Omega Owners Forum

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Please play nicely.  No one wants to listen/read a keyboard warriors rants....

Pages: [1] 2 3  All   Go Down

Author Topic: LPG ecu location  (Read 3433 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

feeutfo

  • Guest
LPG ecu location
« on: 12 May 2011, 12:31:02 »
Under the power sounder. Bolted to the wheel arch. Thoughts?

There is a drain there from the scuttle. Going to be difficult to miss the water flow. However it would mean injector wiring can come in from behind the plenum. And there's just enough loom to reach the fuse box ecu plug. Only thing will be getting the wires round the pollen filter box.



« Last Edit: 12 May 2011, 12:32:20 by chrisgixer »
Logged

feeutfo

  • Guest
Re: LPG ecu location
« Reply #1 on: 12 May 2011, 12:35:05 »
Also wiper mech may well have to come out to drill mounting holes. :-/
Logged

tigers_gonads

  • Omega Lord
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Kinston Upon Hull
  • Posts: 8610
  • Driving a Honda CR-V which doesn't smell of pee
    • Honda CR-V
    • View Profile
Re: LPG ecu location
« Reply #2 on: 12 May 2011, 13:50:14 »
was thinking of that myself  :-/

Now looking for a way to get it inside the cabin  :-/
I don't fancy it behind the bumper somehow  :-/
« Last Edit: 12 May 2011, 13:51:01 by tigers_gonads »
Logged

Lazydocker

  • Omega Queen
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Woodbridge, Suffolk
  • Posts: 18848
  • Constantly Bullied by a certain Admin
    • View Profile
Re: LPG ecu location
« Reply #3 on: 12 May 2011, 14:02:18 »
Tbh, I still think the best location is where we've been mounting them :-/
Logged
Whatever it is... I didn't do it

tigers_gonads

  • Omega Lord
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Kinston Upon Hull
  • Posts: 8610
  • Driving a Honda CR-V which doesn't smell of pee
    • Honda CR-V
    • View Profile
Re: LPG ecu location
« Reply #4 on: 12 May 2011, 14:17:08 »
Has anybody ever mounted it on the side of the air filter box, inner wing side ?

Looks like they might be room  :-/
It should be dry and at least it shouldn't get trashed if you have a small front end bump  :-/
Logged

feeutfo

  • Guest
Re: LPG ecu location
« Reply #5 on: 12 May 2011, 15:20:48 »
Was wondering about another option, mounted to the support/webs on the moulding of the fan assembly behind rad with two L shaped brackets. There room between that and the intakes just left of multi ram as you look in the engine bay. Bit warm maybe?

Certainly wheel arch lining area is simpler as there'll be extra length of wiring to hide, or bugger about shortening and re fitting plugs. :-/
Logged

Lazydocker

  • Omega Queen
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Woodbridge, Suffolk
  • Posts: 18848
  • Constantly Bullied by a certain Admin
    • View Profile
Re: LPG ecu location
« Reply #6 on: 12 May 2011, 15:22:31 »
Quote
Has anybody ever mounted it on the side of the air filter box, inner wing side ?

Looks like they might be room  :-/


At the end of the day it's your car... To me it seems a bit "Bodgy" so I'll be mounting it behind the front bumper as I have with all the previous ones I've done... It's tried and tested :y

I want as much as possible hidden away as before so it's not visible ;)

I did consider the other side though :-/

Quote
It should be dry and at least it shouldn't get trashed if you have a small front end bump  :-/

The ECU is water tested and fine as long as the connector is down ;)

As for trashing it in a bump... If you manage to trash the ECU in a front end shunt you have much bigger things to worry about ;)
Logged
Whatever it is... I didn't do it

TheBoy

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Brackley, Northants
  • Posts: 106903
  • I Like Lockdown
    • Whatever Starts
    • View Profile
Re: LPG ecu location
« Reply #7 on: 12 May 2011, 15:27:24 »
chrisgixer - remember, the instructions say to mount vertical, with connectors pointing downwards.  This is what might knacker your chances with finding other locations.

Mounted just in front of self levelling pump is tried and tested, but you will need to extend cables should you want the wires to from the back of the plenum
Logged
Grumpy old man

Lazydocker

  • Omega Queen
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Woodbridge, Suffolk
  • Posts: 18848
  • Constantly Bullied by a certain Admin
    • View Profile
Re: LPG ecu location
« Reply #8 on: 12 May 2011, 15:30:53 »
Quote
chrisgixer - remember, the instructions say to mount vertical, with connectors pointing downwards.  This is what might knacker your chances with finding other locations.

