Inadvertantly left Ignition on all day-Mark1

mr2tim · 09-19-2008, 08:22 PM

Trying to repair my 2 sc cars at once today and left the key in the on position all day!@^&* and didn't notice all the red dash lights till dark when I crawled out from under the car.

Any idea what parts I need to replace as the manual says 10 minutes max for this kind of bonehead stunt?

te51levin · 09-20-2008, 01:05 AM

There is an off chance you have damaged the coil, igniter, distributor pickups, and/or ECU. Does the car actually start and run OK?

TomsMR2 · 09-20-2008, 02:45 AM

it'll just load the hell out of the coil and burn it out.. its an off chance though..

Jackstand Queen · 09-22-2008, 02:54 PM

On my N.A., the coil and ignitor would heat up if I left the ignition on.

I've left my SC on for hours and felt the coil/ignitor and noticed they were both ambient temperature.

I'm thinking, you just suffered wear and tear on the dash warning lamps.

mr2tim · 09-22-2008, 07:05 PM

Unbelieveably, the car started without any problems the next morning!

Thank the Lord.

Coil still meet the specs with the ohmeter before the startup even.

Kinda makes me wonder tho, why didn't I have problems per the warning in the Service Manual?

I was so upset when I saw the ignition on all day that I didn't have the courage to even start it last night.

I wonder,, if the ignition componets cooled overnight has anything to do with it. That is, if I had started it last night what would have happened.??

Thanks for your interest and input guys.

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09-20-2008, 01:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
te51levin LithiaToyotaParts.com Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Copperhead Road Posts: 3,683 Thanks: 50 Thanked 323 Times in 267 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (193/100% )	There is an off chance you have damaged the coil, igniter, distributor pickups, and/or ECU. Does the car actually start and run OK?

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Jackstand Queen Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 840 Thanks: 75 Thanked 64 Times in 60 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	On my N.A., the coil and ignitor would heat up if I left the ignition on. I've left my SC on for hours and felt the coil/ignitor and noticed they were both ambient temperature. I'm thinking, you just suffered wear and tear on the dash warning lamps.

09-22-2008, 07:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
mr2tim SUPERcharZed ToyZ RacZer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 1,789 Thanks: 8 Thanked 118 Times in 111 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (6/100% )	Unbelieveably, the car started without any problems the next morning! Thank the Lord. Coil still meet the specs with the ohmeter before the startup even. Kinda makes me wonder tho, why didn't I have problems per the warning in the Service Manual? I was so upset when I saw the ignition on all day that I didn't have the courage to even start it last night. I wonder,, if the ignition componets cooled overnight has anything to do with it. That is, if I had started it last night what would have happened.?? Thanks for your interest and input guys.