Simple SC questions.

[Tony jinxy froude]

Hiya guys, the Alternator on an SC is different to an N/A one & I understand the SC one has no voltage regulator built into it, my questions is, where is the voltage regulator then ? is it on the SC loom somewhere or on the body ? secondly, the injector coil pack ( small finned silver box ) that is fitted to the late Mk1's, will this work on the SC injectors too or is it a different pack ?, any help as always appreciated, cheers, Jinxy

[coanda]

I think the voltage regulator is in the boot - drivers side.

The finned box - don't think anything changed on the ignition circuit so you should be ok I think. The injectors have a greater output but are fundamentally the same type as the NA I believe.

[Tony jinxy froude]

Aha, thanks for that, soo...we may have another problem then, with the engine we got the SC alternator & engine wiring harness, im now wondering if the regulator is included in that part of the harness or on a separate part of the loom left on the parts car, in which case we need to find that harness & matching regulator...dammit !!

[coanda]

If you got the full loom including the bit with all the connectors from the trunk then you should have the regulator if you have the ecu and a couple of relays that also sit in the boot.

[kaiowas]

The regulator looks like this:

http://twosrus.com/catalog/product_info ... cts_id=661

And should be in the boot on the section of loom that the ecu is connected to

[elbon50]

Wow, that regulator is seriously expensive & getting scarce too apparently

Is there some reason why an N/A alternator can't be used on the S/C ?

[MartG]

Wow, that regulator is seriously expensive & getting scarce too apparently

I've read that the regulator for some more recent models e.g. Corollas are compatible

[kaiowas]

Wow, that regulator is seriously expensive & getting scarce too apparently

Is there some reason why an N/A alternator can't be used on the S/C ?

The SC alternator is on the other side of the engine so the location of the mounting points on the casting is a mirror image.

Theoretically I guess you could transfer the parts from an n/a alternator to an SC alternator housing then do a small amount of rewiring to account for the regulator being integral although I've not tried it.

[Tony jinxy froude]

That's fantastic guys thank you so much yes we have both ECU & the loom so it should be there somewhere, will take a look tomorrow when work carries on with this 3 yearn project of Nigels, cheers, Jinx