It appears that someone has been nibbling at some wires in my engine bay.

For the most part, it’s only the housing/sheathing, however on one of the wires, it has gone through to metal. This wire is on the firewall - I think it’s for the lambda sensor.

Do we think this is a cloth tape repair job, or do I need to be getting it fixed properly? I’m mindful of how warm it can get there, being near the turbo. There’s damage to one of the individual wires, as well as the loom sheathing further along.

They’ve also gone for the GPF pressure sensor, but only the housing.

It was noticed when we had the car in the air to check the water pump - I’m not too sure how long it’s been like this. The car has been in a nice garage since September, so while I have set some traps, I suspect it’s been done before that.

Edited 9 February9 Feb by OccyVRS

You could try electrical tape and then cloth tape, so it is better protected than just the cloth tape

12 minutes ago, tombee said:

You could try electrical tape and then cloth tape, so it is better protected than just the cloth tape

I plan to do electrical tape on each of the wires, then cloth tape, and then finish up with some sort of heat resistant stuff, given the proximity to the turbo.

I was just curious on whether people thought it should be a repair, or a replacement.

I think a repair unless you are having issues, but the wire doesn’t look too bad

58 minutes ago, tombee said:

I think a repair unless you are having issues, but the wire doesn’t look too bad

The coiled cable you can see - any idea if that’s protection, or if that’s the actual wiring?

I would get it replaced, but trying to figure out if it’s a replaceable part, or if it’s part of the damn loom.