V12 Original Wiring

SOME OF YOUR VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN ALTERED BY PREVIOUS OWNERS.

Here are some original wiring diagrams and images that may help you return it to the correct state. These are typical of the ignition circuits on OPUS equipped
V12's. Many early systems may have been changed by dealers/service agents to a later system. This was an attempt to cure the problems Jaguar had with
the OPUS ignition system. Consequently, you may have either early colour-banded black wiring or the later self-coloured wiring. To print these pages, go to
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Early type wiring diagram:

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EARLY TYPE ALL-BLACK WIRING.

NOTE SMALL COLOUR CODE BANDS ON WIRES!
(These are often hidden under white rubbery material on original circuit boards)
Be careful not to lose any bands or overlook any of the Black Bands on Black wires (difficult to spot).
Later type had self-coloured wires. (See below)

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Later type wiring diagram:

IMPORTANT NOTE: The wiring diagram shows two WU wires to the ballast resistor pack.
Close examination will show that the conventional WU, i.e. the one which is white with a straight blue stripe, is the one supplying power from the starter relay
( # 194 on the wiring diagram below). This goes to the "START" position.
The wire for the tachometer is the other WU, and is the one in which the blue stripe SPIRALS on the white. It may also be White/Slate instead of White/Blue.
Remember, your vehicle may only have five wires going into the amplifier and it is best to keep it this way. The tachometer may have been converted to run direct from the
coil.

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Below is a section from XJ12 SII Wiring diagram (with key below) showing relevant details. Other OPUS equipped vehicles
will be similar.

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Early type OPUS from V12 E-type. NOTE: Red coloured PC board compared to later type green board

Later type OPUS from XJ-S showing self-coloured wires NOTE: Lack of White/Blue wire due to different Tachometer driving
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arrangement.

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Photo of Starter Solenoid/Ballast Coil Relay from XJ12 SII. Again, other vehicles will be similar.

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Typical Ballast Resistor Pack with Coil bolted over top. NOTE: inputs stamped on casing - SII XJ12. In this photo, wiring to coil is NOT
original, however the white/blue-spiral wire for the tachometer is typical. Later wiring harnesses may substitute this wire with white/slate.

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MORE ON COLOUR CODES

British vehicles used colour coded wiring to help identify various circuits employed. This is from BS-AU7a 1983 Colour Code for Vehicle
Wiring, from the British Standards Institution.

(These colour codes may not be totally applicable to older cars. However, the tables are a pretty good guide).

MAIN TRACER PURPOSE

Black All earth connections
Black Brown Tachometer generator to tachometer
Black Blue Tachometer generator to tachometer
Black Red Electric or electronic speedometer to sensor
Black Purple Temperature switch to warning light
Black Green Relay to radiator fan motor
Black Light green Vacuum brake switch or brake differential pressure valve to warning light and/or buzzer
Black White Brake fluid level warning light to switch and handbrake switch, or radio to speakers
Black yellow Electric speedometer
Black Orange Radiator fan motor to thermal switch

MAIN TRACER PURPOSE

Blue Lighting switch (head) to dip switch
Blue Brown Headlamp relay to headlamp fuse
Blue Red Dip switch to headlamp dip beam fuse
Fuse to right-hand dip headlamp
Blue Light green Headlamp wiper motor to headlamp wash pump motor
Blue White a) Dip switch to headlamp main beam fuse
b)Headlamp flasher to main beam fuse
c)Dip switch main beam warning light
d)Dip switch to long-range driving light switch
Blue Yellow Long-range driving light switch to lamp
Blue Black Fuse to right-hand main headlamp
Blue Pink Fuse to left-hand dip headlamp
Blue Slate Headlamp main beam fuse to left-hand headlamp or inboard headlamps when independently fused
Blue Orange Fuse to right-hand dip headlamp

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MAIN TRACER PURPOSE

Brown Main battery lead
Brown Blue Control box (compensated voltage control only) to ignition switch and lighting switch (feed)
Brown Red Compression ignition starting aid to switch
Main battery feed to double pole ignition switch
Brown Purple Alternator regulator feed
Brown Green Dynamo 'F' to controlboxl 'F'
Alternator field 'F' to control box 'F'
Brown White Ammeter to control box
Ammeter to main alternator terminal
Brown Yellow Alternator to 'no charge' warning light
Brown Black Alternator battery sensing lead
Brown Slate Starter relay contact to starter solenoid
Brown Orange Fuel shut-off (diesel stop)

MAIN TRACER PURPOSE

Green Accessories fused via ignition switch
Green Brown Switch to reverse lamp
Green Blue Water temperature gauge to temperature unit
Green Red Direction indicator switch to left-hand flasher lamps
Green Purple Stop lamp switch to stop lamps, or stop lamp switch to lamp failure unit
Green Light green Hazard flasher unit to hazard pilot lamp or lamp failure unit to stop lamp bulbs
Green White Direction indicator switch to right hand flasher lamps
Green Yellow Heater motor to switch single speed (or to 'slow' on two or three-speed motor)
Green Black Fuel gauge to fuel tank unit or changeover switch or voltage stabilizer to tank units
Green Pink Fuse to flasher unit
Green Slate a)Heater motor to switch ('fast' on two- or three-speed motor)
b)Coolant level unit to warning light
Green Orange Low fuel level switch to warning light

