hey guys im trying to fire up my vl motor as the fuel is going through and there is no spark, nothing, took the plug off to coil and put test light on it and there nothing, even put plug back on and put finger in coil but still nothing. can anyone help??

try another coil, what is the rota button like? ecu problem? lose wiring? bad negative on block?

Quote: Originally Posted by NZ_bt1vlt even put plug back on and put finger in coil but still nothing Fuuuuuck that Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Crank Angle Sensor(CAS), or Coil.

If all else fails pm gary (convert) he will sort it out for you even from oz Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

If nothing is coming out of the coil it must be the coil itself or something earlier in the system than that.

do you have a multimeter and a testlight?

As far as I was aware I thought the lights on the ecu should be going???? I could be wrong but there are no lights going at all on the ecu when the key is turned on!!! There is power to the starter motor and into the dash wiring all other lights are going just no lights going on the ecu..everything seems to be plugged in....this is probably also why the fuel pump isnt going Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

yep,is their power at the ecu?have you relocated the battery to the boot?if so,make sure that you have earthed the motor to the body!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by NZ_BT1 As far as I was aware I thought the lights on the ecu should be going???? I could be wrong but there are no lights going at all on the ecu when the key is turned on!!! There is power to the starter motor and into the dash wiring all other lights are going just no lights going on the ecu..everything seems to be plugged in....this is probably also why the fuel pump isnt going yea man the lights in the ecu should be coming on as soon as the ignition is turned on. firstly id be checking the fuses, then id be checking the earth connection to the body from the battery, because the car has been painted it may have a bad earth connection the the body, this is probably the most common earth fault cause. failing that check the supply to the ign switch and output from it, pink is the output colour, there should be two wires of that colour i think. if they have power move to the relays Id be checking the relay that powers the ecu and other things, the vl used a slightly different relay with the terminals in a different configuration to a standard relay. just check it and compare it to the other relays and numbers, check for power in the relay base, the 30 terminal and the 86 terminal should have power when the key is turned on 85 will be earth and 87 will be output from relay, bit harder to check the 87 tho. let me know what you find there and we will sort something out. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

chers guys ill try this tonight after work, got my mate coming around that is an auto electritan, he pretty cleaver. he managed to get ign the other night and rippt out the alpine alarm system aswell while he was there lol. ill let you know how we get on tonight, hope we can get it going thanks every1 tryed everything but ive got nothing to gain, im sick of this ***n thing!! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Its what happens when you rush and paint over everything the boys will tell you this patient is the winner Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by NZ_bt1vlt chers guys ill try this tonight after work, got my mate coming around that is an auto electritan, he pretty cleaver. he managed to get ign the other night and rippt out the alpine alarm system aswell while he was there lol. ill let you know how we get on tonight, hope we can get it going thanks every1 tryed everything but ive got nothing to gain, im sick of this ***n thing!! man its a vl, you cant be sick of it already, youve only just brought the thing, it WILL give you more probs and old cars require good old work, so get used to it or there will be a yellow with green base coat bt1 up for sale............. the vl is simple car with simple electrical faults, go over the engine harness and see if you have left any plugs disconnected etc, both inside the cabin and in the engine bay. its a simple harness. your sparky mate should be able to check those things. re-do/clean the earth points on the chassis, check where the alarm has been disconnected and where the immobliser points were, there may be a relay added somewhere that is cutting out the ignition feed to ecu/ign relay. as ripping out alarms is sometimes not that easy. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

up behind the glovebox there is a ecu connector and on base models there should be a jumper in there. did you take it out?

thursday ive got a guy that used to work at smallbones holden years ago, and he used to work on these vls, hopefully all goes well hell have it going thursday . hes about 50 so he knows his ****, my brother used to take his old vl there to get issues fixed and he could fix it in mins lol Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Robbie Bell.....very clever man indeed!

hour and half the vl burst into life thanks for all your help guys Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

what was wrong

Ignition wire was broken somewhere I think.....went into a plug and had a dead end......think it may have had something to do with the alarm that was pulled out......oh also i was stoaked it went....that engine has been sitting not running for 3 years and its had a 140km\h crash head on into a pole etc lol....and it runs like a dream.....sounds sik atm because it has no exhaust on it...straight off the turbo heaps of turbo whistle with excessive revs not that I tried of coarse :P Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

wasnt what i posted in post 14 was it?know the feeling of starting a crashed engine for the first time, especially how my sump was on top for a while haha