Would this wire cause power loss?

tic1976uk · May 29th, 2012, 16:53

Hi, took my volvo s40 td to the dealers today to diagnose a fault.
The car drove ok but the turbo seemed not to kick in. They diagnosed it as a posible turbo control valve required and have been quoted £107.04 to fix this.
Just of interest I had a look under the bonnet and noticed a broken wire to what I think is the TCV. I have circled it in red on the photo. Can anyone tell me whether this would cause the power loss, if so can i just solder it back on?
Cheers.

msh · May 29th, 2012, 17:20

Hi

That looks like tcv to me and yes this broken wire will cause loss of power. The brake in the wire looks very close to the connector and will give you problems to repair.

If good with wiring soldering and heat shrink possiblily a second hand connector with a good length of leads could be spliced in.

If not good with wire seek out a good auto electrical person

Hope this helps
Mark

Clan · May 29th, 2012, 19:28

yes this is indeed your problem , you might be able to get the connector pim out the shell and in crimp it and re crimp to the freshly stripped end of the wire .
Make sure you tie up the wire after so that the diesel vibrations dont shake the wires and snap them off again after a period of time .

tic1976uk · May 31st, 2012, 09:39

FIXED!!! cheers for the help

May 29th, 2012, 19:28	#3
Clan Experienced Member Last Online: Today 14:22 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: L/H side	yes this is indeed your problem , you might be able to get the connector pim out the shell and in crimp it and re crimp to the freshly stripped end of the wire . Make sure you tie up the wire after so that the diesel vibrations dont shake the wires and snap them off again after a period of time . __________________ My comments are only based on my opinions and vast experience .

May 29th, 2012, 17:20	#2
msh Senior Member Last Online: Oct 15th, 2017 11:57 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: paignton	Hi That looks like tcv to me and yes this broken wire will cause loss of power. The brake in the wire looks very close to the connector and will give you problems to repair. If good with wiring soldering and heat shrink possiblily a second hand connector with a good length of leads could be spliced in. If not good with wire seek out a good auto electrical person Hope this helps Mark

May 31st, 2012, 09:39	#4
tic1976uk New Member Last Online: Mar 17th, 2015 18:59 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: newquay	FIXED!!! cheers for the help

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