[Evil Diesel]

She has got a 2L TDi S Line.

 

It threw a brake fluid warning light today so I got dragged out into the arctic conditions to have a look.

 

The twin cable connection to the fluid sensor in the brake fluid reservoir have broken at the sensor. The question is that if I strip another 5mm of the cable to refit is the loom long enough to accommodate or should I just splice a new bit of cable onto the loom ends? It seems a bit pedantic but there really doesn't seem to be much play in the loom...

[T-800]

She has got a 2L TDi S Line.

It threw a brake fluid warning light today so I got dragged out into the arctic conditions to have a look.

The twin cable connection to the fluid sensor in the brake fluid reservoir have broken at the sensor. The question is that if I strip another 5mm of the cable to refit is the loom long enough to accommodate or should I just splice a new bit of cable onto the loom ends? It seems a bit pedantic but there really doesn't seem to be much play in the loom...

Is there play in the loom to accommodate cutting and re-working it ?

Just re-read it.

You could splice some extra cable in.

Then use the oem cloth loom tape to finish.

Edited by T-800, 19 November 2019 - 07:47 PM.

[Evil Diesel]

There is just enough cable showing to be able to splice a new one on.  If I strip and reconnect I would have to open up the tape to release a bit more wire to be able to splice.  And this is a spur on the loom so that would be a bit of a ball ache.

 

It is kind of answering itself really isn't it....

[T-800]

There is just enough cable showing to be able to splice a new one on. If I strip and reconnect I would have to open up the tape to release a bit more wire to be able to splice. And this is a spur on the loom so that would be a bit of a ball ache.

It is kind of answering itself really isn't it....

It is really

You could end up stressing the loom as it’ll be too tight.

[Evil Diesel]

Just grabbed a photo in the pitch black night.

 

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[Evil Diesel]

It is really

You could end up stressing the loom as it’ll be too tight.

It was probably too tight in the first place!

[RS3Dell]

The 1st question is how the f##ked did it break as the loom for the plug is quite long ?

I'll would just connect 2 new wires to the plug/loom & cloth tape it job done.

Dell.

[Evil Diesel]

Looking at the shorter wire it would have been under stress from the loom - god knows about the longer one though.

 

A bit of new cable and some cloth tape is the way to go. Perhaps a bit of inept solder on the splice (not my best ability for some reason).

[RS3Dell]

My loom seems to have quite a bit of wire as it doubles back on itself before the plug.

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Dell.

[Duke3D]

See if you can get a plug and length of lead from a scrappy and spice them together nearer the loom 😊 Standard connector from any 8P A3.

Edited by Duke3D, 19 November 2019 - 10:07 PM.

[Evil Diesel]

Cheers Duke - not sure how the cbales secure to the plug but am incline to bodge a solution together.  If not, as you say, the scrappy is the answer - rip out a plug & tails - job done.

[Evil Diesel]

 

My loom seems to have quite a bit of wire as it doubles back on itself before the plug.

Dell.

Different loom Dell - probably for the best! Thanks for posting it up.