CHRIS211083 Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 Today I changed the IAT sensor and tidied up the engine wiring harness. I also fitted the correct coolant temperature sensor connector and connected the battery and turned the engine over with the starter motor. No bad noises yet so that is promising. Only things stopping me running the engine are coolant, ignition coil mounting bracket and car wiring. Getting there. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS211083 Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 Small bit more progress today, fitted the heater hose coolant plumbing. Only thing left to do on the coolant system side is the header tank. I then started to look at the wiring again and it did my head in. Will need a whole day to sort it out properly, some wires just don't seem to sit the same way as before. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS211083 Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 Ok I had another think about the new wiring loom I've part fitted to the car. The rear half is fine but in the rush to make the RBRR the standard loom is just routed wrong for the New T6 and there are too many redundant wires. The headlamps are going to be relay fed as are many other items and so I think the best way to tackle this is to open up the loom and remove or shorten the bits that are not needed. This will take longer but will be the better long term option. I think I'll do this at the weekend if the weathers ok. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestquality03 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Small bit more progress today, fitted the heater hose coolant plumbing. Only thing left to do on the coolant system side is the header tank. I then started to look at the wiring again and it did my head in. Will need a whole day to sort it out properly, some wires just don't seem to sit the same way as before. Chris. This header tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS211083 Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 That looks like it will do!! Cheers Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS211083 Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 Did most of the wiring today, Not finished it but I'm now one step closer. I also changed my mind about opening up the new loom and have just cut out the wires that are not needed and extended the wires that needed it. Will be calling Parklane classics on Monday to order the dash top cover kit. I'm also leaning towards buying the Monza Pacesetter exhaust. I bought the twin silencer tips thinking I'd make something similar but I'm now leaning back towards the idea of only needing to get the link pipe. Shouldn't be long till the first start up now. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS211083 Posted January 29, 2013 Author Share Posted January 29, 2013 Managed a wee bit today. I fitted the starter Solenoid and wired it up, I also hooked up the battery and connected a few earths. I also as can be see in the picture, created a earthing point inside the car using a stainless steel bolt connected to the spare earth lead that is usually connected to the body. This will allow easy fault finding and a desent point to connect all the earths too. I then mounted the main fuse box for the car followed by the headlamp relays and the headlamp fuse box. I then connected the headlamp relays signal power to the coloumn switches and the main power from the relays back to the current loom that connects to the head lamps. This way there is no need to alter the loom and the relays are kept inside. Next job is to hook up the starter earth and test the starter circuit. Then I'll attach the rest of the car earths and finally connect the new gauges and wire up the fuel pump to the ECU. Then we will see if it starts. More when it happens. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pomwah Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Whoo-hoo, getting close to noise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS211083 Posted February 4, 2013 Author Share Posted February 4, 2013 Arrived back from a comp in Tbilisi Georgia and this had arrived. This should allow me to finish the cooling system and start the car very soon. Thanks Tim W. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS211083 Posted February 6, 2013 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 These arrived today!!! Wipac headlamp mounting buckets and fittings for the bargain price of £20. Soon my car will have eyes!!! HA HA. Can't wait. Fingers crossed it wont snow tomorrow and I can get some stuff done to the car. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motov8id Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 have you thought about installing a ground bus bar? maybe one under the dash and one on the bulkhead. the battery can be a corrosive environment. A marine supply should have a selection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS211083 Posted February 6, 2013 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 Yes mate I thought about it but I had earth wires put into the loom and have a stainless steel bolt connected to the battery earth lead which goes into the cabin. All earths are connected to that so Should be fine. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS211083 Posted February 13, 2013 Author Share Posted February 13, 2013 Well it snowed, hailed, and then pissed it down. So after recovering my strength after training I decided I wanted to connect the gauges up to power and create some light in the darkness of failing to make the RBRR2012. It's hard to get a picture of the lights as the camera wants to flash so I took some more. Am so chuffed with these gauges. The hole lot connects with four wires. Earth, switched 12v,lighting 12v and constant 12v for the speedo. Next job is to connect the sensor ends up to their specific items. These are so easy to fit and get rid of the 10v standard gauges. This kit I bought also comes with a lighting dim switch so the best lighting brightness can be selected. Will let you know more when it happens. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Look very nice. Can you change lighting colour also? Cheers Nick Crap weather down here too. Was in the North Devon bush this morning - roads like rivers, puddles big enough for crocs to hide in. Was so wet in fact that the Audi came home cleaner than it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS211083 Posted February 13, 2013 Author Share Posted February 13, 2013 Cant change the colour in the dials. You order the colours you want but I'm sure if you change your mind then you can send them back for the change??? Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS211083 Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share Posted February 15, 2013 Got home after training and did some shuffling on the bulkhead. Here is the finished arrangement. I still have a couple of brackets to make but we are getting there. I've got more Earth wiring and the alternator wiring to do tomorrow and then I'll look at connecting the gauges to their sensors. Finally I hope to fill the coolant system and maybe... Just maybe start the engine. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS211083 Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 Ok guys im struggling with the wiring on the alternator. This is what i have. CHARGE comes from a massive wire above this connector. Then there are three wires. Ive connected red to the battery as the ford focus manual says but this leaves grey (1)and blue(2). One is a voltage sence(switched ignition) and the other is to the ignition warning lamp. Currently blue is switched and grey is lamp however.... is the lamp powered or does it go to earth. Ive tried both configs but neither give me what im after. Ive even tried another alternator but no luck. Any help much appreciated. Very frustrating as this is all thats stopping me starting the engine. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Chris, I think you have a bit of a problem here. Some googling suggests that most (if not all) Foci have "smart charge" alternators fitted and as well as their own internal default regulator they are externally controlled by the engine ECU using the three wires in your picture. There is no ignition light connection as such. I've added some links below. Not sure how much help they are. Looks like if you just leave the 3 wires disconnected then it will run in default (limp home) mode at 13.5v. Whether this is safe long term is not really clear. I don't think it is possible to connect a conventional ignition light to this alternator - you could always fit a voltmeter. I must admit that in spite of having had a Focus in the family for 3 years I was unaware of this system. I was happier not knowing TBH - looks like considerable extra complexity for fairly minimal gain!! Not sure how easy it would be to find an alternative conventional alternator with the same mechanical fitment - but that would be the ideal long-term answer. http://www.petercoop...rt_charging.htm http://askpete-hella...rol-units-work/ Cheers Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS211083 Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 Ok apparently they still charge without the connector? Will have a wee look into this. I could turn my red lamp into a fuel warning lamp? I do have a voltage gauge on the dash so i can see whats going on. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS211083 Posted February 17, 2013 Author Share Posted February 17, 2013 Ok so today was the big day, i wanted to start the engine on the T6 after a full days wiring yesterday Almost everything is connected. I've disconnected the alternator 3 pin plug and all seems fine once the engine finally started. I think it took a while to get the air out of the system but after that it starts straight away. First problem is the idle speed is too low, next the tacho wouldn't work but we got there in the end. Here is the first video of me trying to start it. These things take so long to upload. I have two more to add once they are ready. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Well done! Can't play video though - says video not found, though it seems to be visible in your album...... Cheers Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pomwah Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Video worked fine for me. Just waiting for real noise now. Well done, James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS211083 Posted February 17, 2013 Author Share Posted February 17, 2013 Here is the first vid. Takes so long to load!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS211083 Posted February 17, 2013 Author Share Posted February 17, 2013 Here was the next fail!!! Just waiting for the last vid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS211083 Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 I think there is a problem with photobucket as I can't upload the vid of the engine running. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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