I did not find a tye-wrap around the connector when the car came into my hands. Same as a zip tie or what should this look like?

I am willing to try anything, but I am looking at Occam's Razor here first and foremost...in the exact condition the car was in before I started hunting problems, it ran ...

Ok - please excuse me if there are answers out there, I have just yet to find doing well over an hour of searching.

Initial problem:
A friend of mine has a base model N/A 1997 850 that just up and died on her one day going down the road. Died and then no start condition, although it seems to cough ...