it up. I thought I had done the same thing, but I checked and saw my MAIN fuse was blown. Sorry to hear about your problem, that really blows.
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Originally Posted by Moostafa29
Something tells me that you didn't disconnect that battery when you were installing all of this. I doubt it was the interceptor, but you may have just had some charge that shocked the factory ecu and messed it up. I thought I had done the same thing, but I checked and saw my MAIN fuse was blown. Sorry to hear about your problem, that really blows.
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i 2nd what tigger said, get that old pcm back, then investigate this a little more cuz 1800 is alot of dough. sounds like the dealer likes the idea of the int screwing up the car.
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You'd probably feel it if you shocked it, unless you were just really focused on the install and didn't pay attention. My friend blew a ecu on his SE-R a few years back, so it does happen.
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Take responsibility and "blame" yourself.
There's a risk to everything you do, just suck it up and quit whining. It was most likely something you did.
There's a risk to everything you do, just suck it up and quit whining. It was most likely something you did.
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so does anyone have any ideas for me? should i try to blame it on mazsport and make them pay for it? or do you think i could get my money back and return the interceptor-x?
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Yeah, I'm pretty sure its not the interceptor. Unless you can prove it by installing it on another 8 and seeing if the ecu blows. And I doubt anyone will let you do that.
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Originally Posted by mysql101
yeah, that's the next question - are you going to be installing that int-x on your new pcm?
no im not gonna install it. i really want to get my money back and send in the int-x to them in exchange for my money. but if they wont do that, i'll sell the int-x to help pay for the damages. i had high hopes for this but it has turn into a nightmare for me.
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My only thoughts are it got damaged in shipping and shorted out your ecm when you installed it!
Maybe you can send it back to Scott and see if he can test it to see if it is bad?
Sorry it happened, just trying to help out!
Maybe you can send it back to Scott and see if he can test it to see if it is bad?
Sorry it happened, just trying to help out!