I'm in the process of replacing all my heater hoses. There is a part of a wiring harness that runs parallel to the hard metal line that connects the two passenger side heater hoses. For mysterious reasons, this part of the harness was actually strapped to the heater hard line in the middle at the factory, meaning it is in contact with this fairly hot pipe. On my car, the years of heat have caused the old electrical tape to ooze all sorts of gooey white adhesive and it is even running down the subframe. I'd like to clean this up and replace the melty tape with something that won't do the same thing.

I'd prefer a suggestion for something I could find at a Home Depot or Advance Auto kinda place rather than something I have to special order and wait a week for because I'm hoping to finish this project Friday afternoon so I can drive the car on the weekend. Thanks!

 

http://www.google.com/search?q=heat+...ient=firefox-a

 

If I order something from a website, I'll have to wait until next week for it. I was hoping for some suggestions from personal experience, like "Tape X from this place works great..."

 

I have a friend who installed car audio professionally, and he used electrical tape a lot obviously. He always recommended to me any electrical tape by 3M (and I think Scotch is a 3M brand). I have since started using 3M tape and I have to agree that it retains its shape and its stickyness pretty well even under hot conditions. I have used it in spots on my harness.

 

^ I agree with the 3M tape. I been using it exclusively lately after using many cheap or offbrand tapes and its honestly much easier to work with, tear, and it retains its stickyness and color very well even in hot places.

 

I already have some of the 3M "700 Commercial Grade" electrical tape on hand for home repair purposes. They also make automotive-specific tape, which I'm guessing is designed to resist oil and heat. Is there a difference?

 

I think the Scotch/3M tape you're looking for is "Super 33" or "Super 88".

Good hardcore stuff.

 

not sure if its technically tape. but stretch-N-seal from Home Depot works really well protecting from heat. Its more of a wire wrap or sleeve.

 

Thanks for the ideas. I'll check those out.

 

Get silicone self fusing tape.

Thats the only electrical tape I'll ever put on a wire in my car. Simply can't be beat.

www.waytekwire.com has a variety of colours.

 

I have used self-fusing tape as well, it's just not as convenient to get.

 

If I get ambitious, I would like to clean up some of the droopy old electrical tape in my engine compartment. If I do, I'll check out this self-fusing tape. I presume that's heat resistant in addition to being moisture resistant?

 

sorry for being a dick. I was pretty tired last night and I guess I didn't read that last line of your post.

 

There are afew different kinds of self-fusing silicone tape but the lowest heat rating I've seen is 375*F (3m Super 33 is 220*F), and the one I use from Waytek Wire is close to 500*F.

 

No problem. After reading the various responses to my inquiry, I decided to just use the 3M tape I had on hand to get me back on the road right away. I'll probably end up ordering some of this self-fusing silicone tape and rewrapping the harness later, so in the end, I'll be mail ordering something and waiting for it to arrive anyway...