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Hannes51

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• Friday at 09:33

• #1

Hi everyone,

Yesterday i did a small check on my Disco's Td5 and I went to check the oil contamination on the wiring loom,
as I replaced the injector harness with an "improved" version lately.

long story short: It is impossible to plug the loom back into the harness.
I can get it "on", but it doesnt lock into place as it should. I can drive around in it and it doesn't fall off (even on a bumpy road) but I don't feel comfortable doing it.

Has anyone experienced this before?

 

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Hannes51

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• Friday at 13:48

• #2

Update:

It seems like the ends of the clips that hold on to the harness have snapped off. (orange on my car, green on a picture I've found online)

Any ideas of how to fix this?

 

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Luke2025

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• Friday at 15:21

• #3

Hannes51 said:

Update:

It seems like the ends of the clips that hold on to the harness have snapped off. (orange on my car, green on a picture I've found online)

Any ideas of how to fix this?

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A proper fix, replace entire loom or email a breaker to get the plug with some tail of wire and solder it back on. Failing those, zip ties? lol

 

Stanleysteamer

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• Friday at 16:17

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My Wife's car has been driven for at least two years with the plug linking the coils to the rest of the loom mended with garden wire. The pesky spring clip flew off into the middle distance never to be found. so yep, 2 or even three zip ties would be my solution too.

 

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Hannes51

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• Yesterday at 21:09

• #5

That's what I did with mine - 2 zip ties.

On a german Forum somebody helped me out with this useful tip:

You can get the exact same connector from a 1999-2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
They used it on the automatic gearbox wiring. Part number SLCT98532-8

 

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Stanleysteamer

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• Yesterday at 21:54

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So looks like you have solved your problem.
Wish they were all that easy!!

 

kevstar

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• Yesterday at 22:14

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Stanleysteamer said:

My Wife's car has been driven for at least two years with the plug linking the coils to the rest of the loom mended with garden wire. The pesky spring clip flew off into the middle distance never to be found. so yep, 2 or even three zip ties would be my solution too.

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2 or even 3..you do know 3 aint an even number

 

Stanleysteamer

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• Yesterday at 22:17

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kevstar said:

2 or even 3..you do know 3 aint an even number

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WTF? 4 would be even betterer!!!

 

kevstar

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• Yesterday at 22:24

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Stanleysteamer said:

WTF? 4 would be even betterer!!!

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Stanleysteamer

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• Yesterday at 22:30

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Amongst the mountain of tools and spares I take with me in the Disco, both rear paniers full and a trolley jack in the rear passengers foot well, I class gaffer tape and cable ties as the most likely to solve a problem. Both great inventions!

Oh and choc-blocks and extra wire!!

 

kevstar

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• Yesterday at 23:43

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Stanleysteamer said:

Amongst the mountain of tools and spares I take with me in the Disco, both rear paniers full and a trolley jack in the rear passengers foot well, I class gaffer tape and cable ties as the most likely to solve a problem. Both great inventions!

Oh and choc-blocks and extra wire!!

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Chock blocks haha do peeps still use them, I have a nice set of blue point (snap on) wire strippers & solder water proof heat shrink connectors. To heat shrink them I have a sealey gas gun which takes lighter fluid.