tip2812
New Member
Hi All,
I am new to this forum having accepted a challenge, which I am already regretting, somewhat.
I have been given 2 cars - one a 1997 C250 Sport TD Auto (large MOT bill to keep it on the road) and the other is a 1965 Ford Zodiac Estate.
The Zodiac has a very broken 6 cyl engine and task I've been given is to put the Merc engine (OM605) and auto box into it. Quite easy physically, but electronically a few wrinkles.
I have previously joined a Honda 1.6VTEC to a Renault NG3 box and also now run a Ford Duratec engined car driving through a VW box - so not phazed by the engineering side of things.
I have sussed the Merc engine wiring loom and am happy with how all the sensors connect to the ECU (a Merc A 018 545 34 32), also happy with how the transmission ECU links both to the gearbox and the interlink to the engine ECU.
But now the major wrinkle the MultiFunction Control Module (210 820 32 26) and the Alarm and Central Locking Module (GM1121MGF) and the Immobiliser (JVM0050XXA) are involved in powering up the ECU and also in the starter circuit.
Not to mention all of the locks, ignition key, flashy mirror with its red&green lights, MIL embedded in the dash, myriad of sensors etc.
I've heard that people have used this engine on boats and hence it should be possible to get just the engine and box working without all of the peripheral locks and alarms - or so my customer says.
I've been reading the forum entries about immobilisers with ever growing angst, worries and fear that I may have been fed a really thankless task with this one. May be an impossible task.
I have all of the front looms and control modules on the workshop floor and the engine and box are on a trolley next to the car. And I don't want to fit the old ignition switch and sensing coil + MFCM + Alarm + Immobiliser etc into the Zodiac.
Does anyone now how to spoof the engine ECU into thinking all is well and be able to start and run?
I read several posts that say that on this model/year the ECU is not coded with information from the key. Can someone confirm that this is true?
I hope someone can cast some light on this. I noted some very early posts saying that this is possible but the answers cannot be posted for security reasons - I can of course validate the above with photos if someone does know the answer and need to know that this is a genuine project.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Dave
I am new to this forum having accepted a challenge, which I am already regretting, somewhat.
I have been given 2 cars - one a 1997 C250 Sport TD Auto (large MOT bill to keep it on the road) and the other is a 1965 Ford Zodiac Estate.
The Zodiac has a very broken 6 cyl engine and task I've been given is to put the Merc engine (OM605) and auto box into it. Quite easy physically, but electronically a few wrinkles.
I have previously joined a Honda 1.6VTEC to a Renault NG3 box and also now run a Ford Duratec engined car driving through a VW box - so not phazed by the engineering side of things.
I have sussed the Merc engine wiring loom and am happy with how all the sensors connect to the ECU (a Merc A 018 545 34 32), also happy with how the transmission ECU links both to the gearbox and the interlink to the engine ECU.
But now the major wrinkle the MultiFunction Control Module (210 820 32 26) and the Alarm and Central Locking Module (GM1121MGF) and the Immobiliser (JVM0050XXA) are involved in powering up the ECU and also in the starter circuit.
Not to mention all of the locks, ignition key, flashy mirror with its red&green lights, MIL embedded in the dash, myriad of sensors etc.
I've heard that people have used this engine on boats and hence it should be possible to get just the engine and box working without all of the peripheral locks and alarms - or so my customer says.
I've been reading the forum entries about immobilisers with ever growing angst, worries and fear that I may have been fed a really thankless task with this one. May be an impossible task.
I have all of the front looms and control modules on the workshop floor and the engine and box are on a trolley next to the car. And I don't want to fit the old ignition switch and sensing coil + MFCM + Alarm + Immobiliser etc into the Zodiac.
Does anyone now how to spoof the engine ECU into thinking all is well and be able to start and run?
I read several posts that say that on this model/year the ECU is not coded with information from the key. Can someone confirm that this is true?
I hope someone can cast some light on this. I noted some very early posts saying that this is possible but the answers cannot be posted for security reasons - I can of course validate the above with photos if someone does know the answer and need to know that this is a genuine project.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Dave