Earth cable - what do I actually need?

[Darren S]

Hi all,

I seem to be going down various rabbit holes of details regarding getting a replacement earth cable - the one that is situated behind the arch liner of the nearside front, attached to the gearbox. I cannot find a Renault OEM part number for one and have seen posts online that say 'Halfords do them' - but what am I actually asking for?

More so, I've seen some comments stating 'you need to get a good one' (?) which doesn't really help when electrics mean as much to me as quantum theory read aloud in Hungarian, backwards.

Has anyone recently just bought an off-the-shelf replacement and if so, could you provide any links for it please?

Many thanks,
D.

 

[Chrisgti6]

I don't know anything about the Clios earth cables, but when I needed to replace one on one of our Minis I used these

 

[Krarl]

Gearbox Earth Strap. 111-971-237A

Gearbox earth strap. This is a common cause for poor, or temperamental starting. The strap breaks down and causes a bad earth for the starter motor. Top quality product, correct for all aircooled Volkswagen applications. 300mm 1950-1990 Fits- Beetle 1950-1979 Splitscreen 1950-1967 Bay Window...

www.alanhschofield.com

 

[Darren S]

I don't know anything about the Clios earth cables, but when I needed to replace one on one of our Minis I used these

Cheers Chris.

I assume that the two colours are purely for fitter reference and that there's no actual difference between the cables?

 

[Darren S]

Gearbox Earth Strap. 111-971-237A

Gearbox earth strap. This is a common cause for poor, or temperamental starting. The strap breaks down and causes a bad earth for the starter motor. Top quality product, correct for all aircooled Volkswagen applications. 300mm 1950-1990 Fits- Beetle 1950-1979 Splitscreen 1950-1967 Bay Window...

www.alanhschofield.com

Nice one mate - thanks for that.

 

[Darren S]

Silly question (again, apologies as electrics are not my thing) - is it worth adding some dielectric grease onto the connectors of a replacement earth cable. Or does it not work that way?

 

[Matt Cup]

Silly question (again, apologies as electrics are not my thing) - is it worth adding some dielectric grease onto the connectors of a replacement earth cable. Or does it not work that way?

Shouldn’t do any harm.

Might also be beneficial to prevent galvanic corrosion between the earth strap and the body too.