Thread: TD5 injector harness - a different idea

Good Idea as said before capilary atraction is what causes the oil. But capilary attraction works on heat. surly its hotter in the engine bay compared to the ECU? corect me if i'm wrong.

wrong. capilary action is caused by the action of the miniscus of a liquid and its proximity to a surface. (and im talking down to the level of individual fibers in a material or the molecular level here) But heat is an influenceing factor when tied in with things like liquid density and porosity of the material.

if you think along the lines of gravity for water atracting itself to something your on the right kind of track if you want it in laymens terms.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

wont work, by the time the relays close and open the injection cycle timing would be out to the tune of half a turn of the crank or so....

Hrmmm firing at bottom dead center....

Ok Dave thanks ill pass that info onto Steve, this sort of thing is rite up his ally, he did say what he did for a living but yeah something with a long name .

Good to see you back Dave how did the bushmaster course go, ill organise to get the timing light & meter back to you mate as soon as i can

my fender has plenty of oil in the harness yet no symptoms, could just be a matter of time though. anyway has anyone tried making a small breakout loom, before installing it completely seal the loom not with sealant or wax but with something the oil isn't going to get through, like araldite or some sort of glue that sticks to the wires on a molecular level so the oil can't travel any farther?? also does anyone know if the oil will jump across the pins on a breakout loom? could this work? surely there must be a simple answer to this nightmare.

!I just got off the phone to MR and they say the sealing up at the plug fixs it for good ? will have to see, she is booked in as well as front uni before we do the trip to Camberra towning the van

Originally Posted by MarknDeb

!I just got off the phone to MR and they say the sealing up at the plug fixs it for good ? will have to see, she is booked in as well as front uni before we do the trip to Camberra towning the van

i thought somebody had tried this and it had not worked. guess it depends on what they plan to seal it up with.

Has anyone thought of extending the ECU harness and mounting the ECU above head height ex in an overhead console.
Saw this in a Land Rover mag, not sure if extending the harness would alter any inputs or outputs from the ECU.
Any thoughts???

i remember seeing an extension cable available for plug and play somewhere for shifting the ecu