its right beside the oil filter.. looks kinda like a resistor or something. theres few little pieces of wire on it, looks like something was cut off.. anybody know what it is or what it does??

 

condensor
capacitor
oil pressure sender


-Ted

 

dont know what to call it, but it is part of you're electrical system and the bolt it is on is used for ground

 

from the FAQ:

It is the Condenser (capacitor) for the Oil Pressure Sender. It is needed to protect the oil pressure gauge from burning out in the event of sender failure, and for smoothing any erratic pluses from the sender.

 

I've never seen one on a S4 car; pretty sure it's S5 only. You profile says you have a '87, so I'd guess someone put a S5 transmission in the car and didn't bother to remove the capacitor from the housing. You won't have a wire running to it unless yo route one yourself.

 

BS rotaryrocket. My stock S4 has one. 87 t-66 is correct.

 

Didn't know my post was offensive. Don't cry about. I said I've never seen one on a S4, and I've owned 2 cars. Clearly it's not found on all S4s.

 

It's not found on all S5s either...but in both cases it's supposed to be there.
Originally attached to the clutch slave cylinder, it's commonly ignored/forgotten when clutch/tranny work is performed and disappears soon thereafter.

 

I was not offended... And I don't recall any crying. I just want the guy to get the right information.

 

thanks for the info guys.. i was thinking maybe it had something to do with my hesitation since there wasnt anything hooked up to it.. lol still havnt found the problem yet

 

Actually, there are TWO of these on a series four or series five car.

 

Where's the second one? Do you know if the first gen GSL-SE's have them? (like the one in my sig?)

 

The second one is on the firewall side of the driver's side strut tower, around the coil pack.