Hanging wire from engine bay? (2 Viewers)

[Yorkie]

I have a 2005 ci carioca 656 and after pulling into a service station coming back from dover, i noticed a wire dangling from beneath the engine.
pondering for 10 minutes wondering what the hell it was, i noticed the 2 orange night lights and the rear night light on the drivers side was out. all lights on passanger side were fine.

i put 2 and 2 together and realised that it must be somthing to do with the dangling wire.

does anybody know where this wire goes, i've looked high and low and cannot spot the terminal on where it should go!

if anybody knows of where it should go, please help!!

thanks

YORKIE

 

[pappajohn]

hi and welcome yokie,

sorry cant help but i sounds unlikely to me....

why would the lighting wires be under the bonnet.

just realised you got your name wrong in your profile....

welcome YORKIE.

 

[Yorkie]

the wire branches off from a big loom close to the battery.
strange that i noticed the wire and the light going out.


thanks pappajohn..

no wonder i had problems logging in..lol

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[pappajohn]

the wire branches off from a big loom close to the battery.
strange that i noticed the wire and the light going out.


thanks pappajohn..

no wonder i had problems logging in..lol

sorry cant advise but.....

if you send Jim (admin) a PM and ask him to change your name i'm sure he'll oblige.

click <<HERE>> then type your message and submit.:thumb:

 

[Douglas]

Oh! for Gods sake, read the text and put an end to this muppet.


Doug...

 

[American Dream]

Best thing is buy a manual for the van.

I could never be without one and the wiring diagram , to me, is the most important bit.

If you feel confident handling vehicle electrics, have a go.

Otherwise consult a vehicle electrics specialist.

You didn't say whether the wire has a terminal on the end.

A lot of my lighting wiring goes through the bonnet bulkhead/loom at the front before going to the rear light assemblies via a connector and sub looms.

I have just rewired parts of it to proper spec.

Good Luck.

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[6pm Cowboy]

Oh! for Gods sake, read the text and put an end to this muppet.


Doug...

What was that about ???

 

[Diabalo]

Oh! for Gods sake, read the text and put an end to this muppet.


Doug...

I hope this was supposed to be some kind of joke

 

[Jim]

Oh! for Gods sake, read the text and put an end to this muppet.


Doug...

Another early morning churlish post Doug Might be fun for you at 2am but in the cold light of day its just rude. Please desist. Thanks

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[Peter James]

I have a 2005 ci carioca 656 and after pulling into a service station coming back from dover, i noticed a wire dangling from beneath the engine.
pondering for 10 minutes wondering what the hell it was, i noticed the 2 orange night lights and the rear night light on the drivers side was out. all lights on passanger side were fine.

i put 2 and 2 together and realised that it must be somthing to do with the dangling wire.

does anybody know where this wire goes, i've looked high and low and cannot spot the terminal on where it should go!

if anybody knows of where it should go, please help!!

thanks

YORKIE

Hi Yorkie
If its like mine there will be a main fuse box under the bonnet. You could try looking around the fuse that does these lights, which should be shown in the handbook. If you haven't got a handbook you can download one for free (click here) Link Removed

 

[froghopper]

wire hanging ????

sounds to me thats not the only thing needs hanging,,,, come on people, unless this is a badly written joke we can do without it,,, a clue in title FUNsters

 

[barnybg]

Loose wire ?

Yorkie,If your still there or here ?Please give more info,as to colour etc,have you logically held the 'dangly wire' and moved it about ,hence seeing where it could stretch/reach too ?
What connection has it male or female,bullet or spade ?or nowt,just wire ?

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[Yorkie]

Yorkie,If your still there or here ?Please give more info,as to colour etc,have you logically held the 'dangly wire' and moved it about ,hence seeing where it could stretch/reach too ?
What connection has it male or female,bullet or spade ?or nowt,just wire ?

theres no coloured wires as its encased in the cable protector. it has a spade like end coming out of a 2" plastic cylinder with silver wire on the side of the cylinder shaped like an 'M'.
i'll get my inpection light out and have a good root tomorrow. if all fails i'll take a picture and post it on here and hope sombody recognises it.

thanks

i do apologise if you cannot decifer the description.

 

[JJ]

Hi Yorkie
If its like mine there will be a main fuse box under the bonnet. You could try looking around the fuse that does these lights, which should be shown in the handbook. If you haven't got a handbook you can download one for free (click here) Link Removed

Now this is what I call a useful and helpful post... Thanks Peter

JJ

 

[Steptoe]

theres no coloured wires as its encased in the cable protector. it has a spade like end coming out of a 2" plastic cylinder with silver wire on the side of the cylinder shaped like an 'M'.

