have an m60 and auto box lined up.
its out of the car and complete with ecus loom etc all still connected.
what would be the bare minimun wires i would need to connect to get it running on the ground ?
wiring help to start an m60 v8 ( not in car)
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Can't help you with wiring mate but there is a 540 auto in a breakers across here, might be easier to get it running and tested while its still all in the car?
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Brianmoooore
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Red and green to battery +, brown or brown/orange to battery - is all you need, assuming no EWS of any kind. You'll have to feed power to the fuel pump as well of course, and 'hot wire' the starter motor.
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you'll first need a fuel pump, which connects through the x20 plug (like the c101 on e30's) pin 13, green-violet wire.
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Or like suggested by brian, run a separate supply to the pump
The starter, always on the x20, is pin 18, a black yellow wire. Put 12V there to start it.
Ignition is pin 21, green wire. Needs you to put 12V onto it for the engine to run.
Oil pressure light, of you want to be safe and connect some sort of bulb, is pin 23, brown green wire. (obviously earthed on the other side of the bulb)
If the engine is a '95 one, chances are you have EWS II, in which case there are a few more things to connect as well.
Other than that, the two big power wires are close to the ECU box, as they connect there from the battery in the boot, and there is an earth somewhere from the block, but I can't remember where. IIRC, the cable was black and of a relatively big guage, as you'd expect.
HTH
Séb
EDIT:
Or like suggested by brian, run a separate supply to the pump
The starter, always on the x20, is pin 18, a black yellow wire. Put 12V there to start it.
Ignition is pin 21, green wire. Needs you to put 12V onto it for the engine to run.
Oil pressure light, of you want to be safe and connect some sort of bulb, is pin 23, brown green wire. (obviously earthed on the other side of the bulb)
If the engine is a '95 one, chances are you have EWS II, in which case there are a few more things to connect as well.
Other than that, the two big power wires are close to the ECU box, as they connect there from the battery in the boot, and there is an earth somewhere from the block, but I can't remember where. IIRC, the cable was black and of a relatively big guage, as you'd expect.
HTH
Séb
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Brianmoooore
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12 volts + to the other side of the bulb! Oil pressure switch earths to operate.suzie650 wrote:
Oil pressure light, of you want to be safe and connect some sort of bulb, is pin 23, brown green wire. (obviously earthed on the other side of the bulb)
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Brianmoooore
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EWS permitting.bigdek wrote:so if i connect
the big reds and earth at the ecus
pin 13 to the fuel pump
connect pin 21 to live
and short pin18 to a live it will try and start ?
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All systems go then! Note that the red and brown or brown/orange may have a black outer sheath on them.
woops, sorry... You're right, as always.Brianmoooore wrote:12 volts + to the other side of the bulb! Oil pressure switch earths to operate.suzie650 wrote:
Oil pressure light, of you want to be safe and connect some sort of bulb, is pin 23, brown green wire. (obviously earthed on the other side of the bulb)
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