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Old 08-28-2010, 07:28 AM   #4 (permalink)
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scenic - '01 renault scenic
90 day: 43.09 mpg (US)

megane - '97 renault megane classic
Diesel
90 day: 72.53 mpg (US)

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First step, find the correct cable...

To do my kill switch I decided to put a switch on a cable connected to the stop solenoid.

On a diesel the stop solenoid permits to stop the diesel flow else the engine would continue to run... That happened to me a few months ago when the stop solenoid got blocked so I had to make the engine stall to stop it. It's strange to hear the engine to continue to run while your car is switched off without any key in it. Sadly the solenoid is inside an anti-thief box which have to be broken to be able to repair the solenoid : cost, cost, cost...

First I took a revue for my car :


I found the electric diagram :

Damned, why did I never took any electricity/electronic option at school ?

I located the stop solenoid on it (#22 on the center of the photo) :


So decided to put the switch on cables #384, #382 or #383.

So first step is to open the engine compartment :

Damned, why did I never took any mechanical option at school ?

then open the fuse compartment :

Damned, going through all these cables is like going "through a fractal on a breaking wall"... (Seal in Crazy)

Sadly I couldn't identify any of the cables I was talking about :-( so I decided to use another method : deport a fuse and put a switch in series...

Next step : find the correct fuse...

Denis.
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