Stopping the flashing 4WD light with pictures

Rhinoman wrote: I just got back from Tong, 4wd worked perfectly and no flashing light.

Result.

what did you use for your 'decent blanking plug'??

JimnyUser wrote: what did you use for your 'decent blanking plug'??

In my case initially a bit of tubing (which may have been the original vacuum piping?) with a bolt in the end which worked perfectly well then I ordered some silicone blanks off eBay..

No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configurationThanks I have done the same and ordered some of these from China

Took some pics along the way, I can confirm it works great by shorting the vacuum switch connector.

The temporary blanked off manifold takeoff...



The shorted vacuum switch connector using a bullet connector...



The connector back in situ wrapped in insulation tape and the solenoids are still in position...



All the vaccum pipes have been removed making for a much neater and accessible front axle, ie; less rust :laugh: th eonly pipe remaining is this one that goes into the front wing, where does that go I wonder...

Hey guys, thought I'd add my experience here since I went through the process yesterday. Wouldn't have been able to do it without this thread! I installed some old samurai manual hubs, blocked off the vacuum lines at the wheels and at the system in the engine bay as per the Wiki, but still no joy, only a flashing 4wd light. I found this thread and was at first a little confused to which connector needed to be shorted, so I put pictures of my process here in case anyone was in the same boat as me

This is very important, if you have a 2005+ VVT jimny like mine with the button operated system you have to trick the 4wd controller. If you don't, even with the vacuum lines blocked off the light will flash and the transfer case will not activate because the system will think there's a problem. Either that or my vacuum system in the engine bay has a leak somewhere :whistle:

The Hubs:


Step 1: Locate the switch cable to short out. Look under the fuse box next to the battery, directly under it there is a white connector. Below are some pictures of it from different angles. I disconnected it from the plug to make it easier to see on picture but you can see the connector right next to it as well. Really you only need the connector that goes to the main harness.





With that unplugged I just cut off the connector, stripped the wires, twisted them together, heatshrinked it and put on a load of white tape so I can easily find it if I ever need to go back at it.





Also, here's a glimpse at blocking off the vacuum lines:



If I can find some blanking plugs I'll blank off the manifold properly but for now I just have it running to the valve and it works fine

I have shorted the connector to the vacuum metering valve yet the light still flashes. Has anyone encountered this issue?