Is the spade end a receptacle? (i.e. could you push a thin piece of metal into it)

If so my hunch says it should connect to a sensor on the engine, as barnybg suggested, I would be looking for something within easy reach of the wire with a male connector. (The cylinder may be there to shroud the sensor from damp & damage)

Do check it looks right before you plug in though, do the dirt marks match, is it an easy stretch, etc.

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[Yorkie]

ok, the weather beat me (just wont stop raining), so i managed to get a few photos of it with my phone.

there is a thick loom located on the opposite side of the engine bay to the battery. 2 thinner looms branch off the thick loom, 1 short (plugged into the bottom side of the engine) could be oil pressure sensor?, and the one pictured is the longer thin loom.

anybody any ideas?


Link RemovedLink Removed

i'm thinking its nothing to do with the lights, i also think its a sensor...

 

[hilldweller]

ok, the weather beat me (just wont stop raining), so i managed to get a few photos of it with my phone.

there is a thick loom located on the opposite side of the engine bay to the battery. 2 thinner looms branch off the thick loom, 1 short (plugged into the bottom side of the engine) could be oil pressure sensor?, and the one pictured is the longer thin loom.

anybody any ideas?
i'm thinking its nothing to do with the lights, i also think its a sensor...

Stick with your day job, you're not cut out to be a photographer.

This looks *serious*. That tab at the end, does it move, is it some form of sensor ?

Spare wire for optional foglights ?????

 

[Wildman]

is the end of the tag smooth or ragged, will the plastic above it pull out from a female socket. to me it looks like a broken engine sensor the part you see could be broken not become unplugged.

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[Yorkie]

is the end of the tag smooth or ragged, will the plastic above it pull out from a female socket. to me it looks like a broken engine sensor the part you see could be broken not become unplugged.

hi wildman, the end of the tag is smooth and i dont want to start pulling at it incase it isnt broke (abit heavy handed). i know the pics arent that good (thanks hilldweller...lol) but there looks to be 2 runners on it as though it slides onto something.

 

[lunarman]

Just been crawling under my van looking for something similar, couldn't find anything that looks the same. :Sad:

Then had a thought, googled CI Carioca 656 and found out that the engine is the 2.3 and not the 2.8 as in mine oh:

Lunarman

 

[Yorkie]

Just been crawling under my van looking for something similar, couldn't find anything that looks the same. :Sad:

Then had a thought, googled CI Carioca 656 and found out that the engine is the 2.3 and not the 2.8 as in mine oh:

Lunarman

sorry lunarman, it is a 2.3 jtd. not enough information on my behalfoh:

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[lunarman]

No problem - had another crawl. Although not the same colour it looks similar to the reversing light connector on mine.

Lunarman

 

[Yorkie]

No problem - had another crawl. Although not the same colour it looks similar to the reversing light connector on mine.

Lunarman

is that plugged into the gearbox ?

 

[lunarman]

yes

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[Karencill]

From memory this cable is hanging down from the van near to where the fog light would be, if it was fitted. The "Tab" is a protective insert for the connector. Remove it and you will see that it is nothing more. The cable was probably nestling on the inside of the bumper until it got dislodged.

 

[pappajohn]

From memory this cable is hanging down from the van near to where the fog light would be, if it was fitted. The "Tab" is a protective insert for the connector. Remove it and you will see that it is nothing more. The cable was probably nestling on the inside of the bumper until it got dislodged.

i was going to sy exactly the same thing....

it is a blanking plug for a redundant (to your model van) wire.
if it had come adrift from something it wouldnt have the blank plug in it.



a lot of cars/vans use a 'common to type' loom and some parts of the loom arent used on some models while they are on others.

(my hilux has headlamp adjuster motor housings and wiring but no control knob or motors....)

tie it up out of harms way.

 

[Yorkie]

oh....lol
so the best thing is to use some insulation tape and just tie it up to the loom.:Blush:
and
check for loose or blown bulbs in the lights that have gone out.

thanks everybody that have posted

:thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb:

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[froghopper]

hanging wire

well that thread is just what this site is about,, helping,, and i bet every one who took part enjoyed the challenge,, i just enjoyed the outcome,,, as mr manerwring said,, I WONDERED HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO REACH THE SAME CONCLUSION I GOT SIX MONTHS AGO,,,,tell him pike,,,,

 

[pappajohn]

oh....lol
so the best thing is to use some insulation tape and just tie it up to the loom.:Blush:
and
check for loose or blown bulbs in the lights that have gone out.

thanks everybody that have posted

:thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb:

more than likely a blown fuse with it being all side lights on one side only:thumb:

 

[Yorkie]

more than likely a blown fuse with it being all side lights on one side only:thumb:

cheers pappajohn, i'll try that aswell...

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}