Electrical plug on diff?

[sparker]

Hi Guys,

while fixing a fire I had from a power steering line on my 986 boxster, I found this electrical connector on the diff that has nothing connected to it. Is this correct or am I missing something???

You can see the connector just a fraction above dead center in this picture:


Any suggestions?
Sam

[insite]

Reverse light?

[sparker]

I would guess that would be up by the shifter or on the trans though? Otherwise this would only come on when you were moving in reverse, not just selected reverse?

I can test my reverse light and see if this is it anyway.
Sam

[JFP in PA]

That is the reverse light switch. You can find an excellent photo of the entire harness setup on page 34-14 in the Bentley manual.

[sparker]

So I should have something plugged into it then yeah? Where abouts does the wire run, I'll try to track down where the wire ended.

Sam