Help with CPS fastenings, please

[boxclever1753]

Hi guys

There are two sort of metal cable clips holding the CPS lead against the engine block and I can't see how to release them - has anyone got a knack for this? I could just brute force them off but I'd rather not. It's a 1988 M20B20 with just the one CPS to the front of the car.

Thanks,
Rich

[Cloggy Saint]

Do you mean where it runs behind the lower timing belt cover?

[boxclever1753]

Do you mean where it runs behind the lower timing belt cover?

I mean the metal clips that hold it in place where it runs along the underside of the engine block. On the picture I mean where it heads off to the left and goes out of shot.

[tha881]

That's not the cps, most likely oil pressure switch wiring. The cps runs into a plastic cover fitted to the timing belt cover as cloggy said. It is a real pain to install. If the cable is long enough you can run it over the top near the distributor cap until you do a cambelt.

[boxclever1753]

That's not the cps, most likely oil pressure switch wiring. The cps runs into a plastic cover fitted to the timing belt cover as cloggy said. It is a real pain to install. If the cable is long enough you can run it over the top near the distributor cap until you do a cambelt.

My bad, am getting things mixed up. I need to check the routing of the CPS cable in the morning.

[DanThe]

Good photo here showing how it routes alongside the pressure sensor cable

crank sensor wire.jpg

Here is the parts catalogue image

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Ans the relevant part numbers

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[boxclever1753]

Good photo here showing how it routes alongside the pressure sensor cable

crank sensor wire.jpg

Really helpful picture, Dan, thanks a lot.