Update on my GSi

[Ben (lurk75)]

Right then last night i was payed a visit by Ste.

After a few minutes of looking at the engines wiring in disbelief he said "what a f**king mess" and continued to have a look around. basically it is ready to go apart from 2 things.

1. The fuel pump relay is missing

2. The camshaft sensor is shagged.

With these two things put right i am assured it will run and then all i need to do is tidy it up. Wish i knew before it was done what i know now. But whats done is done and it will be different.

Has given me a bit of enthusiasm to get on with it now though.

[mikeoxford]

8) stick with mate

is it a 8v or 16v ?

[Ben (lurk75)]

its a 16v, is the X16 XEL Astra Sport engine.

[brian]

the cam sensor shouldn't stop ya getting it running ben. the engine should tick over without it. normally when any of the sensors are gone its like a rev limiter cutting in around 2500rpm.
Just telling ya in case you think it's stopping the engine from running.

[Ben (lurk75)]

right that is completely different to what have been told as i was told that the cam shaft sensor tells the engine when to give spark and when to add the fuel, we definately have fuel but there is not a spark.

Thanks brian where you been?

[Ste_Nova]

CRANK sensor! :x

90337650 < Early, NLS

90483739 < Late, used in place of above

fitted on....
Corsa X14XE, C16XE, X16XE
Astra mk3 X14XE, X16XEL
Vectra X16XEL
Carlton C30SE
Senator C30SE

[Ben (lurk75)]

oops glad i aint bought one yet then :o

Thanks Ste saved me some more cash.

[brian]

i'm in college Ben doing my final carpentry exams!! 10 weeks of hell. 4 more and im qualified!!
I hardly get a chance to come on here these days and building another road Nova too :roll:
is this engine running yet?!!!!

[Ben (lurk75)]

Not yet been away for the weekend, have got to get onto it this week as need it shifted of the driveway. Am trying to find a lock up so i can strip the whole car and clean it up, but there is a 3 year waiting list down here!

Good luck

[mikeoxford]

so why did ste find your transplant so alarming?

case of rat nest wires or pigeon poo welding?

nothing that cant be sorted i hope?

keep the faith with your motor

you KNOW it will be worth it

[Ben (lurk75)]

to quote his phrase...

"I have never seen wiring this bad in my life".

[mikeoxford]

:lol: top shit then!?

[Ste_Nova]

loads of connector blocks... wires against metal with no grommets.... loads of excess wire in the bay... wire goes in connector block one colour... exits the other side a differet colour etc etc

[mikeoxford]

not much then.......... :lol:

[Ben (lurk75)]

:oops: :oops: :oops:

no need to be that nasty Ste :!:

[brian]

i'd say the engine looks like bomb hit it!!!!
only messin :lol:

[Ben (lurk75)]

oi dont you start as well, you havent even seen it! :o

:roll: :roll: :roll:

[ade]

If only we all had a Ste that could pop round :roll:

Nice to know peeps on the site are genuinely there to help in the physical reality aswell as the virtual reality!

:D

[Ben (lurk75)]

was over 200 miles for him to "pop" round, top man.