What Is This Thing In The Engine Bay?

[Munkyb0y]

What is it?

[Trooper]

What is it?

Is it wired to the bonnet release pin that you can see in the bottom right of the photo.

It may be the wire that sets the alarm off when the bonnet is lifted and alarm is armed.

[Munkyb0y]

no, not the wire that goes to the bonnet pin. i'm asking about the black puck shaped thing with the plug and coloured wiring. its mounted to that steel bracket, just behind the pod.

Edited May 19, 2008 by Munkyb0y

[Basti]

take a better pic of it not hidden behind your pod

[Munkyb0y]

yeah i will tomorrow. i just figured its standard on r33's, and easily identified. so i used an old pic i had

Edited May 19, 2008 by Munkyb0y

[NISZILA]

That's not in my R33, thats for sure

I've helped a friend put a pod on his R33 too, and he definately doesn't have one either. I don't think I'm remembering incorrectly, but I don't recognise it at all

[(B1) MR_fanny]

i dont have that either. is it just a rubber puck or is there wires coming from it? maybe its a rubber mount/spacer of some sort.

[HuH]

He mentioned just a couple of posts up that it has coloured wiring coming from it (which you can see in the photo, too).

[Munkyb0y]

no its not rubber. its hard plastic.

here are some clearer pics.

the green line follows the wiring as it comes in through the guard and goes via the plug, directly into the top of the 'puck'.

there are no other wires coming in our out of the 'puck'.

the dotted line shows where it turns inside the guard, and heads rear-wards. i can follow it under the guard for about 200mm, before its hidden behind the inner guard.

the plug looks like the standard nissan plug, ie same type as the boost solenoid, so i thought it was something standard.

Edited May 20, 2008 by Munkyb0y

[mad082]

i'm going to guess a solenoid controller for your unichip ecu.

[Munkyb0y]

i'm going to guess a solenoid controller for your unichip ecu.

lol thanks. i already said that to you on msn. d1ckwad.

[mad082]

yeah but i got in first.

[Munkyb0y]

i dont think its that.

there's only one set of wires going in, and nothing out. why would the harness lead to the engine bay, and do nothing once it gets there? strange.

could this have anything to do with the blinkers?

heres a shot of the under side.

[Chris Rogers]

get me a few good shots of it. never seen that in a 33 engine bay.

did the car have a dealer fitted alarm ??

[Munkyb0y]

it had a shitty alarm when i bought it. may have been a rhino. but i got a decent one installed.

as far as a dealer fitted alarm, not as far as i know.

what kind of pics do you need? thats pretty much every angle of it.

the writing on the top says PSC-22 3X0

Edited May 21, 2008 by Munkyb0y

[Yo-Yo]

Some kind of Japanese version of the polariser ?

[R34GTFOUR]

what happens when you disconnect the plug?

also what series is your 33?

its very odd

[Munkyb0y]

what happens when you disconnect the plug?

also what series is your 33?

its very odd

good question. i havent disconnected it yet. i wanted to know what it was first. i had no idea it would be anything out of the ordinary. i will try it tomorrow.

i will also try to trace that wiring and see where it leads.

its a '93, series 1.

could it have anything to do with the ecu? its a unichip with boost controller module attached. but as far as i know, that only consists of two pieces which are both behind the kickpanel.

Edited May 22, 2008 by Munkyb0y

[AndyD]

I found this dunno if its related but it is listed as a air conditioning condensor part if someone can translate the jap writing might be useful

http://www.cnautoparts.com/A12-Air%20compr...SC%20condenser/

[Munkyb0y]

^ thanks mate. i'm still not sure what it is.

here are some more pics.

this is the path it takes into the cabin, behind the glove box.

there is a constant 12v at the red wire.

notice how its wrapped in the protective foam, as if it were factory fitted? confusing, because those joiners dont look factory

some close-ups of the mystery unit.

Edited May 26, 2008 by Munkyb0y