Mounted just in front of self levelling pump is tried and tested, but you will need to extend cables should you want the wires to from the back of the plenum

I'm not sure if I'm imagining it, but ISTR that the rear of the plenum is shaped and getting the loom in under there might be a bit tight :-/ :-/
Logged
Whatever it is... I didn't do it

TheBoy

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Brackley, Northants
  • Posts: 106903
  • I Like Lockdown
    • Whatever Starts
    • View Profile
Re: LPG ecu location
« Reply #9 on: 12 May 2011, 15:36:53 »
Quote
Quote
chrisgixer - remember, the instructions say to mount vertical, with connectors pointing downwards.  This is what might knacker your chances with finding other locations.

Mounted just in front of self levelling pump is tried and tested, but you will need to extend cables should you want the wires to from the back of the plenum

I'm not sure if I'm imagining it, but ISTR that the rear of the plenum is shaped and getting the loom in under there might be a bit tight :-/ :-/
Multiram is also there ready to get jammed in the wires...  ...personally, I am liking TBE's method more and more, esp when I had to pop out the inlet maifold yesterday :D
Logged
Grumpy old man

tigers_gonads

  • Omega Lord
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Kinston Upon Hull
  • Posts: 8610
  • Driving a Honda CR-V which doesn't smell of pee
    • Honda CR-V
    • View Profile
Re: LPG ecu location
« Reply #10 on: 12 May 2011, 15:40:02 »
This is my first LPG conversion so bumper it is  :y

I'm sure they will be plenty more daft questions in the near future over this conversion  ;D ;D

thanks
Logged

Lazydocker

  • Omega Queen
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Woodbridge, Suffolk
  • Posts: 18848
  • Constantly Bullied by a certain Admin
    • View Profile
Re: LPG ecu location
« Reply #11 on: 12 May 2011, 15:40:05 »
Quote
Quote
Quote
chrisgixer - remember, the instructions say to mount vertical, with connectors pointing downwards.  This is what might knacker your chances with finding other locations.

Mounted just in front of self levelling pump is tried and tested, but you will need to extend cables should you want the wires to from the back of the plenum

I'm not sure if I'm imagining it, but ISTR that the rear of the plenum is shaped and getting the loom in under there might be a bit tight :-/ :-/
Multiram is also there ready to get jammed in the wires...  ...personally, I am liking TBE's method more and more, esp when I had to pop out the inlet maifold yesterday :D

I like the method and if the loom is prepared in advance I think it's probably advantageous and quicker :y

Ohh... Manifold out.... Oil Cooler?
Logged
Whatever it is... I didn't do it

Lazydocker

  • Omega Queen
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Woodbridge, Suffolk
  • Posts: 18848
  • Constantly Bullied by a certain Admin
    • View Profile
Re: LPG ecu location
« Reply #12 on: 12 May 2011, 15:41:15 »
Quote
This is my first LPG conversion so bumper it is  :y

I'm sure they will be plenty more daft questions in the near future over this conversion  ;D ;D

thanks

Either make the brackets to mount it or attach it to the wheel arch liner... Important thing is that the plug is pointing downwards :y
Logged
Whatever it is... I didn't do it

Andy B

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Bury Lancs
  • Posts: 39739
    • ML350 TDM SmartRoadster
    • View Profile
Re: LPG ecu location
« Reply #13 on: 12 May 2011, 15:41:21 »
How about inside the air filter box? That's where the engine ECU lives on her Smart, it's dry & gets a cooling air flow.  :-/

Just a suggestion.  :y
Logged

Lazydocker

  • Omega Queen
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Woodbridge, Suffolk
  • Posts: 18848
  • Constantly Bullied by a certain Admin
    • View Profile
Re: LPG ecu location
« Reply #14 on: 12 May 2011, 15:42:38 »
Quote
How about inside the air filter box? That's where the engine ECU lives on her Smart, it's dry & gets a cooling air flow.  :-/

Just a suggestion.  :y

It's a very large wiring loom to come out and anyway... That's an even bigger bodge! :o :o :o
Logged
Whatever it is... I didn't do it
Pages: [1] 2 3  All   Go Up
« previous next »
 

Page created in 0.023 seconds with 21 queries.