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wingman
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 Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 8:35 pm Post subject: ECU wiring harness removal |
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Hi again,
Now I am trying to remove the ECU wiring harness from the car. I have unplugged all connectors including the one on ECU. I wonder whether it is possible to remove the wiring harness without damaging the rubber grommet on the wall b/w ECU and engine bay.
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Lars S
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| Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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I did this on my 412 coupe som time ago. Think I let the big rubber grommet at the wall under the ECU stay on the harness else the connector at the ECU end of the harness can not be taken out through the wall.
Some soap at the big grommet might help especially when refitting.
/Lars S
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wingman
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| Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks. How did you push the big grommet out? From the engine side or ECU side? |
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Lars S
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| Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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Memory says from the ECU side.
Lars S
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bradself
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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This is the engine side of the grommet, the lip is a good bit shorter than the ECU side. |
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Lars S
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| bradself wrote: |
This is the engine side of the grommet, the lip is a good bit shorter than the ECU side. |
Good to know. So it might be easier to first push it in to the ECU side and than pull it out to the engine side together with the end connectir?
Lars S
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Suzuki T500, -69, Candy Gold, sold
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BMW R69S -69, White, sold
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bradself
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Lars S wrote: |
| bradself wrote: |
This is the engine side of the grommet, the lip is a good bit shorter than the ECU side. |
Good to know. So it might be easier to first push it in to the ECU side and than pull it out to the engine side together with the end connectir?
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Haven't done mine but it seems like it would be easier to draw the harness out towards the ECU. |
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Lars S
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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| bradself wrote: |
Haven't done mine but it seems like it would be easier to draw the harness out towards the ECU. |
It might be so, then you maybe can take the harness out with the connector still attached to the ECU.
If you take only the ECU out (without the connector) is there room in that area at all to work the grommet out towards the engine with a flat schrewdriver...I dont remember?
Lars S
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wingman
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| Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks all! I got it out today by pulling the lip from the engine side following by pushing from the ECU side. Didn't even need to do the soap water trick!  |
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