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VW Golf/Jetta Mk2 1.8 8v Digifant II → MoTeC M190 13190 (auto)

VW Golf/Jetta Mk2 1.8 8v Digifant II — MoTeC — M190
⚠ NOT CHECKED. Don't build from this.
Drawn by Michael Gnankou · Rev 0 · draft · 2026-10-12

Before you start

Not confident with automotive wiring? Have a professional harness builder or tuner do it, or check your work before first power-up. A wiring mistake can damage the ECU, the engine or the car, or start a fire.

Statusdraft · not yet verified: nobody has reported building and running this harness
Open errors1: read the Findings page before cutting any wire
Size of the job37 wires · 7 connectors · 0 part lines
ToolsCrimp and extraction tools for each terminal family (see Connectors) · wire strippers · multimeter · heat gun + heat-shrink
Order of work1. Check every part against the parts list. 2. Cut and label every wire (labels: Export → Wire labels). 3. Crimp and pin connector by connector, ticking the build checklist. 4. Run the bench test with nothing plugged in and the battery disconnected. 5. Only then connect the ECU and power up.

Build checklist

Tick each box as you go. Continuity: meter from end to end, expect under 1 Ω.

WireFromToGaugeColourCutLabelCrimp ACrimp BPin APin BContinuity
W1OEM-A-14SP-14V-10.85☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W2SP-14V-1M190-B-H0.85☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W3SP-14V-1M190-B-J0.85☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W4SP-14V-1M190-B-K0.85☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W5SP-14V-1M190-B-L0.85☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W6OEM-A-13SP-GND-10.85☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W7OEM-A-19SP-GND-10.85☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W8SP-GND-1M190-B-G0.85☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W9SP-GND-1M190-B-W0.85☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W10SP-GND-1M190-B-X0.85☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W11SP-GND-1M190-B-Y0.85☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W12SP-GND-1M190-B-Z0.85☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W13SP-GND-1M190-B-c0.85☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W14OEM-A-5SP-0V-10.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W15OEM-A-6SP-0V-10.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W16SP-0V-1M190-A-180.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W17SP-0V-1M190-A-190.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W18SP-0V-1M190-A-200.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W19SP-0V-1M190-C-140.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W20SP-0V-1M190-C-150.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W21SP-0V-1M190-C-230.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W22SP-0V-1M190-C-300.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W23OEM-A-17M190-A-160.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W24OEM-A-18M190-C-180.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W25OEM-A-4M190-C-510.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W26OEM-A-25M190-C-160.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W27OEM-A-12M190-A-110.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W28OEM-A-3M190-A-30.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W29OEM-A-21M190-C-420.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W30OEM-A-10M190-C-370.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W31OEM-A-22M190-B-U0.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W32OEM-A-23M190-A-20.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W33OEM-A-2M190-A-70.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W34OEM-A-9M190-C-390.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W35OEM-A-1M190-A-210.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W36OEM-A-11M190-A-140.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐
W37OEM-A-16M190-A-300.5☐☐☐☐☐☐☐

Bench test (before first power-up)

Battery disconnected, ECU and every sensor unplugged. Meter on resistance. Each pair below must read open (OL): a reading means a pinched wire, a stray strand or a mis-pinned cavity. Then check continuity of every wire (last column of the build checklist).

#Probe AProbe BExpectWhyReading
1M190-A-16M190-A-18open (OL)5 V sensor reference must not touch sensor ground
2M190-B-HM190-A-18open (OL)+12 V supply must not touch sensor ground
3M190-B-GM190-A-16open (OL)power ground must not touch 5 V sensor reference
4M190-B-GM190-B-Hopen (OL)power ground must not touch +12 V supply
5M190-B-HM190-A-16open (OL)+12 V supply must not touch 5 V sensor reference

If any reading doesn't match, stop and get help before powering up.

