Dave Helium
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Registered: 28th Mar 02
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hi me and my mate are doing this conversion and its taken us 2 days so far but when we went to start it there was just a clicking noise and then we noticed that there was sparks from the battery and then there was smoke from there and down where the starter motor is!!!!!! whats happening here??? now we cant get anything there is no power at all!! i think weve done the wiring right! on the ecu side the was 2 wires on the corsa part left a solid red and a solid black what are these for??? and also there is 4 spare wires left from the loom side!!! any help would be great
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Mattb
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sounds like the starter is wired in wrong or faulty..
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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Connect ye signal wire to the starter motor properly. Attatch earth closer to starter motor.
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ed
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Oh yea, connect that black wire you have clipped into the + of the batt to the black wire in your footwell.
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Dave Helium
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Registered: 28th Mar 02
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ok the black wire ive put onto the + battery needs to be joint to the black in the car then? the wires are all attached onto the starter proper! what about the red next to the ecu?
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ed
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Big red is just another switched live. You don't need it...
The black did have a plug on it and it does click the relay right?
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Dave Helium
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yea it had a plug on it! what u mean click the relay?? lol
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ed
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Well turn it on and off. Just making sure it'e the right wire before I tell you to do something silly... Yea, connect it to the black behind the kick panel. That way the ECU and fuel pump will trun off when you turn the engine off 
As for the starter motor, you checked your battery volts? Your battery could be flat, or you starter motor could have had it.
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Dave Helium
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how do u check if the starter motor is alright? and it would be a total nightmare to change when the engine is in the car would it!!
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ed
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It will be a bitch to change in the car...
Get a length of wire and connect it to the signal terminal on the starter motor, then connect it directly to the + on the battery, if it cranks over then you have a problem with your wiring.
If you can get it off then an electrician will be able to test it for you.
I had the same problem, was a loose connection... You using the Corsa loom right?
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Dave Helium
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yea were using the corsa loom! will have to test it 2morrow its just the fact that i cant get power 2 anything and ive changed the battery twice and it is either shorting it out or total draning it without anything beeing on! and its instant aswell!! there is something weird
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ed
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You fitted the wires to the alternator the right way round. If you haven't then your alternator will be warm. I made that mistake 
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Dave Helium
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ttt any1 else have any help
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Skinz
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ask lee mitchell
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Stoneyginger
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Registered: 25th Jan 01
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The starter motor is a doddle to take out when the engine is in the car mate  . If you need a hand at the weekend let me know 
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Dave Helium
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its cool got it 2 start first time after putting some fuel in lol! that and we put one of the wires on the starter on the wrong bit!!! ha ha just to wait to get the hubs and cv's and then it will be driving!
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Stoneyginger
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Registered: 25th Jan 01
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Cool glad to hear it mate once you get it up and running i'll have to come and see it
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Dave Helium
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yea dez will have to meet you to show u once its going should be thursday its driving!! cant wait and now ive to find a new car for myself now as my golf is sold
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ed
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Oh yea, top tip! Ground your alternator to the shell or ideally to the battery. My batt has gone dead because the alternator is not grounded too well in the Corsa as you only ground the engine at one point rather than 3
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Stoneyginger
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my alternator is grounded to the suspension strut top
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Dazzi-gsi
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We was doing a engine convo at the weekend and had the same prob...ours came down to the earth strap
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