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I hope this is ok to ask here. My buddy is having some issues with is 2000 Cavalier. It seems to stall randomly, and sometimes will start fine, other times not at all. When it stalls/wont start none of the electronics in the cabin work, but headlights, breaklights, etc still do. ITS NOT THE IGNITION SWITCH, he already replaced that .
Anyhow he seems to have it narrowed down to the part in the photos. He noticed that if he jiggles it a bit the car stalls, and sometimes wont start until he plays with it a bit more. We searched the interweb, and couldn't find a name for this part, let alone any help. He found a leak in his window washer line slightly above this, we suspect it might have dripped down and gotten inside causing corrosion.
So Im asking you guys what its called. I would call it the main wiring harness, or something like that. All the wires coming out of that lead through the firewall and up into the dash. Also, how do you open it? We released the little tabs on each side, and tugged, and pulled and pried... and nothing. Looks like it might have been sealed/plastic welded shut at the factory. On the back there are some marks that lead us to believe this, although based on the look of it, it would seem the gray part unclips and unplugs from the main part.
I assume most cars have a bit like this? I have never really looked before. And I know this isn't a mazda ... but Im trying to avoid joining yet another forum... God knows I can't keep track as it is. Im already part of 4, and thats just for my car. Start adding in my other hobbies and it gets overwhelming.
As always, thanks upfront for the help.
-Pete
I hope this is ok to ask here. My buddy is having some issues with is 2000 Cavalier. It seems to stall randomly, and sometimes will start fine, other times not at all. When it stalls/wont start none of the electronics in the cabin work, but headlights, breaklights, etc still do. ITS NOT THE IGNITION SWITCH, he already replaced that .
Anyhow he seems to have it narrowed down to the part in the photos. He noticed that if he jiggles it a bit the car stalls, and sometimes wont start until he plays with it a bit more. We searched the interweb, and couldn't find a name for this part, let alone any help. He found a leak in his window washer line slightly above this, we suspect it might have dripped down and gotten inside causing corrosion.
So Im asking you guys what its called. I would call it the main wiring harness, or something like that. All the wires coming out of that lead through the firewall and up into the dash. Also, how do you open it? We released the little tabs on each side, and tugged, and pulled and pried... and nothing. Looks like it might have been sealed/plastic welded shut at the factory. On the back there are some marks that lead us to believe this, although based on the look of it, it would seem the gray part unclips and unplugs from the main part.
I assume most cars have a bit like this? I have never really looked before. And I know this isn't a mazda ... but Im trying to avoid joining yet another forum... God knows I can't keep track as it is. Im already part of 4, and thats just for my car. Start adding in my other hobbies and it gets overwhelming.
As always, thanks upfront for the help.
-Pete