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Schematic

M190-AM190-BM190-COEM-ASP-0VSP-14VSP-GND

Connectors

M190-A

CavityFunctionSignalWireColourGauge (mm²)DestinationTerminalSealPlug
1Low Side Injector 3————————
10Low Side Injector 8————————
11Peak Hold Injector 1—W27—0.5OEM-A-12———
12Peak Hold Injector 2————————
13Analogue Voltage Input 11————————
14Digital Input 2—W36—0.5OEM-A-11———
15RS232 Receive————————
16Sensor 5.0V C3—W23—0.5OEM-A-17———
17Low Side Injector 11————————
18Sensor 0V C1—W16—0.5SP-0V-1———
19Sensor 0V C2—W17—0.5SP-0V-1———
2Low Side Injector 2—W32—0.5OEM-A-23———
20Sensor 0V C3—W18—0.5SP-0V-1———
21Digital Input 1—W35—0.5OEM-A-1———
22LIN Bus————————
23RS232 Transmit————————
24CAN Bus 2 High————————
25Low Side Injector 7————————
26Peak Hold Injector 3————————
27Analogue Voltage Input 15————————
28Analogue Voltage Input 16————————
29Analogue Voltage Input 17————————
3Low Side Injector 1—W28—0.5OEM-A-3———
30Digital Input 3—W37—0.5OEM-A-16———
31CAN Bus 2 Low————————
32Low Side Injector 10————————
33Peak Hold Injector 4————————
34Analogue Voltage Input 13————————
35Analogue Voltage Input 12————————
36Peak Hold Injector 7————————
37Digital Input 4————————
38Battery Backup————————
39CAN Bus 3 High————————
4Low Side Injector 12————————
40Low Side Injector 6————————
41Analogue Voltage Input 14————————
42Peak Hold Injector 9————————
43Peak Hold Injector 10————————
44Peak Hold Injector 6————————
45Peak Hold Injector 5————————
46CAN Bus 3 Low————————
47Low Side Injector 9————————
48Low Side Injector 5————————
49Peak Hold Injector 11————————
5Low Side Injector 4————————
50Peak Hold Injector 12————————
51Peak Hold Injector 8————————
52Low Side Ignition 12————————
53Low Side Ignition 9————————
54Low Side Ignition 10————————
55Low Side Ignition 11————————
6Lambda Narrow Input 2————————
7Lambda Narrow Input 1—W33—0.5OEM-A-2———
8Sensor 5.0V C1————————
9Sensor 5.0V C2————————

M190-B

CavityFunctionSignalWireColourGauge (mm²)DestinationTerminalSealPlug
AHalf Bridge Output 1————————
BHalf Bridge Output 2————————
CHalf Bridge Output 3————————
DHalf Bridge Output 4————————
EHalf Bridge Output 5————————
FHalf Bridge Output 6————————
GBattery Negative 1—W8—0.85SP-GND-1———
HBattery Positive 1—W2—0.85SP-14V-1———
JBattery Positive 2—W3—0.85SP-14V-1———
KBattery Positive 3—W4—0.85SP-14V-1———
LBattery Positive 4—W5—0.85SP-14V-1———
MHalf Bridge Output 10————————
NHalf Bridge Output 9————————
PHalf Bridge Output 8————————
RHalf Bridge Output 7————————
SLow Side Injector 4————————
TLow Side Injector 6————————
ULow Side Injector 1—W31—0.5OEM-A-22———
VLow Side Injector 2————————
WBattery Negative 2—W9—0.85SP-GND-1———
XBattery Negative 3—W10—0.85SP-GND-1———
YBattery Negative 4—W11—0.85SP-GND-1———
ZBattery Negative 5—W12—0.85SP-GND-1———
aLow Side Injector 5————————
bLow Side Injector 3————————
cBattery Negative 6—W13—0.85SP-GND-1———

M190-C

CavityFunctionSignalWireColourGauge (mm²)DestinationTerminalSealPlug
1Low Side Ignition 4————————
10Universal Digital Input 8————————
11Analogue Voltage Input 6————————
12Analogue Voltage Input 7————————
13Analogue Voltage Input 9————————
14Sensor 0V A1—W19—0.5SP-0V-1———
15Sensor 0V A2—W20—0.5SP-0V-1———
16Low Side Ignition 1—W26—0.5OEM-A-25———
17Universal Digital Input 7————————
18Universal Digital Input 1—W24—0.5OEM-A-18———
19Universal Digital Input 12————————
2Low Side Ignition 3————————
20Universal Digital Input 11————————
21Universal Digital Input 10————————
22Universal Digital Input 9————————
23Sensor 0V B1—W21—0.5SP-0V-1———
24CAN Bus 1 High————————
25Universal Digital Input 3————————
26Ethernet Receive -————————
27Universal Digital Input 4————————
28Analogue Voltage Input 4————————
29Analogue Voltage Input 5————————
3Low Side Ignition 8————————
30Sensor 0V B2—W22—0.5SP-0V-1———
31CAN Bus 1 Low————————
32Universal Digital Input 2————————
33Ethernet Receive +————————
34Ethernet Transmit -————————
35Analogue Voltage Input 3————————
36Analogue Voltage Input 2————————
37Analogue Temperature Input 1—W30—0.5OEM-A-10———
38Analogue Temperature Input 3————————
39Analogue Temperature Input 2—W34—0.5OEM-A-9———
4Low Side Ignition 6————————
40Universal Digital Input 5————————
41Ethernet Transmit +————————
42Analogue Voltage Input 1—W29—0.5OEM-A-21———
43Knock Input 3————————
44Knock Input 2————————
45Analogue Temperature Input 5————————
46Analogue Temperature Input 4————————
47Universal Digital Input 6————————
48Sensor 5.0V A1————————
49Knock Input 4————————
5Low Side Ignition 5————————
50Sensor 5.0V B1————————
51Knock Input 1—W25—0.5OEM-A-4———
52Analogue Temperature Input 6————————
53Sensor 5.0V A2————————
54Sensor 6.3V————————
55Sensor 5.0V B2————————
6Analogue Voltage Input 8————————
7Analogue Voltage Input 10————————
8Low Side Ignition 2————————
9Low Side Ignition 7————————

