2g Manifold capacitor part?

[my_gst95]

Well, i'm not 100% sure its a capacitor, but... There is a silver round piece that looks like gets grounded on the intake manifold of a 2g. I did a 6bolt swap and must not have tighten it down properly, and because it was lose, it was causing my IGN fuse to constantly blow. I removed it and the car runs fine now. What is it for and can I run without it?

my_gst95

 

[95burgundyesi]

Well see I broke that fragile wire and the would not boost under WOT it would how would you say...twitch like you were pedaling it. DSMlink logged no knock and IDC and everything were fine. I soldered the wire and boom fixed! But then i bumped it and the wire broke right where it goes into this cylinder thing, so I am trying to figure out what it is.

http://members.shaw.ca/dsm.1000q/Engineprimer/2G/brakemaster.htm

That link shows a picture of the small cylinder thingy at the end of the intake manifold. left of the bracket to the brake master cylinder

 

[the_mork]

IIRC it is a noise condenser and should be grounded as close to the coil packs as possible. I'm not sure why it would cause your car to run like crap but it will affect electronics negatively if it isn't on there. Maybe your picking up enough signal noise that you end up with ignition system issues.

 

[MetalliHawk]

THIS? I've never really known what it does, but makes sense if mork is correct.

EDIT: Courtesy of "luv2rallye"

The noise condensor suppresses high frequency spikes which helps all electronics - the radio being the most suspectable. I'd leave it in - needs to be connected right at the coil connector to be effective.

 

[95burgundyesi]

I heard from a friend that without it some cars will not connect with DSMlink when it is removed. I did not try mine because that wasnt the problem. I would just seem to have break up at high rpm(5500+) I guess I have a lot of signal noise and is causing the coil pack not to fire right.

Now I need to find a 2g to pull it off of, this is going to be hard.

 

[steve]

Now I need to find a 2g to pull it off of, this is going to be hard.

MB509361 it's $12 new from the dealer. How badly do you want to dig around for one cheaper?

 

[95burgundyesi]

Ha! for that price I won't. Anderson mitsu is a joke in Rockford though, might take 4 weeks to get but I will call them and see. Thanks Steve.

 

[rush2252]

The only function it serves is to cut Radio Whine from the alternator

 

[dsmfa9nutter]

I don't have one, car runs fine. I'm running a 63t out of a 1g and a COP setup though.

 

[steve]

This capacitor is part of the coil pack on a 1G. It's not a filter for alternator noise but for the switching hash the coils produce.

 

[Defiant]

They're also to keep RF interference from confusing the ECU.

The Volkswagen Squareback wagon was one of the first electronic fuel-injected cars sold in the US. If you keyed a CB radio next to the left-front fender (where the brains lived), it could stall them.

 

[gudz519]

So I was removing my hard coolant pipes because they were extremely rusted and I wanted to paint them. Anyone who has ever done this knows that its a pain. I was disconnecting things so that I could get to the pipes easier when suddenly a wire snapped off a little gray spray can looking object connected to my engine block. It is directly under the valve cover and it fell somewhere in the engine and I cant find it. Can anyone tell me what it is so I can go to auto zone to replace it? Here is a pic of it.

 

[SrKegler]

, that's a condenser. Used to filter alternator noise out of the radio.

 

[VelocitàPaola]

, that's a condenser. Used to filter alternator noise out of the radio.

It's actually a capacitor, but it is used to filter electrical noise.

 

[bullettdsm]

Pfft..... I don't even use them. Just un plug at the connection and leave it off. If you find you get "noise" then go get one.

MB

 

[gudz519]

oook guys so it has nothing to do with engine management or make my car run crappy right cause i really got scared when it broke thanks guys

 

[LiquidX]

Noise filter FTW

 

[92AWDHX40]

I would also say thats a noise filter goes on the firewall, mines relocated where you cant see it, below the battery tray.

 

[canada4g63]

that weird now i wanna see if my car has that!

 

[debbie]

+ on the sound filter I've seen them on anything that’s electrical and spins, moves fast, such as old distributors and the like, as said above stops interference with any other electrical component in the car i.e. your radio or anything close by for that matter.

 

[b00stedtalon2]

On the 2g manifold, there is a little cylinder shaped capacitor bolted to the manifold. It has 1 wire going to it. Does anyone know what this is?

 

[lmtune]

Iirc, that would be the noise filter

 

[EFDfire446]

changed the block on my car and now i'm wondering where this part goes and what it does.

 

[->PrOjEcTGS<-]

Looks like a capacitor used for noise reduction. Generally they have some tangs on them so that you can mount it to the firewall. But, in your case it looks like those are gone. It should be grounded to something though. That one might go around the coilpack area.

 

[gsx7707]

are you sure its not the guts out of the knock sensor

 

[EFDfire446]

im sure its not the knock sensor, there is only one wire not 2