What are these wires? (M20/Motronic)

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JazzMan
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Post Wed Mar 29, 2006 2:37 pm

On the engine loom to car loom connector what do these pins do? :

8 yellow with white stripe
9 black
14 blue with yellow stripe
15 black with green stripe

I've figured the rest out from a diagram but those are not labelled :mad:
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Post Wed Mar 29, 2006 3:45 pm

not sure if this will help but for the diagnostic plug

pin 8 white/green
DME Control/Idle control
pin 9 black
tachometer
pin 14 black/white
obc speedo signal
pin 15 black/green
Strarter/unload relay

i realise the colours are not all the same but i hope you can trace the wires and solve on or two!!!

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Post Wed Mar 29, 2006 6:20 pm

Thank you :D
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Post Thu Mar 30, 2006 4:58 pm

JazzMan wrote:On the engine loom to car loom connector what do these pins do? :

8 yellow with white stripe
9 black
14 blue with yellow stripe
15 black with green stripe

I've figured the rest out from a diagram but those are not labelled :mad:
Try this

http://addissimo.com/Engine/OEMwiring/Wiring.html

8 = DME Cont/Idle Control
9 = Tachometer
14 = Speedometer Signal(OBC)
15 = Starter/Unloader Relay
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