What is this thing?

Dang. Clean your engine compartment. Looks horrible. Use simple green and
a hose.

That could be just a support for an unused connector, a ground for the
wiring, or a diode in the plastic body that has its anode attached to the
chassis ground. Just put the bolt back in.



"Jane--Galt" wrote in message

> http://lakewoodcolorado.net/2002Corolla/2002%20Corolla%20WHAT%20IS%20THIS.JPG
>
> It's some kind of bracket on the 2002 Corolla, which has a single wire
> going
> into the wire harness and is apparently supposed to be grounded on top of
> the
> engine there? ( but it appears a stud fell out at that point, which was
> part
> of the engine top cover ) This photo is on the driver's side, right above
> the
> PCV valve there.
>
> This bracket and connector were dangling down to the side of the engine
> there.
>
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"uncle_vito" wrote :

> Dang. Clean your engine compartment. Looks horrible. Use simple green
> and a hose.
>

It just gets dirty again.

> That could be just a support for an unused connector, a ground for the
> wiring, or a diode in the plastic body that has its anode attached to
> the chassis ground. Just put the bolt back in.
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On 27/08/2011 8:19 PM, Jane--Galt wrote:
> http://lakewoodcolorado.net/2002Corolla/2002%20Corolla%20WHAT%20IS%20THIS.JPG
>
> It's some kind of bracket on the 2002 Corolla, which has a single wire going
> into the wire harness and is apparently supposed to be grounded on top of the
> engine there? ( but it appears a stud fell out at that point, which was part
> of the engine top cover ) This photo is on the driver's side, right above the
> PCV valve there.
>
> This bracket and connector were dangling down to the side of the engine
> there.
>
Wow, the old valve sure looks clogged up good!

I would drive by a Toyota dealer and just ask for some free advise on
what it's for and where to reattach it properly. Like the others
mentioned, to looks like it could be a ground wire. You may be asking
for a bigger problem if you don't follow up on it.
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GM homepc wrote :

> On 27/08/2011 8:19 PM, Jane--Galt wrote:
>> http://lakewoodcolorado.net/2002Corolla/2002%20Corolla%20WHAT%20IS%20THI
>> S.JPG
>>
>> It's some kind of bracket on the 2002 Corolla, which has a single wire
>> going into the wire harness and is apparently supposed to be grounded
>> on top of the engine there? ( but it appears a stud fell out at that
>> point, which was part of the engine top cover ) This photo is on the
>> driver's side, right above the PCV valve there.
>>
>> This bracket and connector were dangling down to the side of the engine
>> there.
>>
> Wow, the old valve sure looks clogged up good!
>
> I would drive by a Toyota dealer and just ask for some free advise on
> what it's for and where to reattach it properly. Like the others
> mentioned, to looks like it could be a ground wire. You may be asking
> for a bigger problem if you don't follow up on it.
>

Thanks!
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"GM homepc" wrote in message

> On 27/08/2011 8:19 PM, Jane--Galt wrote:
>> http://lakewoodcolorado.net/2002Corolla/2002%20Corolla%20WHAT%20IS%20THIS.JPG
>>
>> It's some kind of bracket on the 2002 Corolla, which has a single wire
>> going
>> into the wire harness and is apparently supposed to be grounded on top of
>> the
>> engine there? ( but it appears a stud fell out at that point, which was
>> part
>> of the engine top cover ) This photo is on the driver's side, right above
>> the
>> PCV valve there.
>>
>> This bracket and connector were dangling down to the side of the engine
>> there.
>>
> Wow, the old valve sure looks clogged up good!
>
> I would drive by a Toyota dealer and just ask for some free advise on what
> it's for and where to reattach it properly. Like the others mentioned, to
> looks like it could be a ground wire. You may be asking for a bigger
> problem if you don't follow up on it.


Drive by the dealership? For what? There is a hole that is supposed to have
a f---ing bolt right under the hole in the bracket. It does nto matter what
it is, it works. All that matters is that the bolt be put back in, and that
apparently does not matter because Jane has been driving around for
God-knows how long with out, and it still works.
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