Anyone know where the main engine earth strap is on a 1.8T?
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 1:08 am
Anyone know where the main engine earth strap is on a 1.8T?
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Anyone know where the main engine earth strap is on a 1.8T?
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Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 1:17 am
It should go from the engine to the body of the car.....so at the front somewhere
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 2:40 am
underneath the battery tray
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:12 am
Engine straps are usually attached to the gearbox.
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:53 am
At the engine mount, bottom right, near the starter motor.
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:56 am
If I suspect an earth problem on a car, I'll use a jumper lead to make a temporary earth between the battery and the chassis / engine to see if it improves things.
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:18 pm
Thanks for diagram shop.
Earth (1) - check
Connection (2) - check
Connection (3) - I think the issue is that I have 2 straps connected to this terminal, 1 red and one black. I think that the thick black cable I have connected is in fact an earth strap that should be bolted to the gearbox.
Earth (1) - check
Connection (2) - check
Connection (3) - I think the issue is that I have 2 straps connected to this terminal, 1 red and one black. I think that the thick black cable I have connected is in fact an earth strap that should be bolted to the gearbox.
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 10:04 am
Black is normally earth and red is normally positive. You don't want to connect those together unless you want to melt your battery down to a puddle of slag.
Is this because yo'ure putting the engine back in and yuo've forgotten what goes where? Oil starvation problem IIRC?
Is this because yo'ure putting the engine back in and yuo've forgotten what goes where? Oil starvation problem IIRC?
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 12:15 am
Yip forgotten which cable goes where! Oil starvation lead to some how or other to the exhaust valves bending. Excessive heat / tensioner slip......not sure.
I'll remove the black strap and trace it back to where it comes from, I'm guessing it will be an earth that's meant to be strapped to the gearbox.
Incidently shop, where do you get your diagrams from?
I'll remove the black strap and trace it back to where it comes from, I'm guessing it will be an earth that's meant to be strapped to the gearbox.
Incidently shop, where do you get your diagrams from?
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 11:42 am
Elsawin 
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 5:54 pm
Did you download or buy a disc?
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 6:06 pm
Did you download or buy a disc?
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 2:52 pm
Bought it. It's quicker getting it by post than downloading the 7 DVDs.
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:18 pm
Back out tonight.
I had the long black wire with the red tabbed sleeve (can be seen in the diagram running to the left of the starter) connected to the starter connection along with the black wire that shares the same cable tidy as the ignition connection for the starter. From what I can see it appears to trial to the alternator?? I had both connected to the starter. Where should this alternator connection go? I'm assuming its an earth??
I had the long black wire with the red tabbed sleeve (can be seen in the diagram running to the left of the starter) connected to the starter connection along with the black wire that shares the same cable tidy as the ignition connection for the starter. From what I can see it appears to trial to the alternator?? I had both connected to the starter. Where should this alternator connection go? I'm assuming its an earth??
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:36 pm
See red circled wired below.....where does this connnect?
