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FYI. PSA. Noticed my exhaust modes were not working by sound and the noticed there was no icon for exhaust in the dash when I selected modes, like Baja. When manually selecting I got warning that the “mode was not available in this driving mode”.
So I was crawling under the truck yesterday to examine latest trail scars (I got hung up on a rock on a wet muddy climb and had to winch over it to get free) And noticed a harness and very damaged plug hanging by what I’m guessing are the exhaust valve actuators (or something like that). There are one of these on each pipe.
im guessing when I got a large branch wedged up between the body tub, the driveline and my muffler, that said branch speared the connection on the “actuator“ breaking the plug and the zip tie clip. I’m having trouble getting the plug replugged after bending pins back into place, maybe needs a little electrical grease. But the clip on the plug was destroyed.
in any case, just registering a possible root cause to losing your exhaust mode selectivity in the future.
PS: everyone should climb under their trucks to see all the little bits and pieces that can get snagged all too easily under our trucks. All those things make the truck great, but frighteningly easy to break stuff IMO.
first pic is general area and of course my problem is the one on top in the back.
this is the plug just zip tied in place for the moment, but the connector damage is evident
So I was crawling under the truck yesterday to examine latest trail scars (I got hung up on a rock on a wet muddy climb and had to winch over it to get free) And noticed a harness and very damaged plug hanging by what I’m guessing are the exhaust valve actuators (or something like that). There are one of these on each pipe.
im guessing when I got a large branch wedged up between the body tub, the driveline and my muffler, that said branch speared the connection on the “actuator“ breaking the plug and the zip tie clip. I’m having trouble getting the plug replugged after bending pins back into place, maybe needs a little electrical grease. But the clip on the plug was destroyed.
in any case, just registering a possible root cause to losing your exhaust mode selectivity in the future.
PS: everyone should climb under their trucks to see all the little bits and pieces that can get snagged all too easily under our trucks. All those things make the truck great, but frighteningly easy to break stuff IMO.
first pic is general area and of course my problem is the one on top in the back.
this is the plug just zip tied in place for the moment, but the connector damage is evident