V50 Electrics : - Loose wire, what's it for?

tomassively · Jul 25th, 2018, 17:04

Hi all,
I just cleaned my V50 2.0 and found this wire under the hood. I did recently purchase this car, and have not seen this before. It was just tucked away a little. What is it? :O

I hope someone can help.

Thanks!
/Tomas

StatusRed · Jul 25th, 2018, 17:29

It's a earthing / grounding wire, not sure what the other end is meant to be attached to though!

phutyle · Jul 25th, 2018, 17:34

here's a pic of where it goes from the Haynes manual of a 2004-2007 2.0D

[ source ]

Not sure if it goes to the same place on yours.

StatusRed · Jul 25th, 2018, 17:43

I was feeling in a helpful mood so decided to go and check my car.

It's from ground (car body) to one of the push on things for the engine cover, here's a photo from my car (same engine 2.0 petrol):

tomassively · Jul 25th, 2018, 17:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by StatusRed

It's a earthing / grounding wire, not sure what the other end is meant to be attached to though!

I figured it was, so nothing tooo important. Maybe.

Thanks buddy!

Quote:

Originally Posted by phutyle

here's a pic of where it goes from the Haynes manual of a 2004-2007 2.0D

[ source ]

Not sure if it goes to the same place on yours.

Thank you a ton! I must get the manual asap. Too bad I can't find one for my 2008 petrol manual. It seems like they only have the diesel?

tomassively · Jul 26th, 2018, 09:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by StatusRed

I was feeling in a helpful mood so decided to go and check my car.

It's from ground (car body) to one of the push on things for the engine cover, here's a photo from my car (same engine 2.0 petrol):

You are a star! Thank you so much. I must go have a look at fixing that then!
Is it just so the engine is grounded?

StatusRed · Jul 26th, 2018, 17:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomassively

You are a star! Thank you so much. I must go have a look at fixing that then!
Is it just so the engine is grounded?

I have no idea why it's there :P That's just how it is on my car! It might be to diffuse any ambient charges???

Maybe someone pulled the engine cover off too forcefully in the past and it pulled off the plastic push on thing and the ground wire came off with it too?

tomassively · Jul 27th, 2018, 09:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by StatusRed

I have no idea why it's there :P That's just how it is on my car! It might be to diffuse any ambient charges???

Maybe someone pulled the engine cover off too forcefully in the past and it pulled off the plastic push on thing and the ground wire came off with it too?

Maybe!

A bit worrying, the car has just been at Volvo for a 240k KM service, and they didn't notice.

Jul 25th, 2018, 17:29	#2
StatusRed Premier Member Last Online: Yesterday 19:28 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Glasgow	It's a earthing / grounding wire, not sure what the other end is meant to be attached to though! __________________ 2009 S40 SE Lux 2.0i \| 2022 Suzuki V-Strom 650 \| 2002 Audi TT 225 Previous: C70 Coupe 2.4i \| Saab 9-5 Aero \| Daihatsu SporTrak

Jul 25th, 2018, 17:43	#4
StatusRed Premier Member Last Online: Yesterday 19:28 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Glasgow	I was feeling in a helpful mood so decided to go and check my car. It's from ground (car body) to one of the push on things for the engine cover, here's a photo from my car (same engine 2.0 petrol): __________________ 2009 S40 SE Lux 2.0i \| 2022 Suzuki V-Strom 650 \| 2002 Audi TT 225 Previous: C70 Coupe 2.4i \| Saab 9-5 Aero \| Daihatsu SporTrak

Jul 25th, 2018, 17:34	#3
phutyle Junior Member Last Online: Aug 14th, 2021 22:28 Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: De Whest of Ireland	here's a pic of where it goes from the Haynes manual of a 2004-2007 2.0D [ source ] Not sure if it goes to the same place on yours.

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