NB8A Alternator over charging

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Sat Apr 22, 2017 3:33 pm

Yeah, have bought fuel injection parts from their Hallam outlet, so news to me until just reading this:
CoolDrive Enhances Engine Management
3 Jun, 2016
CoolDrive Distribution today announced the acquisition of a specialist division of Automotive Services Solutions.
As of 1 June 2016, the Engine Management Parts Division of Automotive Services Solutions, based in Brisbane, will become part of CoolDrive.
The acquisition includes the electronic repair division, which specialises in the repair of electronic modules, including ECUs, brake controllers and diagnostic tools.
http://ishop.cooldrive.com.au/blogs/new ... Management

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Sun Apr 23, 2017 7:54 pm

Good luck with the fix David. Missed you guys on the run today.

DTH · Postby **DTH** » Mon Apr 24, 2017 8:58 am

Thanks for all your help, guys. And thanks to a poster here I've located an ECU with matching numbers to mine & arranged to buy it & the alternator from the same car. Hopefully they should get me going again.

DTH · Postby **DTH** » Mon Apr 24, 2017 1:06 pm

Yes, thanks 93_clubman. got them. I appreciate your help

DTH · Postby **DTH** » Mon Apr 24, 2017 1:10 pm

Postby JBT » Sun Apr 23, 2017 6:54 pm
Good luck with the fix David. Missed you guys on the run today.
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Thanks JBT & if you are who I think then thanks also to you and the other club members for your assistance in GI and Casino on Easter Monday

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Tue Apr 25, 2017 7:47 pm

DTH wrote:Thanks JBT & if you are who I think then thanks also to you and the other club members for your assistance in GI and Casino on Easter Monday

Haha, yep, I am who you think I am. Good thing you got it home without the battery erupting though. We all assumed flat battery... :shock:

DTH · Postby **DTH** » Sun Apr 30, 2017 8:14 pm

So I've obtained an ECU & immobiliser from a poster here which is great. It now seems from my auto electrician that i need the ignition key(s), key reader, ignition barrel, door lock(s) & boot lock from the donor car as they are all coded with the replacement ECU.
Can anyone confirm or deny this, please?

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Mon May 01, 2017 11:00 am

For an NB8B you will, but for an NB8A, first try changing over just the ECU. If it doesn't work it's probably easier to get a Japanese domestic market NB8A ECU, as opposed to the Australian (I assume) domestic market ECU you got from GM, as the other stuff may not be available to him or you.

DTH · Postby **DTH** » Mon May 01, 2017 12:06 pm

Thanks 93, it's a public holiday here so I can't see the electrician til tomorrow. Where would I access a Japanese ECU as you suggest, please?

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Mon May 01, 2017 3:24 pm

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DTH · Postby **DTH** » Mon May 01, 2017 3:59 pm

Ah, right, thanks again, 93_clubman! :roll:

DTH · Postby **DTH** » Thu May 11, 2017 12:58 pm

Hi guys,
Success at last! I got my green machine back last Friday. The boss electrician, who had been on holidays, had some experience with some model of Jeep with a similar problem - so apparently he installed a recon self-regulating alternator (an S & L type) & took a wire to the warning light on the dash. He had to install another new battery too, though it was cheaper than the RACQ one, thankfully.
So, I'm back on the road again. Thanks to all for your advice, I've learned a lot. AND I now have a spare ECU and alternator for an NB8A. Hmm...
Cheers,
DTH

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Thu May 11, 2017 4:26 pm

Great to hear it's sorted, but it seems the computer guy the auto electrician had check the ECU was wrong - send him the bill for the replacement ECU you bought, or put them up for sale on here.