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Any idea what this wire is? Stuck after engine rebuild

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YOUR RESEARCHAny idea what this wire is? Stuck after engine rebuild

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So, the harness was replaced with one from an auto/tiptronic transmission (and this wire was just left hanging?)?

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So, the harness was replaced with one from an auto/tiptronic transmission (and this wire was just left hanging?)?

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Hi. Porsche 1999 996 cabriolet with replacement engine (possibly newer? Has larger 3rd gen IMS bearing) so not sure on year of engine. Manual Trans. Just finished putting everything back together after having the heads machined. Every thing went well but now I have this mystery wire coming off harness that also carries crank pos sensor, cam position sensor, cam actuator (right near air oil seperator). I'll attach pictures. Does anyone know what this could be? i cant find ANYWHERE that it could go. It almost seems like a dead end wire. (Possibly goes with auto trans?) This is a manual. Help is appreciated, thanks in advance!

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Just guessing based on location. Crankshaft position sensor?

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Quotes source post: 16106421

Thats already connected. This wire is coming from the same harness as the CPS though. Thanks for the input

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Quotes source post: 16106359

I was thinking more along the lines of muffler bearings or maybe horn fluid. Lol.

POST 6Original post

Looks like that would be for the Tiptronic change-over valve to turn off/on the water flow to the Tip oil cooler.

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Quotes source post: 16106829

Is that a component of the automatic trans? If so, this car is manual. So this wire would just be a dummy wire essentially?

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So, the harness was replaced with one from an auto/tiptronic transmission (and this wire was just left hanging?)?

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