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Post by zoona on Apr 1, 2021 9:39:41 GMT
Ooh. Thanks, will read that over the weekend...
Edit: just read first post in that thread, and it sounds VERY like my problem, thanks for that.
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Post by atlex on Apr 1, 2021 10:06:02 GMT
If you're in Gruyere will you a) get the cheese and b) visit the geiger museum ? btw they have a geiger themed bar.
I whistled 'hello my baby' the whole time I was there. Ended up saying 'Cheque Please!' too.
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Post by zoona on Apr 8, 2021 11:52:09 GMT
Gruyere was incredible, all bars were shut...  Went from low 20s to a heavy frost overnight. Good job out heater works... On to more concerning matters... My ECU is not broken. However it does (as i thought) power up as soon as the battery is connected - which is not right. That leads me to beleive I have done something silly with the wiring. Possibly when i removed the imobiliser. Also, i found a couple of things not connected at all (starter motor and a plug under the fuse box - which contains the red/white wire). When i connected that plug, and connected the battery... something let the smo0ke out. And I'm not sure what. It came from the starter motor area (but that was not connected up at the time). But I ran to disconnect the battery before establishing where it was coming from. And now it seems to have let all of it's smoke out, and nothing feels warm in that area. More digging to be done. |
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Post by Zed. on Apr 8, 2021 11:59:04 GMT
When i connected that plug, and connected the battery... something let the smo0ke out. And I'm not sure what. It came from the starter motor area (but that was not connected up at the time). But I ran to disconnect the battery before establishing where it was coming from. And now it seems to have let all of it's smoke out, and nothing feels warm in that area. More digging to be done. a bad engine earth (or lack of?) can turn the throttle-cable & braided clutch flexi into heating elements.... Rich. |
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Post by zoona on Apr 8, 2021 12:07:06 GMT
When i connected that plug, and connected the battery... something let the smo0ke out. And I'm not sure what. It came from the starter motor area (but that was not connected up at the time). But I ran to disconnect the battery before establishing where it was coming from. And now it seems to have let all of it's smoke out, and nothing feels warm in that area. More digging to be done. a bad engine earth (or lack of?) can turn the throttle-cable & braided clutch flexi into heating elements.... Rich. Sounds like a nice feature to have. |
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Post by Zed. on Apr 8, 2021 12:13:42 GMT
a bad engine earth (or lack of?) can turn the throttle-cable & braided clutch flexi into heating elements.... Rich. Sounds like a nice feature to have. I've heard it can get cold in the Alps...... Rich. |
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Post by zoona on Apr 12, 2021 15:29:41 GMT
Have ordered a replacement loom.
Today I pulled out the existing one. Will get the new one in when it arrives, and then one by one make the modifications I need (just things like new waterproof plugs for lights and things like that) one at a time until I break that too...
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Post by zoona on Apr 18, 2021 17:02:31 GMT
Loom should have arrived last Wednesday. Stuck in customs but nobody can tell me why, or when it will be released.
That £42 postage was well worth it. Bastards.
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Post by zoona on Apr 19, 2021 15:54:40 GMT
Looms! Looms as far as the eye can see!  |
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Post by zoona on May 17, 2021 8:12:52 GMT
Right, have started fitting the new loom and of course there are some bits I can't work out. In this picture, there are three plugs... This is all at the back of the engine. Red - has a yellow plastic interior and only one pin. Blue - this must be ground, but I can't see an obvious place for it to connect. Any ideas? Yellow - this comes out of the injector loom, not the main one (even though it looks like it does). I assume it is another ground, and looks like the plug has broken off in the past and I have put a spade connector on it. Wire is black with blue stripe. Any help would be appreciated...  |
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Post by Zed. on May 17, 2021 8:48:14 GMT
red single pin? + 1.6 lamda sensor. yellow spade (heatshrink is not oem) possibly dashboard temperature sender (below cas) blue ring = earth on cylinderhead or inlet manifold...  Rich. |
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Post by zoona on May 17, 2021 9:05:06 GMT
Thanks very much. Yellow, yes agree. I must have done this at some stage... Blue, great thanks Red - that sounds right... But then, my next questions is, what is this? (I thought this was lambda sensor...)  (I ditched the lambda when I turbod a million years ago) |
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Post by Zed. on May 17, 2021 10:10:20 GMT
my next questions is, what is this? (I thought this was lambda sensor...) emmissions / evap charcoal canister's 'purge' solenoid connection.... commonly used for an electronic boost controller in turbo conversions I believe  Rich. (making it up as I go along  ) |
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Post by zoona on May 17, 2021 10:35:57 GMT
Aha!
Something else I deleted.
So, have some encouraging signs.
New loom all in. No ticking from any components.
Accidentally turned the engine over, and it actually goes round which is nice.
Plugged fuel pump in, turned ignition on and fuel pump did it's thing
No fuel leaks anywhere I can see.
Lights and dash are a bit of a mess, but I am hoping that's just earths... And for transporting to US, I don't care about them.
Have stopped for lunch after the good news. Back at it again later.
Thanks for help from everybody here.
P.s.
I have a Dymo, and I'm going to label everything so I don't go through this again
I also have grand plans of taking a wiring diagram and actually making it searchable for component names and wire colours. But will see if I ever manage to do that...
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Post by zoona on May 24, 2021 11:50:16 GMT
Next problem... After it turned over the other day, i thoguht it was time to fill up the liquidy bits and see if i can get some oil pressure, and ultimately actualy start it. Got to the point of siwtching it on, and 2nd position on ignition turned on the fuel pump, then tried to start it and the solnoid clicked, but then nothing. Assumed it was dodgy battery, but this is showing 12.5v. Checked fuses and they were all ok. Tried it again, and got absolutely nothing (no fuel pump either). Disconnected the battery and went off to go and do some reading and find my multimeter, and when i got back thought i woudl try it again. just in case... it did exactly the same. Clicked the first time, then nothing. I thought i would check the voltages and the main fuse was getting 12.5v Then i checked the pins to the main relay, and this is where it was odd. Looking at the pins this way round:  I am getting these voltages:
Key pos 0
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Key pos 1
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¦ 0 ¦ 0 ¦
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¦ 12.5 ¦ 1.5 ¦
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Key pos 2
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¦ 0 ¦ 0 ¦
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¦ 2 ¦ 2 ¦
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so... i started to read the wiring diagram, and have gone back to the begining... I have 12.5v coming in to the fuse box. This then goes to the ignition switch. i traced 12.5v into the ignition - on the white wire. But the blue wire is showing 1.5v all the time. regardless of the ignition position. I then looked at what i could find on this blue wiore. Ignition coil, igniter and capacitor. I removed all of those (as well as unplugging the connector to the ignition), and it still shows 1.5v. I cannot work out what is going on. Is there somethign obvious that I am missing?  |
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le sigh