High Temperature Wiring Repairs: Notes

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WARNING:

This procedure should not be performed on high voltage circuits. Performing this procedure on high voltage circuits may result in serious injury or death.

NOTE:

All wiring repairs need to be 200 mm from the heat zone. Areas of consideration would be any area located near the exhaust manifolds, catalytic converter, exhaust pipes, and turbocharged engines.

Items Required

DuraSeal splice sleeves to crimp and seal connections
High temperature SCT1 shrink tubing to protect the splice sleeves
Terminated leads or pigtails
The correct tools to remove the terminals from the connectors

Use high temperature bulk wire rated at 150°C (302°F) continuous temperature of the same or larger gauge size as the original wire when repair damage wire. Also replace any reflective tape that you remove during the repair.