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Old 02-25-2013, 12:02 PM
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When I was changing my plugs on the passenger side, I noticed a two small wires wrapped in a heat shield that were burnt through because they had been sitting on a header primary.

It's just two wires one green the other is a tan color. There is a connection that is right at the bottom by the header and runs to the back of the car. When I started the car again my ABS INOP and ASR OFF lights came on.

What are the wires? I'm assuming they're something to do with traction control.

I cut off the same wires and connector off a junk yard car so that I can splice them together I'm just wondering if a splice in the line will cause the current in them to get messed up . I always get a headache when I'm working on wiring stuff so any help would be appreciated.
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Not sure what they are without more research, but splicing them is fine. Just do it right, wrap them well, and try to keep them away from the exhaust.
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Those wires likely lead to the abs sensors on your hubs. I've had to fix this twice and finally extended and rerouted the cable a different way.
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Those wires likely lead to the abs sensors on your hubs. I've had to fix this twice and finally extended and rerouted the cable a different way.
Where did you reroute them? I have them zip tied to another group of wires and they seem to stay in place.
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Kinda hard to describe but I tried through the back of the engine and down behind the heat shields and over the y-pipe. Will have to wait to see if it withstands the test of time.



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