OEM-A

CavityFunctionSignalWireColourGauge (mm²)DestinationTerminalSealPlug
1Starter signal (term 50)—W35—0.5M190-A-21———
10Coolant temperature sensor—W30—0.5M190-C-37———
11Idle/WOT throttle switch—W36—0.5M190-A-14———
12Injector driver (batch, all 4)—W27—0.5M190-A-11———
13Ground—W6—0.85SP-GND-1———
14ECU power (control-unit relay)—W1—0.85SP-14V-1———
16A/C compressor signal—W37—0.5M190-A-30———
17AFM potentiometer supply—W23—0.5M190-A-16———
18Hall sender signal (engine speed)—W24—0.5M190-C-18———
19Ground—W7—0.85SP-GND-1———
2Oxygen (lambda) sensor signal—W33—0.5M190-A-7———
21AFM signal—W29—0.5M190-C-42———
22Idle stabilizer valve coil 1—W31—0.5M190-B-U———
23Idle stabilizer valve coil 2—W32—0.5M190-A-2———
25Ignition timing signal to TCI—W26—0.5M190-C-16———
3Fuel pump relay control—W28—0.5M190-A-3———
4Knock sensor signal—W25—0.5M190-C-51———
5Knock sensor return—W14—0.5SP-0V-1———
6Sensor ground (CTS/Hall/AFM/throttle)—W15—0.5SP-0V-1———
7Knock sensor shield————————
8Hall sender supply (distributor)————————
9Intake air temperature sensor—W34—0.5M190-C-39———

SP-0V

CavityFunctionSignalWireColourGauge (mm²)DestinationTerminalSealPlug
1——W14—0.5OEM-A-5———
1——W15—0.5OEM-A-6———
1——W16—0.5M190-A-18———
1——W17—0.5M190-A-19———
1——W18—0.5M190-A-20———
1——W19—0.5M190-C-14———
1——W20—0.5M190-C-15———
1——W21—0.5M190-C-23———
1——W22—0.5M190-C-30———

SP-14V

CavityFunctionSignalWireColourGauge (mm²)DestinationTerminalSealPlug
1——W1—0.85OEM-A-14———
1——W2—0.85M190-B-H———
1——W3—0.85M190-B-J———
1——W4—0.85M190-B-K———
1——W5—0.85M190-B-L———

SP-GND

CavityFunctionSignalWireColourGauge (mm²)DestinationTerminalSealPlug
1——W6—0.85OEM-A-13———
1——W7—0.85OEM-A-19———
1——W8—0.85M190-B-G———
1——W9—0.85M190-B-W———
1——W10—0.85M190-B-X———
1——W11—0.85M190-B-Y———
1——W12—0.85M190-B-Z———
1——W13—0.85M190-B-c———

