VATS Question [94 Camaro V6]
VATS Question [94 Camaro V6]
-1994 Camaro V6 Applies to the question
Hello everyone, I just had a question and I am not a mechanic kind of guy so I just want to explain this as easily as I can. On my car I have researched that it contains a VATS System. According to my understanding, VATS is an anti-theft system which will not that the car run unless one of the resistors match up with the key.
Anyway's my when I put my key in, all the lights come on and when you go to start it, it does nothing. But I also moved the car backwards by pushing it, then I tried turning it again and it worked. Sometimes it starts, sometimes it doesn't.
My friend Matt has this sick 94 camaro with a 383 stroker, t72 twin turbo tectonics, and a nitrous system. (sorry his camaro is my favorite lol), and anyway he told me that I should go get my VATS Code on my key at the hardware store, so I did. My VATS Code was #3, which according to this conversion sheet showed that #3 = 681. I went to radio shack and got the closest resistor I could find which was 680.
The next step I was given, is to grab the wires for the ignition and cut it. Then put the resistor on the wires that go towards the module (NOT TOWARDS THE STEERING COLUMN).
He said doing that would bypass the VATS system, but the question I have is, in the 94 camaro, is the ignition wires white which are inside one big orange wire? And is the 680 resistor that I bought at radio shack the right one to buy?
Hello everyone, I just had a question and I am not a mechanic kind of guy so I just want to explain this as easily as I can. On my car I have researched that it contains a VATS System. According to my understanding, VATS is an anti-theft system which will not that the car run unless one of the resistors match up with the key.
Anyway's my when I put my key in, all the lights come on and when you go to start it, it does nothing. But I also moved the car backwards by pushing it, then I tried turning it again and it worked. Sometimes it starts, sometimes it doesn't.
My friend Matt has this sick 94 camaro with a 383 stroker, t72 twin turbo tectonics, and a nitrous system. (sorry his camaro is my favorite lol), and anyway he told me that I should go get my VATS Code on my key at the hardware store, so I did. My VATS Code was #3, which according to this conversion sheet showed that #3 = 681. I went to radio shack and got the closest resistor I could find which was 680.
The next step I was given, is to grab the wires for the ignition and cut it. Then put the resistor on the wires that go towards the module (NOT TOWARDS THE STEERING COLUMN).
He said doing that would bypass the VATS system, but the question I have is, in the 94 camaro, is the ignition wires white which are inside one big orange wire? And is the 680 resistor that I bought at radio shack the right one to buy?
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Someone posted a picture on this forum so you may want to check it out.
https://camaroforums.com/forum/93-02...-system-69599/
Your description of the wires sounds accurate. What ever you do, do not mess with the wires in the yellow sleeve because they are air bag wires (if equipped) and they can deploy when they are shorted.
The resistor sounds like the correct one because you are allowed a 10% tolerance + or -. So the resistor does not need to be right on the money but close enough.
Resistors by nature are very brittle (the thin metals wires coming out of the sides) so when you solder or use crimps on the resistor (you should not just twist the wires because a loose connection here means you get stuck somewhere) you need to brace it with something. I usually take a zip tie and cut 3 pieces 1 inch longer than the resistor then wrap them with the resistor with electrical tape when I am done. The idea here is prevent the resistor and wires from being able to be bent so the wires do not break.
https://camaroforums.com/forum/93-02...-system-69599/
Your description of the wires sounds accurate. What ever you do, do not mess with the wires in the yellow sleeve because they are air bag wires (if equipped) and they can deploy when they are shorted.
The resistor sounds like the correct one because you are allowed a 10% tolerance + or -. So the resistor does not need to be right on the money but close enough.
Resistors by nature are very brittle (the thin metals wires coming out of the sides) so when you solder or use crimps on the resistor (you should not just twist the wires because a loose connection here means you get stuck somewhere) you need to brace it with something. I usually take a zip tie and cut 3 pieces 1 inch longer than the resistor then wrap them with the resistor with electrical tape when I am done. The idea here is prevent the resistor and wires from being able to be bent so the wires do not break.
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Is the security lamp lit when the engine fails to start? If the security lamp stays off, then the chances are that VATS is not the problem. May want to start by checking the ignition switch, and the neutral safety switch.
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