My engine install is almost complete but I am racking my brain trying to figure out where this plug goes. its on the drivers sidesof the engine compartment. its a 3 prong female plug with 400 959 495 on the plug. Cant find anything on my book. I could use some help.

thanks

brian

 

sorry its a 1997 audi a4 2.8 quattro.

 

post a pic maybe? what engine did you throw in there?

 

same engine, just replacing a damaged engine with a slightly used one. the wire for the plug is only about 16 inches long so it cant go far, i just cant seem to find the other end. i will attempt to get a pic in the am.

 

call up audi and ask them wut it is and then we'll be able to tell u where it goes, but im pretty sure it's not an 02 sensor cuz they are 4 prong

 

here are a couple pics. hope this helps.

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I don't recognize that plug, what doesn't work on the car? I would say its either a headlight, fog light,
vaccum pump, a/c compressor ect.

 

open the hood and get a pic of where the otherside is

 

I will get a inside pic in the am, the other end runs into a wire bundle right next to the plug junction that holds about 6 circular plugs for the a/c etc. tomorrow i will be wiring up the starter/alt and wiring in the new rear oxygen sensors and starting her up. so i guess i will see what doesnt work then.

brian

 

How far down does it drop if you put it behind the headlight? I thought I was going to have a mess of cables and not know where any of it goes when I did my timing belt. But in reality there were only a few cables up front. The only ones I can remember are the headlight, foglight, horn (I had one on each side, I think earlier A4's had a single one, not sure), and maybe something for the radiator or something. And every one of them was easy to figure out because of where the plug fell naturally and the shape of it. It's pretty idiot proof I think.