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Old 08-09-2011, 06:25 PM   #1
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Default Tacho Signal Wire???

whats the wire to connect to tacho signal? is there one around the fusebox? or diagnostics connector?? cheers

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Old 08-09-2011, 06:42 PM   #2
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pin 45 on the ECU
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Pink and blue wire on the diagnostic connector carries a tacho feed.
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Old 09-09-2011, 12:07 AM   #4
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Pink and blue wire on the diagnostic connector carries a tacho feed.

yeah i read that somewhere else, it did nothing for me, just sat dead?
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Old 09-09-2011, 07:29 PM   #5
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I may have the computer pinouts somewhere here. I have done it for datalogging before...Ill have a look and find out
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as I said it is pin 45 on the ECU
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yeah i pulled up the carpet.. had a look at it, and said to myself... "now how the ***** am i supposed to find pin 45?" lol but, thanks to your advice, while i was looking at the ecu, i found ANOTHER pink & blue wire, tested, and worked!!

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yeah i pulled up the carpet.. had a look at it, and said to myself... "now how the ***** am i supposed to find pin 45?" lol but, thanks to your advice, while i was looking at the ecu, i found ANOTHER pink & blue wire, tested, and worked!!

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if you look at the top of the plug there is numbering there
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