T16 question

[ZS Phil]

I've thought long and hard about what to do with my ZS TD which has been off the road since our epic road trip last year. My head is saying break it for the juicy bits and scrap it (it's not really worth anything otherwise), my heart is saying it's far too nice to break, bite the bullet and get it sorted.

As always with MG's, heart wins.

I have therefore decided to do a T16 conversion (for a variety of reasons which I will record in a new build thread) but it hasn't been an easy decision.


The question (I need to stop rambling) is to do with the wiring

Long term I will be going aftermarket ECU, probably OMEX however initially I want to run the engine relatively standard in order to assure myself its a good one.

To do this I have secured a standard (decoded) ECU and wiring loom. My concern is connecting the ECU to the rest of the car.

I believe people such as "Cableguy" and AMW can make a "plug and play" loom to connect the ECU up with the rest of the car's wiring (to control fans and dash lights etc) but would being the diesel make any difference?

I need to study wiring diagrams really but just wondered if anybody had any advice/ input or if there are any guides anywhere which specifically show how to adapt the wiring looms?

[talkingcars]

I think Dan used a complete loom from a 400 when he did his.

There are only about 8 wires to connect to get it to work.

I did a list of wires when I rewired my T16 maestro which may help you get started.

http://home.btconnect.com/talkingcar...engineloom.htm

[ZS Phil]

Thanks for the link, it may well come in useful.

I think I need to find a copy of the RAVE manuals but struggling- can anybody point me in the right direction?

[p_b82]

Sad to hear that you're getting rid/ giving up on the TD.... but I more than understand the reasons given the stalled progress all round....

It's going to be quite a lot of extra work to convert to petrol, but not impossible....

[Lukeus101]

Paul (sneekyparrot) has a Rave that he can email you Phil

[ZS Phil]

Originally Posted by p_b82

Sad to hear that you're getting rid/ giving up on the TD.... but I more than understand the reasons given the stalled progress all round....

It's going to be quite a lot of extra work to convert to petrol, but not impossible....

Don't worry, the TD isn't going anywhere, just having a heart transplant. To stay as a TD it would really need a new engine anyway so might as well put something else in now for a change.
My turbo set up etc will be going onto the green 45 eventually which has had loads of TLC so I'll still have an L series to play with

Originally Posted by Lukeus101

Paul (sneekyparrot) has a Rave that he can email you Phil

Awesome, I'll send him a message on facebook. Cheers

[carmadbaker]

as talking cars said i pinched the whole 420 gsi loom, bit of aggro but both cars were in bits anyway, for me it was the best way to gurantee everything worked. Joins are a weak point in any leccy system.

[ZS Phil]

Originally Posted by carmadbaker

as talking cars said i pinched the whole 420 gsi loom, bit of aggro but both cars were in bits anyway, for me it was the best way to gurantee everything worked. Joins are a weak point in any leccy system.

It's something to consider if I dont get anywhere with the T16 diagrams- I'm sorted for ZS diagrams now though.

[Lukeus101]

That itch for boost Phil is contagious....I want T16nessness

[LukeZS96]

Originally Posted by Lukeus101

That itch for boost Phil is contagious....I want T16nessness

I seem to have caught the same bug.... God I hate being from Ireland sometimes makes everything just that bit harder