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Found an unplugged mystery plug on my 2000 xk8! Is this ok?

Old Dec 21, 2025 | 04:29 AM
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Default Found an unplugged mystery plug on my 2000 xk8! Is this ok?



in the ecu
 
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Old Dec 21, 2025 | 09:35 AM
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Unless something isn't working properly, that is for an option your car doesn't have. You will find more of them around the car. In this case it looks like the connector for the ECU compartment accelerometer that CATS equipped cars have. Just put it back where you found it, it isn't connected to anything.
 
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Old Dec 26, 2025 | 08:45 PM
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It's definitely for an option you don't have. I have the same empty plug. My guess is that it's for the center console phone that most of us didn't have.
 
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Old Dec 26, 2025 | 08:48 PM
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It's definitely for an option you don't have. I have the same empty plug. My guess is that it's for the center console phone that most of us didn't have.
thanks... that's what I figured but now I can ut it too rest
 
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Old Dec 27, 2025 | 02:43 AM
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Originally Posted by johns55
It's definitely for an option you don't have. I have the same empty plug. My guess is that it's for the center console phone that most of us didn't have.
Out of interest, what part of the phone system is in the ECU compartment in the engine bay?
 
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Old Dec 27, 2025 | 12:31 PM
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That is where the flux capacitor connected in rare “Back To The Future” models with gull-wing doors. Wasn’t a big seller, so Jag discontinued it.
 

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