Also called ground strap, battery lead.
How you know it is this
- Slow cranking with a battery and starter that both test good
- Several unrelated electrical faults at once
- Lights dimming heavily when the starter is operated
- A corroded, green or frayed strap visible in the engine bay
Worth knowing before you buy
- A BAD EARTH IS THE MOST UNDER-DIAGNOSED FAULT ON A CAR. It produces the exact symptoms of a failed starter, a flat battery or a dying alternator, and it costs a fraction of any of them.
- Voltage drop testing across each strap finds it in minutes and needs nothing more than a multimeter.
- The engine-to-body strap corrodes where it is exposed. Clean the mating faces as well as replacing the strap, or the new one does no better.
- Always check these before buying a starter.
What we need to quote it. The chassis number. The chassis number settles the generation, the body and usually the engine in seventeen characters — it is on your mulkiya. A photograph of the old part helps where there is more than one version.
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Earth straps and battery cables for your Mercedes-Benz?
Send the chassis number and a photograph of the old part. We come back with genuine, OEM and aftermarket options priced side by side, with lead times.
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