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Just got my wiring harness today and replaced it in about an hour. As someone previously mentioned, the hardest part--and it wasn't even that hard--was to remove the harness end (canon plug) where it plugs in behind the firewall. There is a breather hose on the right rear side of my valve cover and the beautifully-engineered canon plug wouldn't fit by that hose. I either had to remove the hose and risk cracking it, or go the other direction and pull the wires out towards the back, which is what I chose to do.
As you can see the insulation flaked off as soon as I touched it. The main line, closer to the canon plug, was not in good shape either, but it certainly wasn't as bad as where the wires were exposed to all the engine compartment heat. I will repeat what someone else said: it's hard to believe the car even ran with the old harness. I guess I was lucky after 229,000 miles.
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1993 400E, 256,000 miles (totaled)
1994 E420, 200,000+ miles
1995 E420, 201,000 miles
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