I am new to the forum, and I have a confession to make. I recently bought a 2012 Nissan Pixo N-Tec 1.0 K10 engine. don’t judge me yet 🫣😬
I do know that this is an Suzuki Alto and rebadged as a Nissan and is normally a very well built cheap run about.
Back to the question in-hand, I had an engine failure and bought a second hand engine with 40,000 miles on it here in the UK. The engine is brilliant but I have had a nightmare to get the engine running well, this is still ongoing hence the post.
On re-fitting the new engine I realised very quickly that the removed engine had two VVT solenoid's and the new engine had an EGR valve instead with deleted VVT valves, here starts the headache.
I have change the following:
1. The engine wiring loom to connect to the different components.
2. Air box and with the added MAF sensor Instead of the inline temperature sensor.
3. Both new Lambda sensors changed, number one sensor with new wiring to fit the 5 pin wiring loom.
4. New camshaft sensor.
5. New Catalytic converter.
6. Change to a Suzuki Alto drivers side engine mount.
With all this done I am still getting error codes for the Camshaft sensor and high readings for the Lambda sensors. I cannot find any information about the ECU’s on both versions of cars and to when the VVT valves were removed or EGR valves and different components fitted?
I am a reasonably competent mechanic in my spare time but I am running out of ideas? The only thing that is original is the ECM, I am thinking if this is the issue and is coded slightly differently due to the older engines differences.
I would assume that the new engine is from a Suzuki and not a Nissan, I have found that many suppliers of used parts state for both Nissan and Suzuki. is there a different ECM fitted to Suzuki’s or the different type of K10 engine has a different ECM part number.
Thank you in advance for any technical details and assistance.
I do know that this is an Suzuki Alto and rebadged as a Nissan and is normally a very well built cheap run about.
Back to the question in-hand, I had an engine failure and bought a second hand engine with 40,000 miles on it here in the UK. The engine is brilliant but I have had a nightmare to get the engine running well, this is still ongoing hence the post.
On re-fitting the new engine I realised very quickly that the removed engine had two VVT solenoid's and the new engine had an EGR valve instead with deleted VVT valves, here starts the headache.
I have change the following:
1. The engine wiring loom to connect to the different components.
2. Air box and with the added MAF sensor Instead of the inline temperature sensor.
3. Both new Lambda sensors changed, number one sensor with new wiring to fit the 5 pin wiring loom.
4. New camshaft sensor.
5. New Catalytic converter.
6. Change to a Suzuki Alto drivers side engine mount.
With all this done I am still getting error codes for the Camshaft sensor and high readings for the Lambda sensors. I cannot find any information about the ECU’s on both versions of cars and to when the VVT valves were removed or EGR valves and different components fitted?
I am a reasonably competent mechanic in my spare time but I am running out of ideas? The only thing that is original is the ECM, I am thinking if this is the issue and is coded slightly differently due to the older engines differences.
I would assume that the new engine is from a Suzuki and not a Nissan, I have found that many suppliers of used parts state for both Nissan and Suzuki. is there a different ECM fitted to Suzuki’s or the different type of K10 engine has a different ECM part number.
Thank you in advance for any technical details and assistance.