325 engine loom help....

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mrrodney
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Post Sat Nov 03, 2012 5:56 pm

just been stripping a doner car for its looms etc to fit a 325 lump ,

can anyone tell me what these wires coming from the ecu plug en are for?? they run into the car loom and i want to know what they do before i cut then out :?

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Post Sat Nov 03, 2012 6:08 pm

They're not standard, most likey some sort of immobiliser? Theyre usually butchered in around there
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Post Sat Nov 03, 2012 6:08 pm

They dont look like standard wiring to me......BMW did not use white insulation tape.
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Post Sat Nov 03, 2012 6:09 pm

Looks like something thats been added by an alarm fitter etc, follow them to see where they go is the answer
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Post Sat Nov 03, 2012 6:27 pm

yeah its got a prehistoric alarm in it , ill unrap em and see if they are just joined in etc ,

thanks people,.
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Post Sat Nov 03, 2012 9:34 pm

One other possibility is that they were part of a LPG installation.
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Post Sun Nov 04, 2012 10:35 am

it hasnt had a lpg conversion so ill put it down to alarm etc , ill trace the wires back and check they are just that before i lob em out,.
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