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R50/53 Car starts, The Stalls out within 2seconds

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Old Jun 27, 2008 | 03:48 PM
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Car starts, The Stalls out within 2seconds

I drive a R50, about 53k miles
Checked Oil, Plugs,Battery, and how much gas i had.

About a month ago my car would randomly activate DSC on normal driving on the freeway. and the light would not go off via toggle. after about a week of this i went to checkers to borrow a OBD II. it threw the code P2303 IGNITION VOLTAGE LOW. so i checked all around my ignition and found that the ignition wires - not the spark plug wires (Socket Housing?) that go from the back of the Ignition Coil to the Fuel line(Fuel injectors? - line right next to the oil dipstick) were damaged. the covering that went around the wires wasn't long enough to cover the entire length of wires. the insulation for the wires were mostly gone and one of the wires was showing through, enough were i thought it would rip off on its on. so i did a quick fix and used a electric tube to attach them together. (a small yellow tube with metal which i used to push the wires together). which is now holding them together. i started the car and it worked fine while i was saving up for the expense it would cost to repair this.

until yesterday when i was leaving for work, i got the car maybe 5feet and then it stalled. i tried to start the car it would start then the rpms would hit about 3500 and then the car would die. i checked the wires again and it looks fine but still the car stalls and i cant get it to run.

I am not sure what is wrong with it, if this would be a easy fix (maybe solder or just replace the Socket housing) or what i should do.


realoem.com Socket Housing PIC
#10 on the pic is what is damaged, not the connector but the wires along the path is what is damaged.


Any help would be grateful. i am willing to pay the dealership only if its not something any normal shop or i could do. i would also have to tow it to the dealer and i don't really want to do that...


Thank you all in advance!
 
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