connecting tach to 3rd gen (which wire on engine?)

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May 28, 2003 | 04:09 PM

Bruce95fmla

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connecting tach to 3rd gen (which wire on engine?)

There is a guy who owns a 3rd gen Protege who is emailing me and asking about connecting a tach to a 3rd gen protege. Would anyone who knows how to do this , please post a response on which wire to connect the tach to or a photo also... I will point him to this page so that he can see the results ..
Please post fot the 1.6 , 1.8 and 2.0 ... as I don't know which motor he has
thanks for the help
you can also email him if you please
Bruce

May 28, 2003 | 05:02 PM

carguycw

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If I remember right, it's the purple wire with the white stripe that leads to the diagnostic connector at the rear driver's side corner of the engine compartment (assuming his car is LHD). This should be the same for all U.S. and Canadian G3 Proteges. Also, please note that I'm NOT talking about the OBDII connector, which is located under the dash.

May 28, 2003 | 05:55 PM

Mark_02DX

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Cool! That helps me out, too. I'm putting a tach in as soon as I have a few $$ to spare.

May 28, 2003 | 06:12 PM

protetype

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Originally posted by carguycw
If I remember right, it's the purple wire with the white stripe that leads to the diagnostic connector at the rear driver's side corner of the engine compartment (assuming his car is LHD). This should be the same for all U.S. and Canadian G3 Proteges. Also, please note that I'm NOT talking about the OBDII connector, which is located under the dash.

you are correct sir. if i'm not feelin too lazy later, i'll snap a picture of this for you.

Jun 1, 2003 | 06:07 PM

walight01

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the signal is a multipulse signal and a cheap tach won't work correctly on it. you will have to buy a tach adapter or buy a tach that can be calibrated differently. also if you call goto www.autometer.com they have instructions for the protege.