Hello I am in need of assistance to be able to correctly fix my 96 Disco 1. Monday after returning home I noticed as I was almost to the front door that there was some fire dripping down from underneath the car, and starting to go up the firewall, so I got the extinguisher and got the fire out quick as I could. After inspecting I came across the reason for the fire..it appears that the clutch slave cyl seal burst/etc and the fluid leaked down onto a hot cat. Also found many wires melted, and they are pictured below, and honestly have no clue what they end up going to. Well except for the ABS (yellow), and the grayish sleeve (aftermarket gauges) I have tried looking to find them in the ETM, but unfortunately I either just couldn't find/missed them in the images (not the diagrams), or they weren't pictured in that section. I added the color arrows to the images to make it easier should anyone happen to know what the wiring goes to, or if they know where in the ETM they are. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated, as other than the obvious stuff I am needing to replace I fear that these wires will end up being what holds up the repairs the longest. I would like to thank you for reading and taking a look, and hope you have a wonderful day.



Further trace of the wiring in the first picture with green arrow.

(Rear Drivers-LHD Side)Not quite sure on the red arrow part, as I could only trace it down behind the motor a little way. On the upper part it seems to go into the same harness that the injector wiring and such goes on.

 

So it has been a bit, as I have been busy recovering from back surgery, and completely forgot I hadn't already, but I believe i have discovered what a couple of those groups of wires go to. The ones with the blue arrow I am pretty sure are the transmission harness/wiring, and the purple arrow ones go to the idle air control valve. Luckily the IACV wires look worse than they are and do not need to be replaced, and the connectors are still in working order, but a little singed on the outside. The other wires for sure need replaced, but luckily I have a extra harness I bought when I was fixing the window, and stereo shop getting creative and cooking the window wiring*see previous thread of mine for more details*. Anyway am leaving this here, and will edit to identify the last group of wires once I know what they are for a just in case anyone ever needs to know.

 

The red and black connectors (red arrow) go to an O2 sensor.

 

The big black one with the purple arrow = goes to the Coil Packs