3.2 digi (abf) into 90spec mk2 wiring help

[Simeon]

Bah, I hate wiring! I've shamelessly robbed your pic from clubgti John..

I've got everything in this pic except the black box at the back with the white plug in it .. where abouts do I find this in the donor car? Do I need anything else? One wire plugs into a wire that runs to the ecu (grey/white with brown plug) but I thought I read that there should be two wires to the ecu? I also notice you say that the power comes from the green plug .. presume I can just pop the pin out and pop it into the green plug on the mk2 loom? Thanks in advance (again)

[VR6_Wherry]

Don't quote me on it but i think that black box can be found just behind the battery near the coolant bottle on the Mk3.

[Simeon]

I won't quote you mate as it's located on top of the fusebox thanks for the suggestion anyway.

I now have it wired as per the picture above. I understand that the diagnostics (plug on the left of pic) needs permanent live (red/white wire) and earth (brown wire), so only the black wire that goes to the green plug that I'm not sure what to do with?

Cheers

[rubjonny]

black wire is an ignition live feed, green plug is the one for the brake light switch. the ign live feed though actually comes from the jumper blocks on top of the mk3 column area, the wire from the jumper block runs down to the green plug pin and the wire from the immob unit is also spliced to the same pin.
hope that makes sense!

[Simeon]

Cheers for that John. So is it best to get this jumper block off the mk3 or is there another pin on the mk2 that I can easily lift an ignition live from? Also, can you tell me what these are meant to go to \/ Blue plug is from the engine loom and the red plug is from the lighting loom. My mate removed the looms so I didn't see where they were unplugged from Thanks for any help

[rubjonny]

its up to you really, i have lots of poncy extras on mine so the jumper blocks from the mk3 made my life much easier. but on your car look at plug D and you should have a spare black wire hanging out of pin 9 or pin 11, either of these are fine to splice into

2 plugs are headlight range adjust motors and speedo output for ecu, neither are required

[Simeon]

Thanks very much, you're a lifesaver

[Simeon]

And after all that ...... it doesn't start Well, it did start, briefly. Ran for about 5 seconds, revs tailed off and it died and now it won't restart. It fires one cylinder every now and then but that's about it. Immobiliser is wired as per pic above, ecu relay is fitted, fuel pump primes, every thing is plugged in, spare vacuum ports on throttle body are blanked off, only thing not plugged in is the lambda (struggling to fit the miltek decat - so much for buying quality so I didn't have to mess about with it  ) but can't imagine this would have any effect.

Any ideas/obvious things I haven't thought of?

Cheers

[tony_ack]

Still sounds suspiciously like the immobilser... double check the wiring to the transponder box and the transponder ring around the barrel, and if all is good put the key into the ignition, and leave on ignition live for about 10 minutes without starting.

This should reset the immobiliser, and hopefully it will start!

[rubjonny]

if it was immob it would fire up every time no bother then cut out. sounds liek crank sensor or isv problem. does it fire if you hold the throttle open?

dunno why you're struggling with the miltek mine went on like a glove?