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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: lockey on 12 July 2011, 21:49

Title: indicators constantly on
Post by: lockey on 12 July 2011, 21:49

after engine conversion indicators are now constantly on and lights aren workin  :sad: what could be causin this

Title: Re: indicators constantly on
Post by: Malz0r on 12 July 2011, 22:10

Earth on the fusebox? Had a similar problem on an engine swap in a Honda!

Title: Re: indicators constantly on
Post by: lockey on 12 July 2011, 22:14

what yo mean that there an earth missin from fusebox to body??

Title: Re: indicators constantly on
Post by: Malz0r on 12 July 2011, 22:16

Yea I totally forgot to do the earth on a Honda an when you flashe the head lights the indicators would come on instead! As soon as I put the earth back on it all worked perfect!

Title: Re: indicators constantly on
Post by: lockey on 12 July 2011, 22:28

alright lad sound il have a look tommorrow

Title: Re: indicators constantly on
Post by: Adam on 12 July 2011, 23:49

What engine did you fit? What year is your car and what year was the engine? Did you reuse the same loom or did you change it?

Title: Re: indicators constantly on
Post by: lockey on 13 July 2011, 12:37

eh fitted a 95 1z tdi engine into a 97 8v gti and changed the wiring from fusebox forward ie front lights indicators engine loom etc

Title: Re: indicators constantly on
Post by: wade1981 on 13 July 2011, 21:57

Lockey, I'm picking up my 96 tdi on sat. Goner run it for a few months then do what you have done put the tdi lump into my 96 gti 8v which is mint. Figured a tdi will be a much better than the weak 8v.
Got any tips?? Did you use your gti fuel tank? Have you got A/C?

Title: Re: indicators constantly on
Post by: lockey on 14 July 2011, 15:55

Yeah ya will have to change accelerator pedal if it doesnt have the mounting for the drive by wire on it which involves removing dash and heater matrix and ya may change cable gear linkages from tdi into the gti and swap over the hydraulic clutch cylinder and wiring from fusebox forward and use the tdi front end with radiator and that

Title: Re: indicators constantly on
Post by: tweed on 14 July 2011, 16:32

Quote from: wade1981 on 13 July 2011, 21:57

Lockey, I'm picking up my 96 tdi on sat. Goner run it for a few months then do what you have done put the tdi lump into my 96 gti 8v which is mint. Figured a tdi will be a much better than the weak 8v.
Got any tips?? Did you use your gti fuel tank? Have you got A/C?

why are you doing this? you got a mint gti so your fitting a tdi engine?

why don't you just have two cars? doesn't make sense

Title: Re: indicators constantly on
Post by: Dan_GTi8v on 14 July 2011, 17:01

Quote from: lockey on 14 July 2011, 15:55

Yeah ya will have to change accelerator pedal if it doesnt have the mounting for the drive by wire on it which involves removing dash and heater matrix 

Or as was in my case a hacksaw and a lot of brute force  :wink:

Title: Re: indicators constantly on
Post by: wade1981 on 14 July 2011, 18:50

Tweed,
I know what you mean but have bought an old banger to do the conversion.
Will see Sat eve when I pick it up if it's a keeper or not, if it's not do the conversion.

Title: Re: indicators constantly on
Post by: wade1981 on 14 July 2011, 18:54

Lockey,
Cheers For that will check it out when pick it up, do you have A/C with your conversion??

Title: Re: indicators constantly on
Post by: Malz0r on 14 July 2011, 19:30

Mate you sig is HUGE!

Title: Re: indicators constantly on
Post by: wade1981 on 14 July 2011, 19:38

It's gone!!

Title: Re: indicators constantly on
Post by: lockey on 14 July 2011, 23:35

eh nope dont have the air conditionin in conversion and never thought of the hacksaw i bet the heater matrix ou of the tdi with a lump hammer before realisin it tokk too bolts to remove it and course yad want to put a tdi in instead of of an 8v for one reason its a big dirty diesaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal  :grin: