Maybe I have made a terrible error… Last night I swap my excellent HIF38 for a SPI system from a Japan specs '97 Rover Mini.
I need to know what are the components in case something is missing.
I have:
Ecu-Ignition Unit
Complete throtlle body
Exhaust with Lamda sensor
Complete car wiring (except the back lights)
Engine management cables connected to throtlle body, exhaust and ecu
A black box (about 10x8x5 cms) attached to the engine management cables
Lots of relays
But the engine management wiring have 3 connectors I dont know what are for (pictures)
I dont have some sensor to the crankshaft (1 or 2?)
Both the car wiring and the E.M. wiring have a connection to the alternator, wich one I should use?
I don’t think I understand your question quite clearly… So you wanted to install the SPi system to your own 998cc engine? If so, then it will be a massive job and I do think that with the standard ECU, the engine will be overfuelling because the fuelling requirements are different on a 1275 and on a 998.
You said that the donor parts came from a 97 Japanese spec Mini. This is tricky, because IIRC that’s the changeover year from SPi to MPi and the Japanese version had the SPi system and side radiator but with the MPi block (no distributor, coil-pack system). So perhaps the extra relays are for the distributor-less system, and also the airfilter has a wire connection to a sensor inside the airbox.
I’m sorry, but I do think it’s better for you to search for another carb or to get the donor engine and do an engine swap.
Can Anyone complete the list??
1- Alternator? The loom of the rest of the car have the same connector too.
2- Starter Motor
3- Ignition Coil
4-
5- Instrument Pack
6- Ignition Coil
7-
8- Live
1- Green, Maybe to the Coolant temp sensor?
2- Oxygen Sensor
3- Diagnostic Socket
A Friend told me there is probably a coil pack, I dont have it
Green plug, air temp sensor.
Black plug, should be if im right the water temprature sensor, at the bottom of the manifold. Near the plug there should be a spade connection for the manifold heater.
The yellow plug with the black bit is for the body loom.
4 i think is the crank sensor on the flywheel, do you have one of these?
8 is the live.
The spades will be for the coil and the oil pressure warning light.
This is going off a 1992 spi system rather than a later one, so you may have a coil pack instead of a coil.
> Green plug, air temp sensor.
Black plug, should be if im right the water temprature sensor, at the bottom of the manifold. Near the plug there should be a spade connection for the manifold heater.
The yellow plug with the black bit is for the body loom.
4 i think is the crank sensor on the flywheel, do you have one of these?
8 is the live.
The spades will be for the coil and the oil pressure warning light.
This is going off a 1992 spi system rather than a later one, so you may have a coil pack instead of a coil.
Thanks… I have edit the post
I dont have the crank sensor, and I did not find it in any online store, have a photo of where it goes??
> You need a SPI fuel tank to i can’t see that on your list.
Somebody tellme that if I dont have it, I will need a hi pressure fuel pump and a fuel line back to de tank
> > You need a SPI fuel tank to i can’t see that on your list.
Somebody tellme that if I dont have it, I will need a hi pressure fuel pump and a fuel line back to de tank
I had a Mk2 polo fuel pump put on (see my recent post) Mines a van so had to put the fuel pump in and the fuel lines i dont know if you can convert a carb tank. My van had to have a vacum pipe put on apparently a polo has the same presure as a mini injection one thats why its used.
> > You need a SPI fuel tank to i can’t see that on your list.
Somebody tellme that if I dont have it, I will need a hi pressure fuel pump and a fuel line back to de tank
Yes you will need an electric fuel pump either in a seperate pump mounted as near to the tank as possible, or in the form of the spi tank which already has the pump in it.
I ran my setup using a metro turbo pump, only needs about 1bar pressure. You will also have to mount a fuel filter in-line that is suitable. I.e any filter from an injected car. I used a saxo one.
The return line is also needed to return the leak off fuel back to the tank or you can T-piece it into the fuel supply feed from the pump.
Also be aware that if you are using a electric fuel pump, you will need to use a fuel cut off switch (inertia switch) to kill power to the pump in the event of an accident. The pump will need to be powered from an ignition side power supply. I took mine straight from the ignition switch(white wire), through the inertia switch, then to the pump and earth.
> > > You need a SPI fuel tank to i can’t see that on your list.
Somebody tellme that if I dont have it, I will need a hi pressure fuel pump and a fuel line back to de tank
Yes you will need an electric fuel pump either in a seperate pump mounted as near to the tank as possible, or in the form of the spi tank which already has the pump in it.
I ran my setup using a metro turbo pump, only needs about 1bar pressure. You will also have to mount a fuel filter in-line that is suitable. I.e any filter from an injected car. I used a saxo one.
The return line is also needed to return the leak off fuel back to the tank or you can T-piece it into the fuel supply feed from the pump.
Also be aware that if you are using a electric fuel pump, you will need to use a fuel cut off switch (inertia switch) to kill power to the pump in the event of an accident. The pump will need to be powered from an ignition side power supply. I took mine straight from the ignition switch(white wire), through the inertia switch, then to the pump and earth.
Hope this all makesd sense
Thanks, that helpme a lot
> > > > You need a SPI fuel tank to i can’t see that on your list.
Somebody tellme that if I dont have it, I will need a hi pressure fuel pump and a fuel line back to de tank
Yes you will need an electric fuel pump either in a seperate pump mounted as near to the tank as possible, or in the form of the spi tank which already has the pump in it.
I ran my setup using a metro turbo pump, only needs about 1bar pressure. You will also have to mount a fuel filter in-line that is suitable. I.e any filter from an injected car. I used a saxo one.
The return line is also needed to return the leak off fuel back to the tank or you can T-piece it into the fuel supply feed from the pump.
Also be aware that if you are using a electric fuel pump, you will need to use a fuel cut off switch (inertia switch) to kill power to the pump in the event of an accident. The pump will need to be powered from an ignition side power supply. I took mine straight from the ignition switch(white wire), through the inertia switch, then to the pump and earth.
Hope this all makesd sense
Thanks, that helpme a lot
Hi,
The wiring diagrams for the 1997 on Japanese SPI are here:
The MEMS system is on pages 18 and 19. The charging system is on page 15. There are additional unique features to the Japanese model in the index.
Hope this helps.
