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R3cK · 01-08-2014, 02:03 PM

SR20DET Redtop wire ground sparks problem - YouTube
wtf?

any idea what this means? looks like a ground wire but that looks not good

its the wire behind the redtop right where the rest of the engine loom goes

it must be this wire (RED ARROW)

ultimateirving · 01-08-2014, 02:16 PM

Yes lol that's a ground for the coil packs. Put it tho the firewall

R3cK · 01-08-2014, 02:44 PM

so the sparks are ok?

Davidna2fi · 01-08-2014, 03:22 PM

Attatch it to the cylinder head, NOT the firewall. There is a bolt hole for it on the backside of the head near the valve cover gasket to the intake camshaft.

Kingtal0n · 01-16-2014, 03:36 PM

I remember once, after an engine swap, I started the engine and it was misfiring and running poorly. I heard a noise like "TAP TAP TAP" coming from the back of the engine.

It was that wire, sparking against the cylinder head. It should have been bolted to the head, but this was my first or second swap so I didnt know any better.

WELL, with the engine still running, I noticed the situation and decided I would just grab it and bolt it down properly...

... ZAP!!!!

01-08-2014, 02:03 PM	#1
R3cK Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: bavaria Posts: 159 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	wire sparkling behind SR20 [video inside] SR20DET Redtop wire ground sparks problem - YouTube wtf? any idea what this means? looks like a ground wire but that looks not good its the wire behind the redtop right where the rest of the engine loom goes it must be this wire (RED ARROW)

01-08-2014, 02:16 PM	#2
ultimateirving Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: arizona Age: 37 Posts: 1,521 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Yes lol that's a ground for the coil packs. Put it tho the firewall __________________ Z32 with lq4 swap Desert Street Scene \|\| Dssevents.com

01-16-2014, 03:36 PM	#5
Kingtal0n Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Florida Age: 42 Posts: 4,829 Trader Rating: (17) Feedback Score: 17 reviews	I remember once, after an engine swap, I started the engine and it was misfiring and running poorly. I heard a noise like "TAP TAP TAP" coming from the back of the engine. It was that wire, sparking against the cylinder head. It should have been bolted to the head, but this was my first or second swap so I didnt know any better. WELL, with the engine still running, I noticed the situation and decided I would just grab it and bolt it down properly... ... ZAP!!!! __________________ 5.3/4l80e/turbo 240sx playthrough: tinyurl.com/4l80er

01-08-2014, 02:44 PM	#3
R3cK Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: bavaria Posts: 159 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	so the sparks are ok?

01-08-2014, 03:22 PM	#4
Davidna2fi Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 513 Trader Rating: (18) Feedback Score: 18 reviews	Attatch it to the cylinder head, NOT the firewall. There is a bolt hole for it on the backside of the head near the valve cover gasket to the intake camshaft.