M559 WOW 
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Registered: 4th Feb 04
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Just finished putting a x16xe engine into my 1400 8v sri corsa, came to start it and nothing! put the ignition on and the ecu light starts flashing and nothing happens when i try to turn it over. Ive plugged the fault finder thing into it to try to see whats wrong and it comes up with code 12 which apparently means thers no faults! 
I have a random wire coming off the starter motor which i assumed was something to do with the alarm on the car the engine came out of, should i have plugged this into something??? 
cheers for any help guys 
jon 
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Rhino 
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Registered: 18th Oct 03
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It to do with the ECU and the Chip you have in your Key. 
In the ignition barrel there is a small transponder that is linked to the ecu, which linked to the chip in you key. 
 
You'll need to get the Transponder thing out of the other car and put it in yours. 
 
I think vauxhall might be able to re-program the ecu to link with your key. 
 
I could be wrong but this happened with my conversion. 
The guy that done it got it workin somehow, think he changed the loom. 
 
[Edited on 30-10-2004 by Rhino]
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AdamF 
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if the ecu light is flashing its more than likely the chip. did you replace the thing on ignition barrel and chip in car from the car you got the engine from?
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M559 WOW 
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i replaced the wiring loom that runs the engine and the ecu box and everthng down in the drivers footwell, but i havnt changed anything to do with the chip or anythn
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M559 WOW 
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is there anyway of by passing this immobiliser as i havnt got a chip on my car so fitting this one from the gsi would mean having to wire it into my loom which i would rather not do!
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Darren 
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quote: Originally posted by M559 WOW 
is there anyway of by passing this immobiliser as i havnt got a chip on my car so fitting this one from the gsi would mean having to wire it into my loom which i would rather not do! 
   
 
u2u lee mitchell, he did mine 
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Adam-D 
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theres no way of bypassing the immob 
you need the immob ring and chip that goes in the key that matches the ecu 
 
"car the ecu came out of" will have a chip and immob ring 
you need those
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M559 WOW 
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i have got the key off the 'other car' and the rectangular blackbox that sits underneath the ignition barrel. i also have the loom from the othercar so all i need 2 do is pik out the wires that r to do with this coded key thing and then wire them in2 my loom it looks like
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Adam-D 
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u2u sent
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J100RSA 
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adam ur gettin good at the immobilizer problems  
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M559 WOW 
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wel thanks everyone who helpd me on this problem, the car now starts after my dad and i wired in the blak box etc. so it runs but only on 3 cylinders for sum reason, oh wel. made sum progress atleast! 
thanks again 
jon
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