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Old Jul 16, 2022 | 05:59 AM
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Engine bay wires

Ok I need some help, I have a 1986 Camaro with the 2.8l multi-port injection and there is some wires in the engine bay that I don't know what they're for. I know the car had AC at one point but the previous owner deleted the pump entirely and left some of the wires so I don't know if they're all for that.

On power steering pump lines

Next to the heater blower motor, the 2 plugs next to the trans dipstick and the one purple wire

Up by windshield washer pump
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Old Jul 16, 2022 | 10:23 PM
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Re: Engine bay wires

I believe the wires / sensor in the first photo on the power steering box were designed to let the ECM know the working pressure of the pump/box. When you turn the steering wheel all the way to one end of it's travel (lock) to the other, at the ends of it's travel, th pressure spikes as it hits the stops. This sensor lest the ECM know that has happened, and the computer will command a slight increase in idle speed to stop the engine from stalling.
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Old Jul 17, 2022 | 04:40 PM
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Re: Engine bay wires

For your V6 Car:

-1st Image is of the High-Pressure Power-Steering Switch... Turns the AC Compressor Clutch Off on the Steering Locks.
-2nd Image... I need to see more Images.
-3rd Image is a Relay Connector... Post an Image that shows all of the Wire Colors, and we can determine which Relay it is for.
-4th Image is the AC Compressor Clutch Connector.
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Old Jul 26, 2022 | 03:21 PM
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Re: Engine bay wires

Originally Posted by vorteciroc
For your V6 Car:

-1st Image is of the High-Pressure Power-Steering Switch... Turns the AC Compressor Clutch Off on the Steering Locks.
-2nd Image... I need to see more Images.
-3rd Image is a Relay Connector... Post an Image that shows all of the Wire Colors, and we can determine which Relay it is for.
-4th Image is the AC Compressor Clutch Connector.
Sorry for the late response, here's more pics

I believe the purple is the O2 sensor


Just found this one near the front( black and blue wire)

By the brake booster (gray, light blue, solid green, and 2 green/white striped wires)
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