Pin map

OEM pointOEM functionOEM familyTarget pointTarget functionTarget familyWire colourEvidence
OEM-A-1Starter signal (term 50)digital_inM190-A-21Digital Input 1digital_incorroborated
OEM-A-10Coolant temperature sensortemp_inM190-C-37Analogue Temperature Input 1temp_incorroborated
OEM-A-11Idle/WOT throttle switchdigital_inM190-A-14Digital Input 2digital_incorroborated
OEM-A-12Injector driver (batch, all 4)injector_outM190-A-11Peak Hold Injector 1injector_outcorroborated
OEM-A-13GroundgroundM190-B-G + M190-B-W + M190-B-X + M190-B-Y + M190-B-Z + M190-B-cBattery Negative 1 + Battery Negative 2 + Battery Negative 3 + Battery Negative 4 + Battery Negative 5 + Battery Negative 6groundcorroborated
OEM-A-14ECU power (control-unit relay)power_inM190-B-H + M190-B-J + M190-B-K + M190-B-LBattery Positive 1 + Battery Positive 2 + Battery Positive 3 + Battery Positive 4power_incorroborated
OEM-A-16A/C compressor signaldigital_inM190-A-30Digital Input 3digital_incorroborated
OEM-A-17AFM potentiometer supplyvrefM190-A-16Sensor 5.0V C3vrefcorroborated
OEM-A-18Hall sender signal (engine speed)trigger_inM190-C-18Universal Digital Input 1digital_incorroborated
OEM-A-19GroundgroundM190-B-G + M190-B-W + M190-B-X + M190-B-Y + M190-B-Z + M190-B-cBattery Negative 1 + Battery Negative 2 + Battery Negative 3 + Battery Negative 4 + Battery Negative 5 + Battery Negative 6groundcorroborated
OEM-A-2Oxygen (lambda) sensor signallambda_nb_inM190-A-7Lambda Narrow Input 1lambda_nb_incorroborated
OEM-A-21AFM signalanalog_inM190-C-42Analogue Voltage Input 1analog_incorroborated
OEM-A-22Idle stabilizer valve coil 1low_side_outM190-B-ULow Side Injector 1injector_outcorroborated
OEM-A-23Idle stabilizer valve coil 2low_side_outM190-A-2Low Side Injector 2injector_outcorroborated
OEM-A-25Ignition timing signal to TCIignition_outM190-C-16Low Side Ignition 1ignition_outcorroborated
OEM-A-3Fuel pump relay controllow_side_outM190-A-3Low Side Injector 1injector_outcorroborated
OEM-A-4Knock sensor signalknock_inM190-C-51Knock Input 1knock_incorroborated
OEM-A-5Knock sensor returnsensor_groundM190-A-18 + M190-A-19 + M190-A-20 + M190-C-14 + M190-C-15 + M190-C-23 + M190-C-30Sensor 0V C1 + Sensor 0V C2 + Sensor 0V C3 + Sensor 0V A1 + Sensor 0V A2 + Sensor 0V B1 + Sensor 0V B2sensor_groundcorroborated
OEM-A-6Sensor ground (CTS/Hall/AFM/throttle)sensor_groundM190-A-18 + M190-A-19 + M190-A-20 + M190-C-14 + M190-C-15 + M190-C-23 + M190-C-30Sensor 0V C1 + Sensor 0V C2 + Sensor 0V C3 + Sensor 0V A1 + Sensor 0V A2 + Sensor 0V B1 + Sensor 0V B2sensor_groundcorroborated
OEM-A-7Knock sensor shieldshield———corroborated
OEM-A-8Hall sender supply (distributor)power_in———corroborated
OEM-A-9Intake air temperature sensortemp_inM190-C-39Analogue Temperature Input 2temp_incorroborated

