Resolved Broken Wire Connector?

[4g63-pwr]

I was changing my alternator and I accidently broke a little black connector.

It is a black wire that comes out of the harness at the same spot as the alternator wires. It has a small black connector on the end of it with a little metal strap that screws in just on the other side of the oil filter. I'm not sure what it is and was just wondering before I randomly start replacing things. It appears to be a ground or something.

I was just wondering if I can splice a regular ground "eye-hole" ground connector to the wire and screw it back in. I can go take a pic if necessary. Thanks

 

[luv2rallye]

Attached is that harness and what they are. None of them is a ground. Also:
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=64283&d=1148886214

 

[4g63-pwr]

Thanks man! It is the oil pressure light switch. I re-wired it so it should be fine now. Now I just need to get a new battery. I guess it got abused by the old alternator. It won't hold a charge at all.

 

[4g63-pwr]

Ok. I ran that wire directly to where it is supposed to go without that clip. Could that cause a problem?

My car runs fine but when I turn it off and the battery dies quickly. I'm going to get a new battery today anyway, but I was wondering if it could cause a drain or anything.

I noticed because when I got out of my car and lock it, the alarm starts going off like a minute later. I was going to just pull the fuse on the security so I could lock my car so the alarm doesn't keep going off, but there isn't even a fuse in that spot but it still works. It never had a drain or a problem like that before.

I was just wanted to know if that is causing a problem or if my battery just isn't holding a charge that bad. If my interior lights are on for like 5 minutes with the car off it will kill the battery that quickly

 

[priest1981]

It sounds like your battery is just junk. If you have access to a multi-meter you should do a draw test when you replace your battery.

Will