Hi all.
I’m trying to progress the wiring of my car, but am a bit stuck. I have a new front wiring loom which I didn’t actually buy - it came with the car - that doesn’t make much sense to me. I am trying, at the moment, to get the ignition wired through to the ignition key so that I can sit inside the car and start it etc.
On the solenoid, I have a wire that buzzes through to the correct position on the ignition switch, so that goes on the middle spade on the solenoid which faces the centre of the car. Then I have two brown wires, one with a spade connector and one with a ring connector, which go onto the outer terminal along with the wire from the battery. Then there’s the cable that goes to the starter motor. So far that all makes sense.
I also have a black wire coming out with the ones that I’ve just mentioned, with a spade connector on it. I’ve buzzed it through and it connects to the ground on the windscreen wiper motor and to the ground on the brake fluid level. But nowhere else. This doesn’t make sense. It should, I believe, connect through to the suspension tower chassis bolt on the near side. But it’s not connected. Neither is there a connection through to the dash. I’ve checked with my original loom, and the earth point on the body of the windscreen wiper motor is connected through to the chassis bolt on the near side suspension tower. So I think there’s a mistake / broken connection in the new loom. I may have done my usual trick of mislaying part of the loom - it’s been in my loft for 7 years so it’s entirely possible.
So, I think I need to understand how the loom is normally connected through. I can take the tape off and put an additional wire in but would appreciate knowing how other people’s cars are wired. The circuit diagram in the manual doesn’t show and earth point on the solenoid, which is barking as it doesn’t work without the bracket earthed.
Thanks in advance.
Sean.
