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FIXED...
I tried the old ground wire trick, works like magic now Turns out the ground connection mightve wiggled loose somewhere yesterday when checking the fuses, so I had to place a wire from the tcm case to the bolt of the strut.
Last edited by Allen P; 05-24-2021 at 02:22 PM.
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Glad it's fixed....but there's so much wrong with the wire in those pics.
Non automotive, single strand wire.
No crimped on eyelet ends for a better connection.
Red colored wire used for a ground application.
It's all I had lying around, and I've decided to leave it that way until I can invest in proper crimp ends and find some black wire - with more strands later today. I might find some at the local car parts shop.
Great advice, appreciate it.
You do know that those 3 nuts hold the entire front end together? Having one a bit loose because of no eyelet you are putting strain on the other 2.
I wish people would quit following that silly youtube fix. Just repair the factory supplied ground.
You are adding 1 more way of destroying the TCM with a stray spark. There is a TSB warning against touching the TCM case with the + connector when jump starting; that gets done enough that they published a warning.
Donbrew,
From the pictures it looks like a nut was added on top to secure to ground wire.
I do agree with you in that this "patch" DOES NOT fix the issue, it just hides it.
AllenP,
I'm glad you found the problem.
You now know the issue is a ground wire,so,
If you're going to fix an issue, do it right.
Donbrew,
From the pictures it looks like a nut was added on top to secure to ground wire.
I do agree with you in that this "patch" DOES NOT fix the issue, it just hides it.
AllenP,
I'm glad you found the problem.
You now know the issue is a ground wire,so,
If you're going to fix an issue, do it right.
Donbrew might be referring to the third bolt that is not installed at all.
05-24-2021 | 02:19 PM
Turns out the ground connection mightve wiggled loose somewhere yesterday when checking the fuses, so I had to place a wire from the tcm case to the bolt of the strut.
