Mystery wire.

I was under the jeep doing some house cleaning and found this wire hanging down. It looks like a ground wire that is bolted to the block behind the oil filter. I have no idea what it is for. Nothing I ever took off. It's long enough to reach the battery if I pull it up through the engine. I wonder if one of the trips to dealer for warranty work it was disconnected. Never saw it hanging down before. Must if worked its way down from wheeling. Jeep runs perfect.so I am at a loss. The wire is bare next to my ring. Looks like the insulation is been worn off.

Any ideas.

Can you trace it?

bl17z90 said:

Can you trace it?

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Only to the block. Bolted to it behind the oil filter

Looks like the engine block ground wire which should be secured to the frame. It could be the primary ground and your engine mounts are acting as the ground. Find a bolt on the frame and secure it.

R/
Will