A Random Spade connctor loose in the engine Bay..... - Printable Version
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A Random Spade connctor loose in the engine Bay..... - Kiwichris - 02-14-2012
Hello there
Well - today I pulled the car out of the garage, into the light, and had a bit of a look around the engine compartment...
I found this "interesting" loose wire - black wire with a blue spade connector - loose - looks like it has been connected in the past - see pics attached
It's lying around the space behind the starter motor / AC compressor....all very interesting....so - down in the area of the L/h engine mount - bleow and inward of the plastic radiator resivoir
I've traced it back to where it joins a main wiring loom bundle, forward, and in front of, the main fuse-box
Car runs well - AC is always v cold, and heater is very weak - so I suspect it might be something that should be connected to the back of the a/c compressor ??? - without removing all underbody panels I can';t see the back of the compressor
car has recently had uniden alarm fitted, and the guys went around playing with the wiring for a few days wholst they "learnt" stuff....
Any ideas would be useful!!!
Cheers
Chris
A Random Spade connctor loose in the engine Bay..... - flash - 02-14-2012
almost positive that is not OEM wiring. i have never seen a male spade in this car.
A Random Spade connctor loose in the engine Bay..... - Kiwichris - 02-14-2012
Cheers Flash - that's good to know - if it was not for the fact that the wiring seems to go into a main loom I would not have bothered with the post; however, the old girl does seem to have a fair bit of interesting wiring aquired over her life....Car is RHD Hong Kong car...
will tie up, and next time i have the bottom pans off I'll look further.....
Cheers
Chris
A Random Spade connctor loose in the engine Bay..... - SILVY968 - 02-16-2012
Check to see if it B+ or ground. Agree with Flash, not OEM, but if B+ you would want to be sure that it is kept from grounding out on the car/engine metal.
A Random Spade connctor loose in the engine Bay..... - Kiwichris - 02-20-2012
Hmm - just went for a drive - a/c has stopped working - ! - now that's a coincidence - will test to see if signal appears when I turn on a/c button - checked visual with engine running - rpms go up when switch is pushed in , light illuminates on switch, but centre of clutch plate on ac compressor does not turn around - think it should....????? - to signify clutch engaged......
All good fun.......
A Random Spade connctor loose in the engine Bay..... - Kiwichris - 02-20-2012
yep - clutch not engaging - - tried turning on a/c switch with ignition on - the spade wire connctor does not energise....however, don't want to try it with car running?
so I must summise that
1 - this wire is meant to be connected to compressor - and it's an aftermarket one....
2 - relay has gone bad - remind me anyone how to jump the relay - 86 and 30 terminals?
3 - loose wire and compressor clutch not engaging are 2 completly isolated things! -
will take off bottom pan tomorrow and crawl in - ugh....
any comments welcome!
1 - this wire is going to thr compressor
A Random Spade connctor loose in the engine Bay..... - vliegwielolaf1234 - 02-20-2012
The only black wire in that area , that i could find on my car , is conected to the ac compressor .
It comes out of the wiring loom same place as you show your loose connection .
A Random Spade connctor loose in the engine Bay..... - Kiwichris - 02-20-2012
right -cheers for that - looks like I'm going to be spending the day crawling under the car.....
A Random Spade connctor loose in the engine Bay..... - DaveN - 02-20-2012
Yea, there is a single black, lonely wire that runs to the A/C clutch in that area. I have had to clean mine up a little with electrical tape as it was rubbing around down there.