AG600 engine start failure (ECU pin breakage)

Prevention measures (market machine)

20 Nov 2020
Quality Assurance Division
YANMAR AGRIBUSINESS Co., Ltd.

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Table of Contents

1. Details of the problem

2. Cause of occurrence

3. Occurrence prevention measures

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Details of the problem

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 Details of the problem

The pin of the ECU connector is broken and the engine does not start.

1 nos pin broken

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Cause of occurrence

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 Cause of occurrence

As a result of investigating the harness of the machine where the pin was broken, electroly
tic corrosion of the lead wire was confirmed.

Electrolytic corrosion Cause: Water intrusion.

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 Cause of occurrence
ECU waterproofness and installation position
The ECU body and connector are waterproof and are located inside the side column.

Waterproof ECU, placement is not the cause.

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 Cause of occurrence

Intrusion path of water into the connector inside.

Suction from the main harness wiring inside the side column.

It was found that the part circled in red was submerged in water,
and water infiltrated from the joint part of the non-waterproof wire.

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 Cause of occurrence

Position of non-waterproof joint.

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 Cause of occurrence

The main harness is wired inside the side column, but the panel has a lever groove, which
makes is difficult to prevent it from getting wet.

It is necessary to take measures to make the jointo part of the lead wire waterproof.
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Occurrence prevention measures

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Wrap an insulating tape around the harness that has a non-waterproof to make it waterproo
f.

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 Occurrence prevention measures

Method of winding of insulating tape.

Half wrap method Overlap half the area of the tape and wrap it so that there are no gaps.

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Removing the side column cover.
Work is possible by removing the covers in a total of 4 places.
Remove the cover.

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