Callum1998 Donating Members 25 Member For: 6y 4m 13d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 09/07/18 11:03 AM Share Posted 09/07/18 11:03 AM Hey guy I have a fg xr6t with a process west surge tank. I recently had some work done to my car and when I got it back found that the earth wire is only on the tank mounting bolt. Can anyone please tell me where the other end of the wire goes (pictures would help heaps) any help appreciated cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 16y 5m 29d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 09/07/18 01:07 PM Share Posted 09/07/18 01:07 PM Which surge type you got. The other end goes to the negative on the fuel pump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum1998 Donating Members 25 Member For: 6y 4m 13d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 09/07/18 09:58 PM Author Share Posted 09/07/18 09:58 PM I have the later type with the pumps enclosed, there are two wires connected at the front (both red) I can hear the pumps still when turning ignition on. But the black wire that comes on it’s own is hanging there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZYWALKER XR50T Gold Donating Members 2,795 Member For: 10y 11m 23d Gender: Male Location: Western Sydney Posted 10/07/18 12:45 AM Share Posted 10/07/18 12:45 AM The tank with the pumps mounted internally has the pumps earthed internally to the tank itself.Most shops will add and extra cable for the earth as the tank alone doesn't have the best earthing connection to the car.Its normally run from a bolt on the body of the surge tank to a bolt on the sump of the motor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 16y 5m 29d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 10/07/18 02:51 AM Share Posted 10/07/18 02:51 AM (edited) The black connection is the negative. Wire should be connected to this. UNLESS its a twin setup, been earthed internally and both positives run to the connections to stage the pumps. Do you have twin pumps, are they staged? If not the earth should be connected. FORGET THAT, they could be wired like this. Two pumps , two connections. ALSO did you have the old style process west surge. Earth was probably left over from that. Edited 10/07/18 02:56 AM by arronm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum1998 Donating Members 25 Member For: 6y 4m 13d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 10/07/18 04:01 AM Author Share Posted 10/07/18 04:01 AM I gave process west a call and they said the earth is from the mounting bolt to a sump bolt as mentioned above. I do have twin pumps so they are earthed in the pump housing it self. I had oil pump gears done so my sump was removed and the earth wasn’t put back on the sump bolt. Do you think there would be a issue running a longer cable straight to the battery to the same surge mounting bolt as my battery has been relocated to the passenger side. thanks heaps for the replies guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZYWALKER XR50T Gold Donating Members 2,795 Member For: 10y 11m 23d Gender: Male Location: Western Sydney Posted 10/07/18 07:41 AM Share Posted 10/07/18 07:41 AM Just undo a sump bolt and put it back where it was. Not like it's gonna leak or anything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossmang FREAKY Donating Members 12,403 Member For: 14y 3m 30d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 10/07/18 12:01 PM Share Posted 10/07/18 12:01 PM im more worried the workshop didnt put the wire back. who was it? same mob who tuned and installed the surge? if they missed that id be worried :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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