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19th May 2021, 12:40 | #1 |
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Diesel cooler return earth wire 🤔
Just behind the offside rear wheel sits the return diesel cooler. There appears to be an earth wire that should be attached to it approximately 6 inches long. Is this wire actually needed. Due to rusted brackets I would have to drill into the spare wheel well to get a good earth, which I'm reluctant to do.
Can I safely dispense with this earth wire? Tia, Martyn. |
19th May 2021, 13:41 | #2 |
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I respectfully suggest it should be fitted
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I’m pretty sure mine has parted company from whatever it was attached to on one of the cars.
I only noticed it when replacing rear arms last year. Needless to say it was one of the jobs I’d intended to get round to but forgotten about. I know it’s there for a reason, but nothing untoward has happened to me yet.🤞 Just sayin.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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A hole in the wheel well will do no harm whatsoever.--I've had 3 holes in mine for over 13 years.--Don't need them now as I found out where the water was getting in and fixed it.--- Will take only a few minutes to fit an earth wire ----so, do it.--- |
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It's having one hissy fit after another at the moment and I'm a bit more than fed up with it lol. |
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It should probably be attached, but the wire on my old diesel has been loose for 53000 miles (or 8 years) During my ownership and never caused a problem
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That brake pad light.---When you changed the pads did you replace the wear-away sensor ??--When I did mine I bridged the gap with a spot of solder to complete the circuit.---The sensor is an earth connection. When this connection is broken the ECU puts up a light on the dash to warn you of worn pads.
Sometimes, after a short time. the ECU detects the replaced sensor and switches off the dash light.--- |
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It's been fine until yesterday coming back from Wales, half way back the light came on , I've had a quick look and unplugged it a couple of times but I may not have plugged it in far enough, will have to get the car up on axle stands. |
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I wonder how many more are the same? Most of the support bracket for the cooler has rotted away, I think it's held up by the pipes more than anything, something else to sort out . Btw Andy, have you got any spare brake pad sensors with a decent bit of wire? Want to make up a couple of bridging connectors.
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