yalan 0 Posted May 23, 2004 Come back from a service and noticed a loose multiway connector in the engine bay. Im hoping someone can tell me what its for / what it should be plugging into. I've worked out that it clips onto the male part on the same bracket as the ISV. About 1cm below in fact. I still have the bit which comes attached to the engine loom, so I need to know where the 'top' end of this cable goes?? Anyone care to enlighten me? Cheers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yalan 0 Posted May 23, 2004 ... and heres a pic to perhaps explain things better ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yalan 0 Posted May 24, 2004 ok - how about this..... if no-one knows what it is, then just tell me where the other wire goes...... can someone have a look under their bonnet for me - I need to 'have words' with that garage today! :| Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aposegil 0 Posted May 24, 2004 yes thats meant to be connect to the signal pick up from the No1 spark lead. When they did a service they should have changed that sensor over form the old leads to the new ones :) its easy as the leads pop out from the top as i found out doing my mates ones Now you dont have that sensor ur car might run a bit funny p.s the sensor is a platic ring that the spark cable runs through and has a connectiong coming of it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yalan 0 Posted May 24, 2004 aah - cheers for that! sounds like it could be the one.... we'll see what the guys at the garage have to say..... on the no 1 cylinder you say.... the left hand cylinder is that as you look down on the engine? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aposegil 0 Posted May 24, 2004 yep the one next to the drive side of the car from what i remember but ill look in my mates engine bay asap if you want Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yalan 0 Posted May 24, 2004 yeah - cheers mate - I think the guy at the garage knows what I'm talking about now..... he's going through the bins now :roll: PS I seem to remember you from the S2 forum..... nice crossover we have in this VAG family isn't it ???? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aposegil 0 Posted May 24, 2004 yeah i talk on way to many forums ive got it down to 36 now :shock: anything from audi-porsche-seat-skoda-vw and general motoring ones where some VAG owners hang out. Its mainly to build up interest for my monthly meet :D also glad ur getting it sorted as ive been told the car can start to run a bit ruff if that sensor isnt on there :( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yalan 0 Posted May 24, 2004 yeah - had a few idling issues - largely caused by the wires on the throttle body having freyed off at the connector. Now that is sorted, hopefully this will solve my remaining problems (ie idles nicely on falling revs then bounces 500-1000) Will report back if this is the fix! PS - is your meet tomorrow then.... I'll try to get on down if she'll let me! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yalan 0 Posted May 24, 2004 spot the difference! That is indeed an 'impulse sender' and provides crankshaft information to the ECU. Hopefully will make the car run smoother too! The garage who 'binned it' told me it should have come with the new plug lead & VAG-Parts had supplied me the wrong item. Bollox! I suggested that the leads unscrew and he told me that he'd been in the business 20years and knew all the tricks ..... and that we young 'amateurs' were always trying to suggest something new. I got my old one off him, took the rubber boot off the dizzy end, then unscrewed the connector. Slipped on the impulse sender & re assembled. The fruits of my labours are shown below. Specialists eh! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aposegil 0 Posted May 24, 2004 well done mate told u it was easy to swope over as all spark leads are interchangeable also yes my meet is tomorrow night :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
