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1995 E320 ASR light - No "limp home" mode
First off, thanks to all who replied for the help last week re: weird noises under the hood and my squeaky shifter. Problems solved.
OK, now for the new one....the ASR light has started coming on whenever I start the car with the engine warm. It has never come on with a cold start, or turned on while driving after a cold start. (I.e., I can drive the 30 miles from home to work or vice versa, and the light stays out.) If I stop to run an errand or get gas, it stays on after re-starting the car. There's no noticable effect in the performance of the car. (I haven't tried to spin the wheels or anything, though, since I don't want to compound the problem). Now, when I changed the oil I noticed that there were some wires with deteriorating insulation running along the right side firewall and then down past the oil filter. I taped up the worst areas with electrical tape. It's not part of the main engine harness; that's already been replaced. So I'm thinking that messing with those wires caused a short somewhere, which is causing my problems, but I'm interested to hear alternate theories from people who know a lot more about these things than I. Any suggestions? BTW, the car has only 75,000 miles.... --Ethan |
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Possible brake light switch.
May want to get codes from pin #14 of diagnostic connector box. |
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When mine did, the dealer said they could not obtain a new harness, so I fabricated a new one with automotive wire. The old wires shorted out my oil pressure sensor. My indie tells me that the harness IS available though.
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You're refering to the Battery [aka"B"] Harness for Starter and Oil Pressure Sender Sensor
Photos 2 & 3 at end of thread are of cable at oil filter and connector [to its right when facing engine]. '95 E320 wire harness question Most likely the battery cable is ok. A few dollars for wire and a little soldering and you can DIY as I did. But you have to do some connections from under car. Connector [photo 3] uses pin connections to wire. De-solder and reuse them. Oil level = Brown/Black [left side, front, bottom of block] Oil Pressure = Brown/Green [left side, below oil filter] Solenoid = Purple/White [on starter] Bob PS Good to disconnect battery ground before DIY. |
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