So my last post ended a bit dispondent about the issues with trying to use a VVTI lexus engine. However I think I have overcome all the problems. I have been exchangeing emails with a guy called Yury in Russia. He has been very help. He sent me instructions for testing that the ecu is basically healthy which it was. So now the ECU is on its way to Russia to have the security bypassed.
I have also found out what the mysterious oil hoses and soleniod are. They are from a hydrulic pump tht is used to power the radiator fan. No radiator on a boat, so this pump assembly has been stripped down and only the body remains now. The body has to stay as it forms part of the cam belt covers. I mentioned in the previous post that i though this pump was actually the water pump, but no, that's buried under the cam covers as it is driven by the cam belt.
I have identified the last of the wiring, at this stage I only have to match a few wires up and i'll be good to go. Once the ECU comes back I'll make up a basic panel to mount the ECU, fuses and relays on for testing. I cant make the final version of this panel until I see how things sit in the boat.
It takes 6-10 working days for the ECU to get to Russia, Yury said he would turn it around in three days and then I am guessing it will be a couple of weeks coming back. So I expect it back early May.
I am looking at jury rigging up a fuel pump and then I should be able to start it. So that my target for end of june, to get it running, it will have no alternator, no cooling system, no exhaust system, no fly wheel, but as long as it runs for 30 seconds I will ne happy
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