So I have run out of wood and didn't get back from out of town on Friday in time to get some more.
So I decided to tinker with the engine some more.
Quite some time ago I took the wiring loom off in order to strip out the un-required auto trans wiring and to start figuring out some of the wiring coming out of the ecu.
I have been tossing up whether to use the stock ecu or get an aftermarket one (link / megasquirt / haltech etc). The issue with the stock computer is the security function as I do not have the ecu or transponder parts. I had previously looked into having the security bypassed but it seemed expensive when compared to the after market ecu's.
However today I have come to the conclusion that due to the electronic throttle I have to use the stock computer otherwise it means replacing the throttle body as well. The throttle is a combination manual / electronic. It has a cable going to the throttle body. This has a position sensor on it that the computer then uses to drive a motor on the actual throttle.
I also figured out what most of the other sensors and wires on the actual engine are. Still got a lot of wires on the ecu to sort out.
Of the options for bypassing, cheapest and easiest seems to be a place in Russia. Sent them an email tonight to see what they say
Identified most of the piping as well. There is an oil line I can't figure out. Seems to have a soleniod. What is stranger is it seems to be pressurized by the water pump.
I have come to the conclusion that the problems using a vvti engine are greater than those it fixed. But what's done is done and I will make it work.
