Tom.JTC

Active Member

• Feb 17, 2012

• #1

While poking around in the engine bay yesterday I spotted this hanging down at the back.

Looks like an earth strap to me, but I'm not too great on engine electrics. Can anyone recognise it and where it should go? Any reason it would be disconnected purposefully? Engine is an original 200TDi.

Cheers.

 

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discomania

Well-Known Member

• Feb 17, 2012

• #2

Wrong colour for earth, brown and red looking, big live, also note that the end if heatshrunk wrapped, they don't tend to bother with that on earths.

Is that 200tdi retrofit? It should be the glowplug feed, my 90 started life as a petrol, and it had that wire unused (still is). When the diesel was fitted it was done via a manual switch so it was still left unused.

 

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Tom.JTC

Active Member

• Feb 17, 2012

• #3

Ah great, thanks. So it's OK to leave it hanging?

 

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discomania

Well-Known Member

• Feb 17, 2012

• #4

Yeah - I checked it with a meter once to ensure it's not live, so I am not concerned about it. Just tuck it up out the way.

This is one of a few connections on the bulkhead I would like to investigate, the other being the one for a split charge circuit. When I have my 90 stripped down for paint I will try and trace the brown/red wire to see where it comes from (fuse box I would imagine switched by a relay) and what would have switched the relay (probably a diesel engine ignition barrel with the glowplug stage). If I can make it work I will use it since it would make my engine bay wiring tidier.

 

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discomania

Well-Known Member

• Feb 17, 2012

• #5

Right - I am going to hijack this thread now, see the insulation that Tom has on his bulkhead, can you buy that as a LR part?? I am going to have my wings and bonnet off soon to do some painting and engine bay mods, and am going to fit insulation to the engine bay side of the bulkhead, but I don't want to create a big water trap.

So, thoughts please gents.

 

Tom.JTC

Active Member

• Feb 17, 2012

• #6

Cheers, I'll leave it be then.

Your thread now.

 

PaulMc

Active Member

• Feb 17, 2012

• #7

discomania said:

Right - I am going to hijack this thread now, see the insulation that Tom has on his bulkhead, can you buy that as a LR part?? I am going to have my wings and bonnet off soon to do some painting and engine bay mods, and am going to fit insulation to the engine bay side of the bulkhead, but I don't want to create a big water trap.

So, thoughts please gents.

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The Heat/Sound Insulation is Genuine Land Rover, as fitted to the 2.5 Diesel-Turbo vehicles.

Most of it is no longer available new -

Insulation-Turbo Diesel ??? LandRover Defender 1987-2006, Interior Trim

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discomania

Well-Known Member

• Feb 17, 2012

• #8

Thanks, I'll have a look for some bits.

 

mundungus

Active Member

• Feb 17, 2012

• #9

Tom.JTC said:

Cheers, I'll leave it be then.

Your thread now.

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If it really isn't used for anything but you dont know what its connected to, I think I'd put a bit of insulation tape round it just to be on the safe side.