Severed wire help etc

[Ed]

Hi guys,

I've just been down quick fit to get a new tyre and my tracking done. While the car was up on the ramp i took the oppertunity to have a good root around under the car. I found two things which bothered me...

1). While the engine was on a fair amount of fluid was coming out of my exhaust. We're talking about 50ml a minute.

2). There is a severed wire hanging down by my passenger side front wheel. I couldn't see where it was supposed to go but I did check whether it had a counterpart on the other side and there wasn't one. See below picture:

Anyone any idea what it is?

Ed
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1.2 Bravo 80 SX

 

[beeson100]

What's your coolant level looking like?

As for the wire, I take it everything works as normal? Fan, fog lights (if fitted) etc. They are the only things I can think of that are that long in that area.

John

 

[Ed]

Coolant level is fine, hasn't gone down at all since I last checked it.

Fan and everything I can think of works fine - haven't got fog lights but the wire for that is further forward and clipped to the inside of my bumper.

Ed
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1.2 Bravo 80 SX

 

[beeson100]

If the coolant level isn't going down then it's nothing to worry about. Must just be condensation.

Not too sure about the wire then. Does it have an alarm?

 

[Ed]

Fair enough...

As for the wire, no alarm - i'm wondering how many brake pad level sensors a bravo has? If it only has one, and the sensor wire came adrift - would the warning light come on?

Ed
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1.2 Bravo 80 SX

 

[Wimmy]

http://www.network54.com/Forum/15639/thread/1230213078/last-1230480056/funny+wire+type+thing+coming+out+of+passenger+wheel-

 

[Insomnia]

Looks like the brake pad wear sensor to me.

Longest Serving BOO Member

Bravo: Nov 01 80SX / 75,000 miles
Coupe: Feb 97 20V N/A / 135,000 miles

 

[Ed]

Cheers guys, I wonder how it got torn out of its connector end! I'll have to nip down the garage and get them to reattach it sometime.

Thanks for all the replies.

Ed
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1.2 Bravo 80 SX

 

[Shaun Cook]

u dont need it its ok, mine snappe 2 days after getting th ecar running, its fine with out it

She's a monster soon to be revealed

If they didnt want it stripping they shouldnt of give me nuts and bolts

 

[Mike]

yer im going with Ins,id say its the pad wear indicator aswell.