ronnie_rotten Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 This plug is on a short spur of loom in the area of the brake header tank. It has 2 wires, black/White and black/green. They've been bridged using one if the devil's own scotch locks. Does anybody know what the plug is for, why it's unplugged, and what bridging the wires is hiding/achieving? I asked elsewhere and sombody asked if my oil pressure light worked, which on inspection it doesn't. No light on start up with all the others. Relevant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bowie69 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I don't know, but I would suspect a brake fluid level warning, that has been removed -they sit in the cap normally. They will have been bridged to stop the warning light coming on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnie_rotten Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 The bayonet cap on the resevoir a flat ish black plug and wire and the float is inside the cap too. But that was my first thought, couldn't find anywhere else in the area to plug it in though. Maybe I'll pull the scotch lock tomorrow and see if anything lights up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnie_rotten Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 Ok. Definitely not the oil pressure plug, I found that and it's plugged in. I took a few more pictures to see if it helps identify this mystery plug... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landy-Novice Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 remove scotch lock and see what warning light illuminates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnie_rotten Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 remove scotch lock and see what warning light illuminates? I think that's the way. As long as it doesn't arm the self destruct mechanism....! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igol Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 That was armed, like they all are, when they roll off of the line at Solihull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnie_rotten Posted January 24, 2016 Author Share Posted January 24, 2016 Resolved! Plug for the clutch pressure switch which I will hunt out in poke around with when the sun joins us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnie_rotten Posted January 24, 2016 Author Share Posted January 24, 2016 .....if it is the clutch pressure switch, bridging it will have had what effect exactly? I imagine unplugging it would have it disabled, and bridging would leave it permanently on? Or is it the reverse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 It may be wired so that breaking the circuit lights the warning, that way a wiring fault would also light the warning rather than a wiring fault hiding it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnie_rotten Posted January 24, 2016 Author Share Posted January 24, 2016 .....nanocom time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boaterboy Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Is it from the switch on the clutch master cylinder / clutch hydraulic pipe? If so, it's possible that the symptoms are (i) the cruise control won't be working and (ii) the revs won't drop (or only very slowly) having revved the engine to change up a gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnie_rotten Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 No cruise control (yet) and I dare say the revs drop slowly but not so much as to cause a problem. I did remove the bridge earlier and plug it in, but the metal clip is missing from the plug. I think it may have slipped off breaking the circuit as I got a bit of kangarooing when pulling off after a few minutes driving. If put the jumper back on and unplugged it again for now. Seems to be happy enough like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierrafery Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 here is the info you need, on facelifts is on the clutch master cylinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnie_rotten Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 Perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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