loose cable in engine compartment ??

[jms700]

i was looking around my engine the other day and found a cable loose at the back. andi have no idea where its from. il get a photo p if no one here can guess. it brances off from a larger corrogated pipe along with another cable going to the ignition system.

iv noticed my car seems to be a little faster but i might be guessing , its not modified at all but can get to 110 on a flat which i thought was strange for a 1.2 8v mk2 punto

apreciate any ideas. thanks

 

[PNL]

We need pics..:crazy_pilot:

 

[jms700]

heres some pictures

here are some photos

 

[jms700]

the middle photo is off the main pipe and the small branch is the cable i am asking about

 

[Marti155]

Hi Think it one of the Diagnostic test sockets. They some times have small plastic caps on them to keep them clean and free of dirt though they quite often fall off or are missing. If it was any thing important say for one of the sensors you would know about it as the car would either not start or run like a bag of spanners.

 

[jms700]

great so you think its nothing to worry about ? any reason for the increase in speed? just replaced steelies with alloys, could that make such a big difference? my max used to be 90 now its 110 as far as i know.

 

[ycming]

Is the alloy bigger than ur steelies? It could knock the speedo out slightly.

And alloy is heavier than steelies so you will lose a bit of raw accelations

Ming

 

[imported_abyss113]

as ming said if the alloys are bigger they have a larger rolling area causing an increase in speed but a loss in acceleration and will also cause your speedo to out by a few mph sometimes it can be a lot depending on how much the wheels have jumped in size

 

[ycming]

hmm bigger wheels might not cause the speed to be out if you run lower profile tyres to keep the running diameter the same!

Ming

 

[Andi9386]

As Marti said the lead you were showing is a Diagnostic's lead, as the Panda's also have that lead, and it is quite worrying when you don't know what it's for.

That's why I like the Cento, Diag point in the driver's footwell.

 

[jms700]

ye i was worried haha, no the wheels are the same diameter both 14"
thanks

 

[mk2 punto aj]

here are some photos

3rd pic is the Vehicle speed sensor connector (goes to sensor on diff-housing).????

 

[jms700]

oh ok, where would i find that ?
thanks

 

[ycming]

Ermm that doesn't look like the ECU plug ... it should be coming off directly off the ECU (i.e. really close to the eCU), could be just me tho.

Diff housing is at the gearbox end.

Ming

 

[jms700]

iv looked all around that area and i cant find any sockets to put a plug in, there is one at the front but its already got a plug in it.
thanks

 

[jms700]

you have me worried now. i was having a look around the gearbox and directly below the battery on the gear box. there is some thing there not sure what it is, but it had one nut on it which was completly loose and sticking out and a metal cap on it covered in greese which could turn freely but was sucured on. any ideas ? this is just below battery on tranmsission
thanks

 

[ycming]

you have me worried now. i was having a look around the gearbox and directly below the battery on the gear box. there is some thing there not sure what it is, but it had one nut on it which was completly loose and sticking out and a metal cap on it covered in greese which could turn freely but was sucured on. any ideas ? this is just below battery on tranmsission
thanks

Is there is a thick black wire scure on it? Thick is the earth.

If your car is running fine then you shouldn't worry too much ?

Ming

 

[jms700]

ye its working fine, i just hand tightened the loose bolt. wasnt sure what to do
thanks

 

[mk2 punto aj]

oh ok, where would i find that ?
thanks

nothing to worry about mate , you have ABS so you dont need this ..

 

[jms700]

great, thanks for all the help