ca18det wiring harness question

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DoriJai
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Pretty much done my swap but its notgetting power to the igniter and fuel pump

My harness is missing the part labeled F1 i think not too surewill check when i go check out the car at my mechanic's shop

anyways would I be better off trying to find a new harnessor just make my own wires?



trevr
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F1 isn't what you need. F1 controls your speedo, tach, temp gauges etc... Here are the wires you need to complete that.



Your fuel pump wire is located on terminals that look like this, and should be near your battery tray.



Here are the wires you'll need in that area



The Igniter has two sets of terminals for it, I can't remember what whats on that part. I'll have to go look, but someone here may be able to answer it quicker.


mod_mastaz
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Also remember to wire up your knock sensor. It's part of the 8-pin grey connector.

The thick white is the knock sensor signal. The black is the shielded ground. You can just ground out this wire without going back to the connector.

As for your fuel pump, check to make sure you have the relay wired up correctly. The swap to get the car running only involves the grey 8pin and brown 8pin.

Oh and the red/black would be for ignitor power and the blue/red should be injectors. It might be the other way around but both of those wires should be spliced together and get power to get the car running.

DoriJai
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The igniter is what controls the spark right?

mod_mastaz
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Yes, the igniter powers the coils. What other wiring stuff have you done? Do you hear the fuel pump turn on when you turn the key to on?

zspeed22
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As far as your fuel pump wiring goes I would recommend making your own wiring for that don't even use the stock wiring harness. Basically use your standard 5 prong relay tag an accessory wire somewhere in your harness to trip the relay to ground out the circuit. If you have no idea what I'm talking about you might wanna pick up a wiring book but i believe you would be capable of this. I used this on my personal car to turn on the fuel pump 10 awg baby lol completely over kill but there is nothing like it. Good luck with the igniter. Let me know if you have more questions about the wiring I probably could right you up something to explain it alot better. Again good luck.

DoriJai
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hmmm thanks

made some progress I think??mechanic took a look at it today and suggested it might be the power transistor unit

any idea where I can find onehad to be CA specific right??

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sjbsuperman1425
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i have an extra power transistor unit (aka Ignitor) if you need one. Its a Q45 but its directly interchangable with the CA18. Its what i used with my swap.

as for the fuel pump, just wire it up with the stock harness and put a 30A fuse for the fuel pump. Its what i did and it works terrific. Blowing fuses is the only reason you'd want to hardwire your fuel pump and putting a 30A fuse is easier, quicker, and works just the same.

DoriJai
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how much did you want for it

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sjbsuperman1425
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$30 shipped seems to be the price on ebay. my paypal is [email protected] if you want it, send the money with a note saying what you are paying for and i will ship it out tomorrow. and also, e-mail me to let me know you sent payment.

brpaul
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would you be able to send the extra info that goes with the first picture?,i have put a ca18det in my bluebird and i think my loom has been modified. thanks.

trevr
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DoriJai wrote:
I believe this would satisfied your needs

Toofast4you1989
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trevr wrote:F1 isn't what you need. F1 controls your speedo, tach, temp gauges etc... Here are the wires you need to complete that.



Your fuel pump wire is located on terminals that look like this, and should be near your battery tray.



Here are the wires you'll need in that area



The Igniter has two sets of terminals for it, I can't remember what whats on that part. I'll have to go look, but someone here may be able to answer it quicker.
what else do i need to repin on that harness ???? just what it says ?

trevr
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Those above are all you need.


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