ECU Wiring Diagrams

The wiring for the different ecu levels are very similar with all the power output and
input pins staying the same. The differences are with the extra features added to the
later cars for things like closed loop lambda control, knock sensing and air
conditioning.

Level 1 ecu

The level 1 ecu uses pin 12 as an output to drive a engine management fault light via a
relay. The fault codes themselves are accessed via the test connector on pins 8 & 27.
Grounding either / both the octane inputs on pins 13 & 14 will result in the ignition
being retarded by 2,4 or 8 degrees. The MAP sensor wires are fully screened back to
the ecu to prevent electrical noise affecting the mixture.

Level 6 ecu

The level 6 ecu is wired the same as the level 1 ecu except the engine management
fault light is no longer implemented. Actual fault codes are still available from the test
connector obviously.

Level 8 & P8 ecu

The level 8 ecu uses pin 12 output to drive the air conditioning clutch so that it
disengages under WOT. It has the ISCV power feed moved to the ecu relay rather than

the fuel pump relay probably in readiness for the P8 ecu which uses a self cleaning
software routine which will pulse the valve fully open for a few seconds before the
engine is started. The TPS +5v supply is reversed to create a voltage which increases
with throttle opening.
The only wiring difference between the L8 and the P8 is that the P8 loom has pin 9
(which is an aux input) connected to +5v via pin 30.

The ISCV may have a picture of a diode on it like the one shown above. In this case
the polarity of the connections to it are very important to prevent a short circuit, as
reversing the connection will cause the ecu to directly connect ground to +12v
through the forward conducting diode. The purpose of the diode is to clamp the ecu
side to a maximum of battery voltage + 0.6 Volts when the ecu transistor turns off
rapidly.
The left pin (marked -) needs to be connected to the ecu output and the right pin
(marked +) needs to be connected to the main +12v feed.

The ecu itself also contains a diode so it doesn't matter if the ISCV doesn't have one
built in.

All sierra cosworth models used a loom which was separate from the car loom, so it is
easy to remove it and use in a different application. The 4x4 L8 differs from the
earlier ones in that it is a two part loom with an engine section and a scuttle to ecu
section allowing the engine to be removed with its loom still attached. On all types
there are basically just 5 wires to connect up :ground = brown
battery = red or red/blue
ignition switch = black
fuel pump = black/red
rev counter = green
The brown/green wire is not required as it is for the fault light relay on the L1 or the
air con on the L8.

PIN

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 6

LEVEL 8 & P8

GROUND

GROUND

GROUND

N/C

N/C

LAMBDA SENSOR

CRANK SENSOR -VE

CRANK SENSOR -VE

CRANK SENSOR -VE

CRANK SENSOR +VE

CRANK SENSOR +VE

CRANK SENSOR +VE

PHASE SENSOR -VE

PHASE SENSOR -VE

PHASE SENSOR -VE

N/C

N/C

KNOCK SENSOR

N/C

N/C

CARBON CANISTER PURGE

DIAGNOSTIC INPUT

DIAGNOSTIC INPUT

DIAGNOSTIC INPUT

N/C

10 ECU POWER RELAY DRIVE

ECU POWER RELAY DRIVE ECU POWER RELAY DRIVE

11 SENSORS GROUND

SENSORS GROUND

SENSORS GROUND

12 FAULT LIGHT RELAY DRIVE N/C

AIRCON CLUTCH RELAY DRIVE

13 OCTANE ADJUST

OCTANE ADJUST

OCTANE ADJUST

14 OCTANE ADJUST

OCTANE ADJUST

OCTANE ADJUST

15 MAP SENSOR

MAP SENSOR

MAP SENSOR

16 AMAL BOOST VALVE

AMAL BOOST VALVE

AMAL BOOST VALVE

17 TPS

TPS

TPS

18 INJECTOR CYL 4

INJECTOR CYL 4

INJECTOR CYL 4

19 GROUND

GROUND

GROUND

20 ECU +12V POWER

ECU +12V POWER

ECU +12V POWER

21 N/C

N/C

AIRCON SENSE INPUT

22 N/C

N/C

KNOCK SENSOR

23 PHASE SENSOR +VE

PHASE SENSOR +VE

PHASE SENSOR +VE

24 IGNITION MODULE -VE

IGNITION MODULE -VE

IGNITION MODULE -VE

25 IGNITION MODULE +VE

IGNITION MODULE +VE

IGNITION MODULE +VE

26 N/C

N/C

N/C

27 DIAGNOSTIC OUTPUT

DIAGNOSTIC OUTPUT

DIAGNOSTIC OUTPUT

28 FUEL PUMP RELAY DRIVE

FUEL PUMP RELAY DRIVE

FUEL PUMP RELAY DRIVE

29 ECT

ECT

ECT

30 SENSOR 5V

SENSOR 5V

SENSOR 5V

31 ACT

ACT

ACT

32 INJECTOR CYL 2

INJECTOR CYL 2

INJECTOR CYL 2

33 INJECTOR CYL 3

INJECTOR CYL 3

INJECTOR CYL 3

34 ISCV

ISCV

ISCV

35 INJECTOR CYL 1

INJECTOR CYL 1

INJECTOR CYL 1

ECU Connections summary table :-