crispyme Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 Hi Hoping that someone may have a better idea than I do when it comes to wiring. Trying to install an FIA kill switch with the instructions that came with it. Which is as follows: The truck that it's being installed into has been megasquirted by Mr Hybrid. Thing is when I wired it up, it wouldn't kill the engine when the switch was turned. I wired it up as the diagram described, the two things that I wasn't sure about was the wire to use from the ignition switch, and the Ignition Coil. I used the switch ignition live from the main relay for the mega squirt, and the coil pack/fuel pump/lambda wire from the fuel pump relay. The only thing I can think of is that the main ignition wire should be cut, and the two remaining wires are to be connected to both terminals of number 2. This would make sense to me as it would cut the power from the ignition going to the main relay. Is this the case? Any help would be appriciated. And I appologise for any obvious shoolboy error's I may have made. Cheers Eeyore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 The Feeds TO the main relay and the coil/lambda/fuel pump should be connected in place of "Ignition coil" and the other pin should be connected to the ignition switch. that way when the switch is turned, it shuts off the power going to the main relay and the other relay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispyme Posted July 4, 2010 Author Share Posted July 4, 2010 Aragorn Cheers for that, so basiclly to run the ignition switch live through the kill switch from the ignition to the main relay - Is that right? Ie cut the wire and connect one half that to one connection and the other half to the other? Cheers Eeyore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off Road Toad Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 Aragorn Cheers for that, so basiclly to run the ignition switch live through the kill switch from the ignition to the main relay - Is that right? Ie cut the wire and connect one half that to one connection and the other half to the other? Cheers Eeyore Should this little exercise go any more wrong Crispy Eeyore(most of my binnacle instruments having been fried ) i shall be cutting you in half and possibly not re-connecting you Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 ^^^ Things going as smooth and normal as ever then ? Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Aragorn Cheers for that, so basiclly to run the ignition switch live through the kill switch from the ignition to the main relay - Is that right? Ie cut the wire and connect one half that to one connection and the other half to the other? Cheers Eeyore Thats right. Looking at the diagram i suspect that when the switch is in "run" it connects the '2' contacts together and leaves '1' open. When you turn it to "kill" it disconnects the main battery feed, but also disconnects '2' and connects '1' This does three things: 1. Disconnects the main battery feed from everything. At this point however the engine wont stop, as the alternator continues providing power, and will often become unregulated and could easily blow up electrics in the car. 2. Disconnects the ignition live feed (contacts 2 above) from the engine control circuits, this means the ECU etc shuts off and the engine should stop. 3. Connects the car side of the main live feed to earth thru contact 1 and a big resistor. This ensures that the alternator doesnt blow up or fry any of the electrics as the engine is spinning down, because at that point the alternator is still turning and hence generating possibly unregulated power, by basically shorting it to earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off Road Toad Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Just dragged this thread up again as today Eeyore and i are doing the whole sorry thing all over again with the new td5 and new wiring looms installed. Usefull bit of info here, and i'm hoping it'll save my shiny box of fuses i've purchased for todays wiring excercise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jai_landrover Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 It may be worth using a light bulb aswell as a resistor so that if the resistor blows you know before you damage anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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