3 plug to single plug?

16th May 2011, 18:01

can a 3 plug be converted to a single plug if i have everything for it??????

16th May 2011, 18:08

i have just put a single vtr engine into my 3 plug furio and it runs you just got to get a crossover loom

16th May 2011, 18:09

ohhhh cheers mate where can i get one from?

16th May 2011, 18:13

i dont know mate they normally on 2000 w-reg saxos i think

mite be someone on here with one
or keep checking ebay for one and all the ones that are bein broken

16th May 2011, 18:17

where you get yours from mate and how much you pay?

16th May 2011, 18:20

i was looking for one for months and nothing so i just mailed everyone on ebay that was breaking a saxo to find a 2000 vtr and came across one after two weeks of emails and payed £35 posted for it

16th May 2011, 18:26

do all w reg saxo have them? do you have to have that instead of normal loom?

16th May 2011, 18:32

i imagine your car is a 3 plug ecu and the large round plug behind the headlight

if so then same as mine

i bought two looms off this site saying that it was the one i needed when it arrives it wasnt the one i needed so i have two looms sat here from a mk1 engine
so i would say ask for pictures before you buy tahts what i have learned anyway

16th May 2011, 18:35

have you got a pic of the one i need mate?

16th May 2011, 18:37

I run a Mk1 vts single plug engine & ECU in my Mk2 (originally a 3 plug 1.1)

I just spliced the Engine loom, the only real issue is at the loom connector plug, single plug engines have a smaller loom plug were as 3 plugs use the larger type. You just basically need to mate the wires up and put a large conector onto the Mk1 loom in simple terms

16th May 2011, 18:38

one sec i will have a look

16th May 2011, 18:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom5190

I run a Mk1 vts single plug engine & ECU in my Mk2 (originally a 3 plug 1.1)

I just spliced the Engine loom, the only real issue is at the loom connector plug, single plug engines have a smaller loom plug were as 3 plugs use the larger type. You just basically need to mate the wires up and put a large conector onto the Mk1 loom in simple terms

if you are really handy with wires then yes simple as that but you have a couple of same wires and no one on here could help me witha pin out to splice the looms myself and its alot easier to just buy a loom that fits

16th May 2011, 18:41

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Originally Posted by carlsmith715

if you are really handy with wires then yes simple as that but you have a couple of same wires and no one on here could help me witha pin out to splice the looms myself and its alot easier to just buy a loom that fits

Yea your right there like, i wasnt aware that the crossover looms actually had the larger connector on with a single plug ecu, plus i did have all the wiring diagrams etc and we do it quite regulally at work.

16th May 2011, 18:42

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Originally Posted by Tom5190

Yea your right there like, i wasnt aware that the crossover looms actually had the larger connector on with a single plug ecu, plus i did have all the wiring diagrams etc and we do it quite regulally at work.

would you say its easier to splice the wires or get a cross over?

16th May 2011, 18:43

these are the difference in the interior loom plug
you will have the one on the top i think

and you can easily tell difference between single and 3 plug ecu

16th May 2011, 18:45

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Originally Posted by saxwesty

would you say its easier to splice the wires or get a cross over?

i wouldnt say its easy if you havnt done it before/dont no to much about wiring. think we charge in excess of £100 at work for looms.

16th May 2011, 18:45

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Originally Posted by saxwesty

would you say its easier to splice the wires or get a cross over?

when i was looking into splicing i had like 5 of each colour wire on the loom
but if you have the diagrams then you mite aswell go for it

16th May 2011, 18:48

if i am having the single plug ecu and loom cant i just take my ecu out and put the single one in?

16th May 2011, 18:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by saxwesty

if i am having the single plug ecu and loom cant i just take my ecu out and put the single one in?

what do you mean i dont understand

16th May 2011, 18:50

becuase i am buying an engine that involved the single plug ecu and loom so cant i just put the single plug ecu in place of my 3 plug one?

16th May 2011, 18:52

if you mean one the loom thats already in the car naw then no it wont fit on

16th May 2011, 18:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by saxwesty

becuase i am buying an engine that involved the single plug ecu and loom so cant i just put the single plug ecu in place of my 3 plug one?

No your loom is a 3 plug loom so wont connect to the single plug ecu

Edit: im guessing it will be for the wrong engine too.

Is it a 16v your putting in?

16th May 2011, 18:53

no i am having the single plug ecu and single plug loom basically the sale involves the loom and ecu so cant i take my loom and ecu out and put the single plug ecu and loom in so swap it?

16th May 2011, 18:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by saxwesty

no i am having the single plug ecu and single plug loom basically the sale involves the loom and ecu so cant i take my loom and ecu out and put the single plug ecu and loom in so swap it?

Theres some confusion somewere.

Right youve got a 3 plug car, if your getting a single plug engine/ecu/loom you need to use:

Engine
Ecu
Loom

However the single plug loom wont fit to the interior loom in your car (unless its a crossover as stated) There for you need a crossover loom or you need to splice the single plug loom

16th May 2011, 18:58

oryt yeah you can do that but its the plug behind the headlight you will have problems with you can get two plugs a big one a small one the pic i put up before so you woud have to splice the looms or get one with the big interior plug and single plug ecu

16th May 2011, 18:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom5190

Theres some confusion somewere.

Right youve got a 3 plug car, if your getting a single plug engine/ecu/loom you need to use:

Engine
Ecu
Loom

However the single plug loom wont fit to the interior loom in your car (unless its a crossover as stated) There for you need a crossover loom or you need to splice the single plug loom

basically i am having everything out of a gti so wont it come with an interior loom?

16th May 2011, 18:59

it will but the wrong size one on it due to being older

what year is it coming out of

16th May 2011, 18:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by saxwesty

basically i am having everything out of a gti so wont it come with an interior loom?

erm yea it will but the interior loom is huge mate, you will have to take the dash and stuff out

16th May 2011, 19:00

imnot gonna fit it im going to get someone to do it for me

hopefully it all goes well thanks guys