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Title: What are these wires?
Post by: Martin_1962 on 29 April 2007, 11:59:33
The two plugs

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Title: Re: What are these wires?
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 29 April 2007, 12:15:10
The lower one is the 2-4-6 knock sensor and the left one is the  cam sensor......and its sad that I know that without even looking it up...
Title: Re: What are these wires?
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 29 April 2007, 12:16:42
I should add that there shoudl be a metal bracket attached to one of the spare threaded hols in the photo which

a) Clips onto and supports the aircon pipe where the extra rubber sleeve is around it

b) The knock sensor connetor normaly also cable ties to it to...
Title: Re: What are these wires?
Post by: Martin_1962 on 29 April 2007, 12:32:24
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I should add that there shoudl be a metal bracket attached to one of the spare threaded hols in the photo which

a) Clips onto and supports the aircon pipe where the extra rubber sleeve is around it

b) The knock sensor connetor normaly also cable ties to it to...

It's in my tool box awaiting fixing when I have done the thermostat
Title: Re: What are these wires?
Post by: Martin_1962 on 29 April 2007, 12:33:47
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The lower one is the 2-4-6 knock sensor and the left one is the  cam sensor......and its sad that I know that without even looking it up...

Thanks

I thought the left was cam sensor, the lower one has a dodgy route past the coolant transfer pipe.
Title: Re: What are these wires?
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 29 April 2007, 13:19:05
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The lower one is the 2-4-6 knock sensor and the left one is the  cam sensor......and its sad that I know that without even looking it up...

I came to those conclusions too.. does that make me sad? ;D ;D

Gettting the knock sensor plug out of the cable tray is a GIT...
Title: Re: What are these wires?
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 29 April 2007, 13:53:34
It changed around 97....so its not part of the cable tray assembly anymore and hence why it should be secured to the bracket...
Title: Re: What are these wires?
Post by: TheBoy on 29 April 2007, 15:34:54
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The lower one is the 2-4-6 knock sensor and the left one is the  cam sensor......and its sad that I know that without even looking it up...
oh dear, we're both sad....
Title: Re: What are these wires?
Post by: rpont on 29 April 2007, 16:03:42
Even sadder... why are there only two vacuum hoses? Does the 2.6 not have a vacuum valve for the air injection or is there only one pipe to the multiram?
Title: Re: What are these wires?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 29 April 2007, 17:14:32
2.6 & 3.2 Don't have air injection or EGR. My 2002 one doesn't anyway.

Kevin
Title: Re: What are these wires?
Post by: Markjay on 29 April 2007, 19:30:06
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2.6 & 3.2 Don't have air injection or EGR. My 2002 one doesn't anyway.

Kevin

This keeps coming up... the 2001 sales brochure says that the V6 has 'electronic Exhaust Gas Recirculation' (whatever that means) and 'secondary air injection', though I never managed to find any trace of those either...  :o
Title: Re: What are these wires?
Post by: TheBoy on 29 April 2007, 19:41:59
No SIA or EGR on 2.6/3.2