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Post by MX-3fan Mon Jun 13, 2022 3:55 pm
I was doing some maintenance today and came across this strange conector. It comes straight out of the loom and sits just below the SSV actuator, but the connector is just a bridge. What purpose could it possibly have? Is it meant to be connected to something and a previous owner decided not to use it so bridged it?
Also if anyone on here has any upper manifold bolts they dont need, please PM me as 2 of mine are absolutely sha**ed and I can't seem to find any, even when searching for the part number :/
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Post by qwakers Mon Jun 13, 2022 4:08 pm
its factory, i believe it was for a connection that was removed in later cars.
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Post by MX-3fan Mon Jun 13, 2022 4:18 pm
That is very perculiar isn't it. Just leaving a random plug in the engine bay. Mine is an 06 so not too new in terms of these cars
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Post by qwakers Mon Jun 13, 2022 4:28 pm
but new enough to have the updated inlet manifold etc.
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Post by untakenname Wed Jun 15, 2022 3:51 pm
Would this have an impact on SSV operation if you swapped an older engine into a newer car keeping the newer cars wiring loom?
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Post by MX-3fan Thu Jun 16, 2022 9:00 am
My guess would be that this is a simple power and gnd which may have been needed for the oldest type of SSV so if you swapped to an older engine, the SSV would have a male plug to connect this to
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Post by warpc0il Thu Jun 16, 2022 11:05 am
Some PCM loads support the MIL code P2070 [SSV stuck open] which uses a position sensor on the SSV.
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