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1992 olds 88 scurity light is blinking
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I have a 1992 olds 88. The security light is blinking. The car starts for about 1 second and then shuts off. I have tried leaving the key ignition on for 10-15 minutes and then trying to restart. That didn't work. The security light is still flashing. I understand I might have a bad key cylinder. But, I don't have the money to get a new cylinder. I have also heard that I can take the 2 wires that are connected to the key cylinder and pull the connector, and then solder a resistor of the same value as the key resistor chip. Problem is...I don't know for sure that I have found the correct 2 wires. What I did find is a yellow plastic sleve with 2 wires inside going from the key cylinder area (can't see up to the key cylinder because of the steering column cover) to a connector. I pulled the connector and soldered a 4.75K resistor to the connector on the engine side. But the security light is still flashing and the car still won't start. Is there something I'm not doing right. Please help !

 

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1992 Oldsmobile 88 6 cyl

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August 17 3:17 PM (21 hours and 52 minutes and 37 seconds later)
         
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You need to find the purple/white and the white/black wires in order to install the resistor. The resistor has to be the same resistance as the key.

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August 17 11:10 PM (7 hours and 52 minutes and 55 seconds later)
         
Reply to autodoc_2000's Post: That I knew already...I wanted a more detailed location of the wires.
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August 18 10:12 AM (11 hours and 1 minute and 54 seconds later)
         
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The pins are E12 and E13 in connector 202. Here is the connector pinout. The yellow sleeve around the wires usually indicates that they are airbag wires. BE VERY CAREFUL!

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August 25 2:18 AM (6 days and 16 hours later)
         
Reply to autodoc_2000's Post: Sorry, But I fixed my problem before I saw your 2nd responce.
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