98 civic sudden o2 sensor issues amongst other things HELP

#11

so far so good. As you will see in the pic, it was a huge break in the wire,
I am surprised this problem did not manifest itself a lot earlier.

Before, if I replaced the alternator fuse, we could run the vehicle for about
20 minutes before the fuse would pop. It was either that or when we got to
some moisture, usually right when we got to the city (I live 20 minutes
outside the city), or yesterday when I took it through the touchless wash
before I was about to try and fix it.

I am taking the car to work today, so we shall see.

t

Tegger wrote:

Quote:

One thing Princess Auto does not have.... 7.5amp mini fuses...

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Thermal/Weatherproof electrical tape (wish it was more adhesive in
cold weather, but I made it work).

But did the fix work?

I took a picture of the bare wire, as well as a perspective photo to
see where I made the fix. Will try to find an appropriate place to
post this once I download it to my computer. Tegger, any good places
to post?

Send it to me. I can place it in my Misc folder so everybody can see it.

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#12

"loewent via CarKB.com" <u10197@uwe> wrote in news:6e7ae316b01e2@uwe:

Quote:

so far so good. As you will see in the pic, it was a huge break in
the wire, I am surprised this problem did not manifest itself a lot
earlier.

Before, if I replaced the alternator fuse, we could run the vehicle
for about 20 minutes before the fuse would pop. It was either that or
when we got to some moisture, usually right when we got to the city (I
live 20 minutes outside the city), or yesterday when I took it through
the touchless wash before I was about to try and fix it.

I am taking the car to work today, so we shall see.

Got your email.

The files are here for now:
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/misc/..._mil%26fuse15/

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#13

these harnesses are pretty tight as is... too much slack is what caused the
problem in the first place.

t

Randolph wrote:

Quote:

snip

I performed the mickey mouse fix, and zip tied the crap outta the harness
where ever possible to prevent future rubbing. Used Thermal/Weatherproof
electrical tape (wish it was more adhesive in cold weather, but I made it
work).

snip

As long as the wires are not pulled taut. There needs to be enough slack
that you don't pull any tension on the wires as the car is bouncing
around. Some manufacturer, don't remember which, had a recall because a
wire loom was pulled to taut and wires would break at the connector end.

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#14

"loewent via CarKB.com" <u10197@uwe> wrote in news:6e7c4a02d0f06@uwe:

Quote:

Randolph wrote:
snip

I performed the mickey mouse fix, and zip tied the crap outta the
harness where ever possible to prevent future rubbing. Used
Thermal/Weatherproof electrical tape (wish it was more adhesive in
cold weather, but I made it work).

snip

As long as the wires are not pulled taut. There needs to be enough
slack that you don't pull any tension on the wires as the car is
bouncing around. Some manufacturer, don't remember which, had a recall
because a wire loom was pulled to taut and wires would break at the
connector end.

these harnesses are pretty tight as is... too much slack is what
caused the problem in the first place.

Automakers go to extreme lengths to make sure the wiring does not move.

If the wiring must be allowed to move, it must move in such a way that
movement does not cause abrasion or flexure of the wire at the crimp
connections. Flexure will cause internal breakage, which can be difficult
to locate.

The best thing you can do to ensure electrical happiness for your car is to
make 100% certain that wires and connectors are never allowed to dangle or
vibrate. If the stock fixings fall off or break, use zip ties (or something
else) to re-secure the wires at that location. This becomes especially
important as the car ages and wire insulation hardens.

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Tegger

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