regretting swapping engines!

[big gra]

piked up my 1.6 gte engine up today, it came with the full wiring loom scrunched up in a ball from the nova it came out of, tried to sort through it but im completely confused! which bits do i need to keep to wire the engine in! theses a seperate bunch of wires with the ecu on that plug into the injectors aswel! any help appreceated! also got the fuel tank with the in tank pump in, how do i wire that in?

[Mike]

you only need the seperate bunch of wires with the ECU & injector plugs on

[big gra]

ok, had a quick look and theres 2 plugs on that smaller loom that im not sure what go to aswel!

[Mike]

one will plug into the air flow meter, the other i a sensor by the fuel rail

[Jon_nova1]

are you sure they aint relays??

[Mike]

there shuold only be on relay on the engine loom IIRC, for the Fuel Pump

[big gra]

how should i wore the fuel pump up? should it have a feed from the ignition?

[big gra]

few moe questions! the 2 small pipes on my sr that go to the auto choke, are they the same as the 2 small ones on the back of the gte engine? still need to know about the fuel pump!! will have lots of questions tomorrow when the work begins!!

[Adam]

The ecu powers the pump relay. 8v is an easy conversion as the loom stays in the engine bay.
Just a few wires to join to the car loom
And you'll need a wire for the fuel pump.

[big gra]

The ecu powers the pump relay. 8v is an easy conversion as the loom stays in the engine bay.
Just a few wires to join to the car loom
And you'll need a wire for the fuel pump.

cheers LLTN, i was told your the man when it comes to wiring! well ill get as much as i can done myself but no doubt ill run into problems! were abouts do i run a wire to the fuel pump from!! stayin calm and not losing my temper is the main goal during the engine swap!!

[Adam]

If its an sr you will need run a wire yourself as it wont have it as std.
Fit a 20a fuse to the wire.

[big gra]

If its an sr you will need run a wire yourself as it wont have it as std.
Fit a 20a fuse to the wire.

ok thanks for your help bud, appreciate it! i will try and find were the other end of the wire goes to the ecu for the pump!

[Adam]

The blue/red wire on ecu to car plug is what you need run a wire from, to the pump.
The pump will also need an earth wire.

[big gra]

i have the fuel tank off the gte with the in tank fuel pump, anyone know if i have to swop he whole tank of can i just swap the pump bit? will save me a lot of work!

also are all the water lines the same, ie the 2 that go into the bulkhead etc, think ive some missing!

[Adam]

You'll need a gte bottom radiator hose, as the SR one doesn';t fit the gte's plastic coolant pipe.

[big gra]

ran into a problem, the plastic pipe that goes from the waterpump to the front of the engine one of the ports for the heater hoses have snapped, so cant put engine in till i get hold of one,, anybody got one??????

[Riggy]

^^ they are rare as **** to get hold of and quite expensive .....but i have a brand new one un opened from vaux, with the little rubber hose aswell , make us a offer on it if you need it and ill give you a hand wireing it in if you want

[big gra]

is it defiantely the right bit, bout 30cm long wih curve at the end! if it is mate ill love you forever!!!!!!!!

[Riggy]

yup its the right bit :thumb:

[big gra]

yea ill defo have that mate, cheers! how much you want? would make an offer but havent a clue how much they are new!

[Rexy]

i'll give you ?50 for that mate. i need one for my fireplace.

[Riggy]

you collecting or want me to deliver ?

[big gra]

if you want to deliver and give me a hand with the wiring that would be amazing!!

[Riggy]

empty your pm box

[big gra]

right the engine is in,, few more questions now!

1. can i keep my carb fuel tank and put the fuel pump from the gte on the fuel line?

2. are clutch cables the same for 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6 engines?

[Mike]

right the engine is in,, few more questions now!

1. can i keep my carb fuel tank and put the fuel pump from the gte on the fuel line?

2. are clutch cables the same for 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6 engines?

No

Yes

[big gra]

right, engines in, last few questions!

1.can i use the existing fuel lines or shall i fit new fuel lines when i swap my tank and fit the pump?

2. on my engine loom plug, i have wired up my live wire, weres the easiest place to wire the ignition live to?

after these two things are sorted the engine should be running!

[Adam]

1-most people jsut use the eicxisting ones

2-fusebox,igniton barrel,wiper motor

[big gra]

wooooow its in and running, ran a fuel line to the pump and then a line to a jug full of petrol just to see if it ran, and it went first time!

quick thanks to: last of the nova sr's, long live the nova and riggy for all your help, couldent have done it without ya!!!

[craig green]

Nice! I reckon you might need a tank instead of a jug.

[Mike]

couldent have done it without ya!!!

i feel honoured to gave been of assistance to you lol

now ive just got to get mine to run :tard: lol

[big gra]

sure youll have no problem!!

[Mike]

sure youll have no problem!!

already hit problems, burning out fuel pumps in a matter of seconds lol

[big gra]

already hit problems, burning out fuel pumps in a matter of seconds lol

any idea whats doing it? thought id nakered mine when i connected it up, but id put it on the return line so there was nower for the fuel to go and the pump alost died!

[Mike]

any idea whats doing it? thought id nakered mine when i connected it up, but id put it on the return line so there was nower for the fuel to go and the pump alost died!

PMSL! I know a few poeple who've fell for that old chesnut lol

i think its becuase there virutally no fuel in the tank, its nothing to do with voltage as the fuse isnt blowing (20A fuse) but im sure 10L of fuel will sort it out. Well, i fapping hope so lol

[big gra]

hahaha yea having fuel does help a bit!!!

[Mike]

hahaha yea having fuel does help a bit!!!

Dont you just know it lol lol lol