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200 Sx With Ca18det Wiring Problem

Started by sleepin88 · Apr 22, 2007 · 2postsInvision 2005–09

sleepin88Apr 22, 2007, 4:10 pm · #1

well i got a 88 200sx that came with a ca20e in it. i recently bought a ca18det for it but the harness was screwed. i have figured out some of the wiring, the problem im having is that im not getting any fire from the coil packs. the red and green light comes on in the ecu. does any1 have any ideas as to what i can do or what the problem is?

is there anyway to use the original s12 harness and mate it to the 18det harness what? i have to jump the starter with a screw driver to get it to turn over, could any1 provide me a wiring diagram to do this bc my friend bought this setup and did not research this before buying it and now im stuck with it at my house and trying to fix it for him? so any INFO AT ALL would help considerin i dont know much about nissan's wiring, im more of a dsm guy. thanks

rookieAug 25, 2007, 4:39 am · #2

I think your no power to the coil packs problem is because of a bad igniter. Upgrade to a Q45 igniter is best. Did you do your wiring correctly as shown in the sticky? I don't understand what you mean by jumping your starter with a screwdriver. Does it fire if you do that? Or is that what you have to do to get it to turnover?