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Steve
11th November 2008, 10:33
My idle isnt mega rough, and there has been a few threads lately, and earthing seems to have been the problem.

there is two earths going to the top of the gearbox. But when i changed the box to an older s2 box. The earth for the battery, the thread is totally coroded. So i have attached it to the other earth, so there is two earths together.

Would this cause a problem?
I have a feeling it is tbh, where else could i earth the battery two?
Or try re tap the corroded hole?

Sometimes the car struggles to start on a morning, also when racking the battery light flickers (never used to) so think teh battery is on its way.

Car also has cruise control now and again, could it all be related?

Steve
11th November 2008, 18:08
:bump:

Steve
11th November 2008, 18:17
well read my haynes manual for once.

Answer is yes it can cause many faults as you shouldnt share earthing points.

I will try retap the top of the gearbox where the loom earth goes, and report back.


Stupidly threw a blow gearbox away, could have used that to find out the size :(