bkbroiler2k
05-02-2006, 08:36 PM
Ok, I'm just at a loss. I was just reading some stuff and I realized that I haven't checked my air filter in a long time. My car worked fine all day and has been for a long time. I go in, check the air filter. It's rather dirty. I have the K&N filter, but I don't remember which. Anyway, I put it back in, but I have a bit of trouble trying to do so. It's been awhile, and I forgot how to shove it in. Eventually, I remember how to put the stupid thing back in, so I lock the lid. During my several tries, I thought I saw something like foil, triangle shaped and about the size of a dime. I didn't think twice about it, since I was so worried about getting the stupid air filter in.
Finally, I put it in, now I'm ready to just start the car and go...but...it just rapidly clicks. And when it does, my radio shows LOC (so, from what I read, a sudden loss of battery). It's almost as if my car completely shut down and then "rebooted." I want to say that something may be shorting out, because when it starts clicking, my speakers pop every time it clicks, and one time, my trunk just opened. I've got it set up so that when the parking brake goes down (and it's dark enough), the headlights go on. If I put the parking brake back up, the light stays on. If I put the parking brake down then up, (now my lights are on), and try to start the car, the lights are off afterwards.
Is there anything related to the air filter removal that might have caused this? Am I missing something extremely fundamental here? Or is this possible that a small piece of what looked like foil is actually causing all of this. I saw it on the left side of the filter, and it probably flew out towards the left (I'm facing the front of my car). I'm a little skeptical to think that the piece of foil can really do this, but can you guys think of anything I might check?
My car is a 2001 SS Camaro, no mods to the engine other than the skip shift eliminator. That's the closest thing to a mod my car has.
Finally, I put it in, now I'm ready to just start the car and go...but...it just rapidly clicks. And when it does, my radio shows LOC (so, from what I read, a sudden loss of battery). It's almost as if my car completely shut down and then "rebooted." I want to say that something may be shorting out, because when it starts clicking, my speakers pop every time it clicks, and one time, my trunk just opened. I've got it set up so that when the parking brake goes down (and it's dark enough), the headlights go on. If I put the parking brake back up, the light stays on. If I put the parking brake down then up, (now my lights are on), and try to start the car, the lights are off afterwards.
Is there anything related to the air filter removal that might have caused this? Am I missing something extremely fundamental here? Or is this possible that a small piece of what looked like foil is actually causing all of this. I saw it on the left side of the filter, and it probably flew out towards the left (I'm facing the front of my car). I'm a little skeptical to think that the piece of foil can really do this, but can you guys think of anything I might check?
My car is a 2001 SS Camaro, no mods to the engine other than the skip shift eliminator. That's the closest thing to a mod my car has.