Open Circuit Squib Driver Side! Red Triangle...

thanks for this John - i can sense victory is close...

I dismantled the connector half way today, but then I got stuck at the yellow locking clips... I couldn't figure out how to undo them without breaking something. My problem is that I break stuff all the time due to being alittle heavy handed, and so I stepped away. I can have another go though.

I saw the 2 cables pinned down with some sort of a locking mechanism. Would you want me to tighten these or move the cabling upwards alittle more? Could you expand on that bit (paragraph 4) alittle more please?

I'll go and un-twist the connector for now....

cheers

 

okay un-twisted the black connector - lets have some fun!

I was referring to the bit where you were explaining what I should do once I've dismantled the connector. I didn't fully understand. In all honesty, the clips look clean - i think somethings just moved about alittle somewhere along the lines

once i've dismantled it - what should i do?

also, can i use Mr Muscle on the connector? It says that it works on metals.....or how about a thin 3-in-1 multi-purpose oil?

thanks

 

I can't figure out how to get this yellow lock out without snapping the whole thing

 

I can't get that yellow clip lock, so I stuck a thin screw driver in there and pushed it in further but it didn't move.

Anyway, I tested it as you stated above and the figures wouldn't settle but I did see them go between 02.8 to 05.0

For the sake of a tenner, I think I'll just get the connectors tomorrow and see how I get on with them.

Shall I snap this connector open just to see it open? Might aswell ey?

 

i started using my fingers just now....

So I dismantled the whole connector and it looked really interesting. I didnt use Mr Sheen or anything else, I just stuck a toothpick in and out of it pretty aggressively and then I tested it. The measurements went alot lower. At one point, it seemed like it settled on around 01.8, but it was still too crazy, no matter how many fingers i used and how long i waited. It kept on fluctuating. Clearly there's a party going on in those connectors!

I'll get the new ones tomorrow along with the scotch locks and hopefully, we should be good to go.

I should have a replacement battery by Thursday aswell so it should all come together nicely

I'll then have to look towards tackling the issue of rust on the underside of this car. The last guy must have tried to go swimming with it - who knows, wouldn't put anything past him! hehehe

 

I just re-tested it with my fingers and i found that when the black connector was plugged in with both connectors locked into the airbag, the reading settled to 00.5 to 00.6 - which is what it was when i tested the nodes without any plastic tubing on them.

Does this mean that connectors have now been cleaned and healed?

 

just watched a youtube video on scotch locks...they look pretty user friendly but they look pretty bulky.... will there be enough space behind the airbag for them to fit in snug? Unsure if there is much space in that little compartment in which the airbag fits...

 

mate you're a genius!

okay - so i went back to the assembly and put the connector back together...it looked really messy as I sort of destroyed it earlier - but anyway - it all fitted back together. I then plugged it into the socket, took the reading with my fingers assisting and it came out with a whopping 02.8 flush - very steady - did move to 02.9 once or twice.

I think this means it's sorted no?

but the connector looks like it's in tatters

I could always clean it up and stick it back together with some clips to hold it all together maybe? But its been weakened so may aswell just put this down to an experience/experiment and get the ones for £10 tomorrow?

what ya reckon?

 

yes definitely John - thank you - you're a real star!

Okay, so I went outside and fitted the airbag (loosely) and then the battery (with jumper leads), and the airbag red light was still on, but the red triangle light had gone.... could the other connector need cleaning aswell maybe?

Or maybe it was because the airbag hadn't been fully fitted in with screws and it detected this?

unsure - but so far, so good - atleast that red triangle has gone!

I do definitely feel more confident now but I would always prefer to run things past you first

This all reminds me of the days when I was about to become an electrician - but the exams sort of put me off, but I still learnt a fair bit about different types of circuits/cabling.

I'll let you know how it goes with the new connectors

thanks John

 

okey dokey - will do this properly once I've connected both connectors with those scotch locks. Ours will look much neater than how it is currently.

Hopefully that light is nothing to be concerned about

thanks again John and have a good night