# Engine help

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-help/119276>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** focus, ford\
**Created:** [June 15, 2018, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-help/119276 "2018-06-15T20:00:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![Fionna\_Marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8dc957/32.png) [@Fionna\_Marie](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Fionna_Marie)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-help/119276/1 "2018-06-15T20:00:17Z")

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Just got finished putting engine together. Not sure what this wire is or where it goes. It’s a 2000 ford focus 2.0 spi

 ![15290928532451796827770978605742](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/0/0e741df13f7d042999944efd49539db79f267f88.jpg)

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**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-help/119276/2 "2018-06-15T20:01:31Z")

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Need photo or description of wire and its location.

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**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-help/119276/3 "2018-06-15T21:22:19Z")

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it needs fixed before you reattach it to where ever it goes- it’s got quite the gash in it- exposing wires.

What on this engine did you just “put together”? Many of those bolts and clamps don’t look like they have moved in 18 years…

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**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2018, 1:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-help/119276/4 "2018-06-16T01:40:39Z")

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> [@eddo](#):
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> it’s got quite the gash in it

Yeah, and I’ve never seen a connector like that.

 ![Wire](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/0/02de692b21d47ca8edd5ea0f98e59b1eff8b9751.png)

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**Author:** ![Buzzmeok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/46a35a/32.png) [@Buzzmeok](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Buzzmeok)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 4:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-help/119276/5 "2018-06-17T04:28:00Z")

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Follow the other end. Find out where it goes to. Looks like radio antenna.

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**Author:** ![Fionna\_Marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8dc957/32.png) [@Fionna\_Marie](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Fionna_Marie)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 4:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-help/119276/6 "2018-06-17T04:45:22Z")

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![15290929756466913488288660643115](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/b/b33a7b1d8ef17fda33ff121d81599e71b1ad91c2.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Buzzmeok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/46a35a/32.png) [@Buzzmeok](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Buzzmeok)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2018, 5:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-help/119276/7 "2018-06-23T05:39:21Z")

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any luck??

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**Author:** ![Fionna\_Marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8dc957/32.png) [@Fionna\_Marie](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Fionna_Marie)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2018, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-help/119276/8 "2018-06-23T19:13:24Z")

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No but it doesnt matter now. found out the 3rd piston was cracked so I’m just calling it a lost project