guiwang
Active member
So, a friend of mine brought me her car to have some work done and a general check over. I pop the hood, check the oil, start the car and come around to the front too see a fair amount of smoke billowing out from the vac pump area. Shut it down, take a closer look and this is what I find.
http://pics.tdiclub.com/showphoto.php?photo=91782&title=melted-cgp-connector&cat=565
http://pics.tdiclub.com/showphoto.php?photo=91783&title=melted-cgp-connector-2&cat=565
One glow plug boot is completely melted to the bare wire, and the other two boots are partially melted. I did a search and nothing I found showed anything this extreme. I can't imagine how much current must have been running through these wires, and yet no fuse blown.
http://pics.tdiclub.com/showphoto.php?photo=91782&title=melted-cgp-connector&cat=565
http://pics.tdiclub.com/showphoto.php?photo=91783&title=melted-cgp-connector-2&cat=565
One glow plug boot is completely melted to the bare wire, and the other two boots are partially melted. I did a search and nothing I found showed anything this extreme. I can't imagine how much current must have been running through these wires, and yet no fuse blown.