Need a little help. I am leaving on Vacation for 2 weeks or so. Unfortunatly not taking my Maxima, taking the 4-Runner instead. My son (19) hasn't learned the meaning of the words "Leave it parked" yet. I want to pull a fuse or plug that will disable her so he can't easily fix and drive her, but easy to fix on my return. He swears he does not have a key, I know better.BTW he is not very mechanically inclined. Thanks.

 

look under the hood
find the relays(under black plastic pieces) next to battery, in front of battery or on passenger side of engine bay
find one that says starter or something to that effect and pull it; then put the cover back on and he'll have no idea; then come back and just plug the relay back in to make it work
I'm not sure exactly which one, just try a few til it works

 

Take out the ECU He won't go anywhere..

 

Craig's dead-on on that one. Just pull the fuse covers and relays out that deal with the starter AND the ECU.

If he's REALLY desperate and knows you disabled the starter, he could push start it with a little help.. thus the ECU plug oughta be pulled too..

If you don't mind killing your clock and radio presets, just yank all the fusible links (small 4" wires in the red plug on the battery connector).. I don't know if that will do the starter and ECU, but it will at least kill all the interior power, so he may think the car's dead.

 

Just hope your son doens't read this forum & find out what your doing LOL!

 

take the battery out

 

Too easy...all he has to do is replace the battery.

 

Just take out the fuse for the fuel pump, it is in the fuse box to the left of the steering wheel.

 

poke a hole in your gas tank.

 

I have a boot someplace... they're amazingly effective unless he feels like melting the wheel with a torch.

 

See if you could park it at a friends house.

 

or if he doesn't know that much then take some of the starter fuses out of the under dash area.

 

Hole in the gas tank?!

 

Thanks for all your ideas, most are pretty good except the hole in the gas tank. I think I will pull a few fuses under the hood.

Dan

 

My thoughts exactly.

 

Sling some food in as well, (but only because it's two weeks.)

 

pull the wire from the dist to the coil..that thing will never start..LOL

 

http://www.geocities.com/bracecraig/maxima/kill/ go there! it shows you how to make a custom kill switch where ever you want to hide it its up to you=) this trick actually makes your car safer all year long.

 

Craig is at the top of his game isn't he? That is a good idea and I plan on doing that myself. It will prevent my brother from stealing my car to go cruisin' in all the friggin' time. If he would put some gas back in, I wouldn't gripe so much.

 

Leave the car as is...just chain up the kid with 30 feet of chain and keep th key!!

 

And park the car 31 feet from the door. he can reach the car and open the door, but he can't get in. torture!

 

I still think poking a hole in the Gas tank is the best idea.

 

hole in gas tank..... I think I'll try that one.

 

Banana in the tail pipe?

 

Naw fuses are too easy.

I would probably pull the connector that signals the coils to fire or disconnect the wire that enables the starter solenoid. That's pretty hard to see and you would have to know what you are doing to catch it. Or maybe pull the ignition connector that goes to the key solenoid. Just tuck it up in the steering column somewhere.

 

I second the pulling the coil wire! Also you could pull the "engine cont" fuse in the dash. Puppy will turn over all day and nothing! You come back, battery dead, ground him!

 

I thought the hole in the gas tank was the best ideal

 

That's a classic!!!

 

thanks

it works in preventing my dad from taking my car out when I sleep-in in the morning
also, even if someone where to somehow get a copy of the key and disarm the stock alarm, they still couldn't start it=)
unless they saw my website, oh well

 

write down the mileage and trust your son. come back and check the mileage and if its not moved, reward him and if it has moved, beat his ***...or something to that effect. hehe

 

Now actually that is the best way to do it. I can't believe someone didn't think of it before.

 

when they get this really great idea for winding the odo back. Ferris Beuller's Day Off, anyone?

 

hehe, one of my favorite all time movies

 

Put him in his place. Strike down the fear of God in him. Tell him that he can give his sould to God but if he f's with the Max, his *** belongs to you.