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Offline Gti_Jamo

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Sourced a Cat and Lambda...different plugs
« on: 23 February 2012, 18:31 »
Basically got a genuine used replacement cat for my mk3 project but its was off an earlier model and the lambda has a square connector with an external earth and my original is an oval connector which I assume is earthed into the loom. Just really need to know if they can be changed and if someone knows what wires go where.

P.s - My original lambda is seized in my knackered cat so can just swap them over.

The image shows my original on the left and my replacement on the right.



I'm hoping i can just cut and solder the wires in their same locations.

Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.


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Re: Sourced a Cat and Lambda...different plugs
« Reply #1 on: 23 February 2012, 19:05 »
cut and solder mate
  


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Offline Gti_Jamo

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Re: Sourced a Cat and Lambda...different plugs
« Reply #2 on: 23 February 2012, 19:07 »
Nice one mate cheers for that.


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Re: Sourced a Cat and Lambda...different plugs
« Reply #3 on: 23 February 2012, 21:50 »
Take it easy with the soldering mate, lambdas are a bit sensitive to heat

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Re: Sourced a Cat and Lambda...different plugs
« Reply #4 on: 24 February 2012, 18:07 »
Yeah will do mate....will solder it nearer the connector just in case.


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Re: Sourced a Cat and Lambda...different plugs
« Reply #5 on: 24 February 2012, 18:21 »
Out of interest the two white wires could easily be mixed up, would that matter? What do they do?
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Offline Gti_Jamo

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Re: Sourced a Cat and Lambda...different plugs
« Reply #6 on: 24 February 2012, 18:34 »
Out of interest the two white wires could easily be mixed up, would that matter? What do they do?

Don't have a scooby mate, not an auto electrician by any means. Will solder them individually as to not mix them up though.


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