Can't help with the location assuming it has one fitted but for the wiring again assuming it's running some form of MGF wiring the fuel pump wiring is
| GTM Owners Club Forum http://www.gtmdrivers.com/forum/ |
|
| 5AS Location http://www.gtmdrivers.com/forum/5as-location-t4514.html |
Page 1 of 1 |
| Author: | RiskyV6 [ Fri Jul 03, 2020 1:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | 5AS Location |
Hi all, Can anybody tell me the location of the pesky 5AS immobiliser/alarm module on a Libra? Is it hidden up under the dash? I think mines misbehaving and preventing the car from starting (no fuel). I'd like to investigate wiring and understand how it links to the ECU. Thanks for any advice Steve |
|
| Author: | sidewinder [ Fri Jul 03, 2020 2:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 5AS Location |
TBH it could be anywhere*, but the manual suggests putting it under the dash - if so i'd have a quick look in both footwells up under the dash, but more likely you need to take the dash top moulding off to find it. * eg I put mine in a sealed box (along with other needed electronic stuff) on the engine bay bulkhead cos it suited my setup better. |
|
| Author: | Phaeton [ Fri Jul 03, 2020 2:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 5AS Location |
Can't help with the location assuming it has one fitted but for the wiring again assuming it's running some form of MGF wiring the fuel pump wiring is
|
|
| Author: | sanzomat [ Fri Jul 03, 2020 2:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 5AS Location |
Standard place to put it is under the dash, kind of central. It is a black box about 80mm by 50mm, 25mm thick with a grey multiplug. Fairly easy to take the dash top off but harder to get back on as it is hard to align the air vents for the demisters. You should be able to hear it click when you operate the remote fob so put your ear on the dash and press the fob buttons a few times. On the donor car it operated the central locking, alarm and immobiliser but my Spyder doesn't have central locking or alarm so those wires are removed from the multiplug. Based on the standard wiring it switches the earths from the fuel pump relay and one other circuit (I think the ignition coils). It also handshakes with the ECU and agrees a code for the next time. If the handshake code isn't accepted it'll start and run for about 5 seconds and then cut out and then won't restart. Even when armed it should still crank though. Assuming the V6 has a similar set up there should be a black box of relays mounted near to the ECU in the engine bay. From memory the fuel pump relay to 5AS wire is white/black (check!) and simply earthing that takes the 5AS out of that circuit so as long as the ignition is on the fuel pump should whirr until up to pressure and then stop until there is demand for fuel (engine running) |
|
| Author: | RiskyV6 [ Fri Jul 03, 2020 3:37 pm ] | ||
| Post subject: | Re: 5AS Location | ||
Thanks guys. I presume that as my car is a factory built V6 (and I was given a MG ZS/Rover45 Haynes manual), that the car will use the donor car's loom as below from manual?
|
|||
| Author: | Phaeton [ Fri Jul 03, 2020 3:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 5AS Location |
Another alternative is to take off the ECU & post it to https://www.technozen-electronics.co.uk ... -services/ they will remove the immobiliser & return it to you for about £35 |
|
| Author: | sanzomat [ Fri Jul 03, 2020 5:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 5AS Location |
Phaeton wrote: Another alternative is to take off the ECU & post it to https://www.technozen-electronics.co.uk ... -services/ they will remove the immobiliser & return it to you for about £35 Pretty sure that just takes out the handshaking function from the ecu. The 5AS still immobilises whatever circuits it is protecting. Having now looked at the MGF book my engine compartment loom is from it protects the fuel pump and the starter motor circuits. On mine the starter was never protected as the original builder wired it bypassing the 5AS but it was switching the fuel pump until I bypassed that. That just left it doing the handshake. I recently upgraded to a K-maps ECU and that had been set in the map to not need the handshake so the 5AS is now completely redundant in mine, don't even carry the fob now. Assuming the V6 is similar that is what I'd advise - bypass everything you can! I would recommend some kind of anti theft device though otherwise your insurer might get upset. Mine came with a completely separate Toad immobiliser and that is still in place. I would recommend putting an inertia switch back in though - if you do have an accident you don't really want the fuel pump still running! They don't seem to pop unnecessarily, I've had a couple of spins on track and ended up going over some bumpy infields and the inertia switch didn't let go. |
|
| Author: | Phaeton [ Fri Jul 03, 2020 6:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 5AS Location |
You've just got me thinking, when I had issues putting a MGF wiring harness into my buggy it was looking for door locks, as I didn't have any doors it was struggling, but it was the starter motor that wouldn't spin & when Pauk at Technozen fix came back it had a flylead which you could fit a switch on to stop the starter spinning. So if the V6 is spinning I think I'd start by looking at the large black relay box they are prone to water ingress. Also 100% on the inertia switch, I wouldn't want to run one without, never had one 'trip' in our track cars after offroad excursions |
|
| Author: | Zagato [ Sat Jul 04, 2020 8:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 5AS Location |
The 5AS in my Libra is under the front clamshell on the passenger side inner wing. Mine was also factory built..... |
|
| Page 1 of 1 | All times are UTC [ DST ] |
| Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group http://www.phpbb.com/ |
|