Cut list

WireFromToGauge (mm²)ColourLengthSignalIdent
W1OEM-A-14SP-14V-10.85no routeECU power (control-unit relay)—
W2SP-14V-1M190-B-H0.85no routeBattery Positive 1—
W3SP-14V-1M190-B-J0.85no routeBattery Positive 2—
W4SP-14V-1M190-B-K0.85no routeBattery Positive 3—
W5SP-14V-1M190-B-L0.85no routeBattery Positive 4—
W6OEM-A-13SP-GND-10.85no routeGround—
W7OEM-A-19SP-GND-10.85no routeGround—
W8SP-GND-1M190-B-G0.85no routeBattery Negative 1—
W9SP-GND-1M190-B-W0.85no routeBattery Negative 2—
W10SP-GND-1M190-B-X0.85no routeBattery Negative 3—
W11SP-GND-1M190-B-Y0.85no routeBattery Negative 4—
W12SP-GND-1M190-B-Z0.85no routeBattery Negative 5—
W13SP-GND-1M190-B-c0.85no routeBattery Negative 6—
W14OEM-A-5SP-0V-10.5no routeKnock sensor return—
W15OEM-A-6SP-0V-10.5no routeSensor ground (CTS/Hall/AFM/throttle)—
W16SP-0V-1M190-A-180.5no routeSensor 0V C1—
W17SP-0V-1M190-A-190.5no routeSensor 0V C2—
W18SP-0V-1M190-A-200.5no routeSensor 0V C3—
W19SP-0V-1M190-C-140.5no routeSensor 0V A1—
W20SP-0V-1M190-C-150.5no routeSensor 0V A2—
W21SP-0V-1M190-C-230.5no routeSensor 0V B1—
W22SP-0V-1M190-C-300.5no routeSensor 0V B2—
W23OEM-A-17M190-A-160.5no routeAFM potentiometer supply—
W24OEM-A-18M190-C-180.5no routeHall sender signal (engine speed)—
W25OEM-A-4M190-C-510.5no routeKnock sensor signal—
W26OEM-A-25M190-C-160.5no routeIgnition timing signal to TCI—
W27OEM-A-12M190-A-110.5no routeInjector driver (batch, all 4)—
W28OEM-A-3M190-A-30.5no routeFuel pump relay control—
W29OEM-A-21M190-C-420.5no routeAFM signal—
W30OEM-A-10M190-C-370.5no routeCoolant temperature sensor—
W31OEM-A-22M190-B-U0.5no routeIdle stabilizer valve coil 1—
W32OEM-A-23M190-A-20.5no routeIdle stabilizer valve coil 2—
W33OEM-A-2M190-A-70.5no routeOxygen (lambda) sensor signal—
W34OEM-A-9M190-C-390.5no routeIntake air temperature sensor—
W35OEM-A-1M190-A-210.5no routeStarter signal (term 50)—
W36OEM-A-11M190-A-140.5no routeIdle/WOT throttle switch—
W37OEM-A-16M190-A-300.5no routeA/C compressor signal—

Bill of materials

CategoryPart numberManufacturerDescriptionQtyUnit

ECU setup sheet

RoleEngine refEngine signalSensorECU pointECU functionECU classSetup flag
No configured channels.

Findings

Open (6)

SeverityCodeSubjectMessage
errorREQUIRED_UNMAPPEDOEM-A-8Required OEM function "Hall sender supply (distributor)" (power_in) is not connected to the new ECU.
warnNET_FAMILYOEM-A-18 ↔ M190-C-18OEM-A-18 "Hall sender signal (engine speed)" [trigger_in] is wired to M190-C-18 "Universal Digital Input 1" [digital_in]. Hall-type cam/speed signals can use a digital input if it handles the frequency; VR signals cannot.
infoNET_FAMILYOEM-A-22 ↔ M190-B-UOEM-A-22 "Idle stabilizer valve coil 1" [low_side_out] is wired to M190-B-U "Low Side Injector 1" [injector_out]. Injector drivers can usually run general low-side loads; check current and PWM frequency.
infoNET_FAMILYOEM-A-23 ↔ M190-A-2OEM-A-23 "Idle stabilizer valve coil 2" [low_side_out] is wired to M190-A-2 "Low Side Injector 2" [injector_out]. Injector drivers can usually run general low-side loads; check current and PWM frequency.
infoNET_FAMILYOEM-A-3 ↔ M190-A-3OEM-A-3 "Fuel pump relay control" [low_side_out] is wired to M190-A-3 "Low Side Injector 1" [injector_out]. Injector drivers can usually run general low-side loads; check current and PWM frequency.
infoUNMAPPEDOEM1 optional OEM pins are not mapped: OEM-A-7 Knock sensor shield

Accepted (0)

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Notes

Auto-mapped by auto_map() from the library pin data on 2026-10-11. Review every wire against both manuals before building. Open items: - OEM-A 8: Hall sender supply (distributor): no rule for class sensor_supply_in; wire by hand Not wired: - OEM-A 7: Knock sensor shield: no shield pin on MoTeC M190

Sources

ReliabilityKindTitleURLArchiveCapturedSHA-256
4vendor_docMoTeC: M1 ECU Hardware manual (7 Nov 2013) — M130/M150/M170/M190 pinout tableshttps://web.archive.org/web/2023id_/https://www.motec.com.au/hessian/uploads/M1_ECU_Hardware_c2517380e4.pdf—2026-10-0503dc5975f739
2community_copya2resource: Digifant II engine controller pinout (VW Golf/Jetta Mk2 1.8 8v)http://www.a2resource.com/electrical/management/digifant2.html———
2community_copydrive2.ru: VW Golf Mk2 PF Digifant II ECU pinouthttps://www.drive2.ru/l/9886121———