Friday, June 3, 2011

What is the little red wire connected to the starter motor called?

car wont start at times.. dealership said it was the positive battery cable, so i changed that. now they say its a small red wire that is connected to the starter... any help?!!! 2000 Hyundai sonata V6|||The ignition hot lead would be a good guess...but more likely it has a fuseable link on it...you can usually tell by about two inches of thicker insulation farther back from the connection...|||This is called %26quot;the little red wire%26quot;.........I couldn%26#039;t resist......seriously, this is the starter solenoid engage wire.


It%26#039;s a problem wire on many different models (so much so that a starter for a Ford Taurus, for instance, comes with this wire already attached and a crimp connector and a shrink tube insulator along with a warning tag to not remove it and instructions to cut the original wire and splice it.)|||your little red wire is power to the starter solinoid. your battery cable is the power for the starter motor.