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(Message started by: Andycan on Oct 2^nd, 2012, 12:36pm)

Title: shut off loom
Post by Andycan on Oct 2^nd, 2012, 12:36pm

Hi all winter is drawing close and my cracked loom is getting worse with the dampness.

Has anyone got a spare shut off loom for a 2.0i scorpio? I am happy to renovate one if there are any articles on here to tell me how.

Title: Re: shut off loom
Post by Mike H on Oct 2^nd, 2012, 4:13pm

May or may not help but if plugs are OK, I rewired mine by soldering new wires onto the shortened plug wires then sleeving the joint with heatshrink, then again with heat resistant sleeving overall

Title: Re: shut off loom
Post by Andycan on Oct 2^nd, 2012, 6:18pm

I was hoping to keep the car on the road whilst I did that found one down the breakers yard but some nice person had cut through the loom and I was not amused.

Title: Re: shut off loom
Post by Mike H on Oct 6^th, 2012, 5:30pm

Still fixable if you got the whole thing?

Title: Re: shut off loom
Post by Andycan on Oct 6^th, 2012, 10:20pm

I have the whole lot but thought I saw somewhere on here that if you soldered the wires that it played havok with the voltages running through the wires or was that just sensor wires?

Title: Re: shut off loom
Post by Andycan on Oct 6^th, 2012, 10:21pm

Oh also what is the best wire grades to use toe replace the damaged wires with?

Title: Re: shut off loom
Post by Simmo on Oct 7^th, 2012, 7:54am

The wires could be of different sizes. Have a look at This site (http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/VWP-onlinestore/home/homepage.php) which covers just about every one you'll need. :)

Title: Re: shut off loom
Post by Mike H on Oct 10^th, 2012, 5:45pm

on 10/06/12 at 22:20:39, Andycan wrote:

I have the whole lot but thought I saw somewhere on here that if you soldered the wires that it played havok with the voltages running through the wires or was that just sensor wires?

Never heard of that before.

Soldering is THE best connection you can get (if done properly) so don't know what that's about.

Anyway in this case it's only to run the coils, no sensors involved.

Apart from camshaft sensor, had to solder new wire for that, works OK.

I just used spare all-purpose 6 - 8 Amp stranded wire from my 'stock' ;D

Biggest problem is cleaning the strands of the shortened original plug wires (still attached) as they will be well tarnished, combination of age & heat; I scraped every separate strand shiny with a penknife then dipped in liquid flux.

Title: Re: shut off loom
Post by Andycan on Oct 10^th, 2012, 9:21pm

Ok thanks gents I shall have a go

Title: Re: shut off loom
Post by Stixy on Oct 11^th, 2012, 1:55pm

If you solder the wires for the idle speed control valve it wont work also if you solder the wires for the crank position sensor it wont run

Ive done it ;)

then did it again using brass cable crimps and had no problem

Title: Re: shut off loom
Post by Andycan on Oct 11^th, 2012, 2:02pm

Ahhh that must have been what I was thinking of then.