MAIN TRACER PURPOSE

Light Green Instrument voltage stabilizer to instruments
Light green Brown Flasher switch to flasher unit
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Light green Blue a)Flasher switch to left-hand flasher warning light

b)Coolant level sensor to control unit
c)Test switch to coolant level control unit
Light green Red Fuel tank changeover switch to right-hand tank unit or entry and exit door closed switch to door actuator
Light green Purple Flasher unit to flasher warning light
Light green Green Start inhibitor relay to change speed switch; or switch to heater blower motor second speed on three-speed unit
Light green White Low air pressure switch to buzzer and warning light
Light green Yellow Flasher switch to right-hand warning light; or differential lock switch to differential lock warning light
Light green Black Front screen jet switch to screen jet motor
Light green Slate Fuel tank changeover switch to left-hand tank unit; or entry and exit door open switch to door actuator
Light green Orange Rear window wash switch to wash pump; or cab lock-down switch to warning light

MAIN TRACER PURPOSE

Orange Wiper circuits fused via ignition switch
Orange Blue Switch to front screen wiper motor first speed timer or intermittent unit
Orange Green Switch to front screen wiper motor second speed
Orange Black Switch to front screen wiper motor parking cicuit, timer or intermittent unit
Orange Purple Timer or intermittent unit to motor parking circuit
Orange White Timer or intermittent unit to motor parking circuit
Orange Yellow Switch to headlamp or rear window wiper motor feed, timer or relay coil
Orange Light green Switch to headlamp or rear window wiper motor parking circuit timer or relay coil
Orange Pink Timer or relay to headlamp or rear window wiper motor feed
Orange Slate Timer or relay to headlamp or rear window wiper motor parking circuit

MAIN TRACER PURPOSE

Pink White Ballast terminal to ignition distributor

MAIN TRACER PURPOSE

Purple Accessories fed direct from battery via fuse
Purple Brown Horn fuse to horn relay when horn is fused separately
Purple Blue Fuse to heated rear window relay or switch and warning light
Purple Red Switches to map light, under bonnet light, glove box light and boot lamp when fed direct from battery fuse
Purple Green Fuse to hazard flasher

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Purple Light green Fuse to relay for screen demist

Purple White Interior lights to switch (subsidiary circuit door safety lights to switch)
Purple Yellow Horn to horn relay
Purple Black Horn to horn relay to horn push
Purple Pink Rear heated window to switch or relay
Purple Slate Aerial lift motor to switch up
Purple Orange Aerial lift motor to switch down

MAIN TRACER PURPOSE

Red Main feed to all circuits mastered by sidelamp switch
Red Brown Rear fog guard switch to lamps
Red Blue Front fog lamp fuse to fog lamp switch
Red Purple Switches to map light, under bonnet light, glove box light and boot lamp when sidelamp circuit fed
Red Green Bulb failure unit to right-hand-side and rear lamps
Red White a)Sidelamp fuse to right-hand side and rear lamps
b)Sidelamp fuse to panel light rheostat
c)Fuse to panel light switch or rheostat
d)Fuse to fibre optic source
Red Yellow Fog lamp switch to fog lamp or front fog fuse to fog lamps
Red Black Left-hand,sidelamp fuse to side and tail lamps and number plate illumination
Red Pink Sidelamp fuse to lighting relay
Red Slate Lamp failure unit to lef-hand side and tail lamps
Red Orange Fusebox to rear fog guard switch

MAIN TRACER PURPOSE

Slate Window lift main lead

MAIN TRACER PURPOSE

White Ignition switch or starter solenoid to ballast resistor
White Brown Oil pressure switch to warning light or gauge, or starter relay to oil pressure switch
Choke switch to choke solenoid (unfused) and/or choke to switch to warning light, or electronic ignition
White Blue
distributor to drive resistor
Starter switch to starter solenoid or inhibitor switch or starter relay or ignition (start position) to bulb failure
White Red
unit

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White Purple Fuel pump no 1 or right-hand to changeover switch

White Green Fuel pump no 2 or left-hand to changeover switch
Start switch to starter interlock or oil pressure switch to fuel pump or start inhibitor switch to starter relay or
White Light green
solenoid
White Yellow Ballast resistor to coil or starter solenoid to coil
Ignition coil contact breaker to distributor contact breaker, or distributor side of coil to voltage impulse
White Black
tachometer
White Pink Ignition switch to radio fuse
White Slate Current tachometer to ignition coil
White Orange Hazard warning lead to switch

MAIN TRACER PURPOSE

Yellow a)Overdrive
b)Petrol injection
c)Door locks
d)Gear selector switch to start

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