Whats up guys...
I was working on my engine harness; converting it to a single turbo harness.
I notcied that the crank angle sensor wire has that insulated wire protecting the main wire going to connector.
I am curous as to how the insulater wire works as a ground? because i notcied that the insulated wire runs to the oppisite end of the harness were both crank angle connectors meet and there it has an o connector that is bolted down as a ground. what is it grounding if its only be used as a shield?

I tried to search but coundn't find any info. Ill attach pictures later tonight..

 

ok here are some pictures to help out. im trying to understand how this ground works.

 

That's the shielding. Protects the signal from the sensors from RFI. Don't mess with it.

 

thanks for you help.. what is RFI?
I understand that its a sheilding, what im trying to figure out is why does it need to be grounded if there is nothing on the opposite end.

 

anyone else have any info??

 

Radio Frequency Interference

It's grounded that way because that's how shielding works. The shield is a metal matrix of fine wire that surrounds the conductors in the core. The metal matrix shield is grounded near the CPU to earth the shielding. Shielding only gets grounded at that end. It's just the way it works. Leave it alone and you'll have no problems.

 

ok, thats the info i was looking for... Thanks