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DISCUSSION => Electrical => Topic started by: teh Phil on June 25, 2009, 11:43:13 AM

Title: Can someone check some wires for me?
Post by: teh Phil on June 25, 2009, 11:43:13 AM

Hey guys, I'm in the process of putting my car back together, and stupid me, I didn't take pictures of everything before taking things apart! There's a switch that goes into the side of the radiator with three wires, I believe they are red, green, and black. Can someone tell me the order of how they plug in? I apologize for the cross-post from r3v, but a speedy response would be awesome!

Thanks!

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...99&hg=17&fg=05

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Title: Can someone check some wires for me?
Post by: DesktopDave on June 25, 2009, 12:02:07 PM

Your URL is truncated...  Is this what you're talking about?

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I think they're Bl/Br, Gr, Bl.  Center is ground.

Title: Can someone check some wires for me?
Post by: teh Phil on June 25, 2009, 12:37:45 PM

Thanks so much Dave!

Title: Another way to describe your dual temp switch
Post by: romeomike on June 25, 2009, 07:29:45 PM

The male connector's plastic shell has a curved edge, a flat edge, and an inwardly-notched edge.

1
2 3
The curved edge is on the side of pins 1 and 2, the flat edge on pins 2 and 3, and the notched edge with pins 1 and 3.

Pin 1 -- green/black wire
Pin 2 -- black wire
Pin 3 -- brown/black wire

Title: Can someone check some wires for me?
Post by: JP 91iS on June 26, 2009, 08:51:34 AM

Where was this when I needed it 2 months ago?  Good info!

Title: Can someone check some wires for me?
Post by: DesktopDave on June 26, 2009, 11:07:41 AM

I'm posting stuff as I get to it.  Just helping out.  I'll be swapping that for a cooler one anyway...once I get that resistor wired I can eliminate that as a problem.

I'm thinking this little switch is the main culprit, but every time I fix one thing it turns out that another component is bad...fuse is under-rated, relay was borderline, switch lower range is incorrect...no wonder the car is overheating!

The A/C ties into this too; it's now partially fixed.

Title: Can someone check some wires for me?
Post by: romeomike on June 26, 2009, 11:55:15 AM

Quote from: JP 91iS;74315

Where was this when I needed it 2 months ago?  Good info!

To God be the glory, and thanks for the kind words.