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Hey guys, maybe someone here can help me with my dilemma. When replacing my injectors, the connectors just crumbled in my hands (seems pretty common on the forum). I bought new connectors, but I'm unsure how to replace them. Someone on the forum said "simply de-pin them", but as someone who has never done work like this before, that seems like a pretty daunting task and I don't want to mess something up and have to replace the engine harness. Has anyone ever done it before? It's on my list of spring cleaning for my S2k and it's the last thing I'm stumped on. Thanks!
Easy. Get yourself a tiny jeweler's flathead screwdriver or a skinny pick tool.
Pop off the little blue retainer on the front of the connector first as shown below.
Now with the blue retainer removed, look directly at the connector (shine a light into it to make it easier). You should see a little tab holding each pin in. Simply slip your pick tool or small flathead in there and lift up on the tab while GENTLY pulling on the associated wire to the pin you're trying to release. If you have the tab properly disengaged, the pin should slide out with minimal effort while pulling on the wire. Again, do not yank on the wire harder if the pin isn't moving and you think you have the tab lifted. Just keep trying until it slides out smoothly with almost no force; sometimes the tabs can be a little fiddly, but once you've done this once you'll be a pro.
Easy. Get yourself a tiny jeweler's flathead screwdriver or a skinny pick tool.
Pop off the little blue retainer on the front of the connector first as shown below.
Now with the blue retainer removed, look directly at the connector (shine a light into it to make it easier). You should see a little tab holding each pin in. Simply slip your pick tool or small flathead in there and lift up on the tab while GENTLY pulling on the associated wire to the pin you're trying to release. If you have the tab properly disengaged, the pin should slide out with minimal effort while pulling on the wire. Again, do not yank on the wire harder if the pin isn't moving and you think you have the tab lifted. Just keep trying until it slides out smoothly with almost no force; sometimes the tabs can be a little fiddly, but once you've done this once you'll be a pro.
Wow, thank you for the detailed write up! Life saver.
I will also add that I found that findpigtails.com is very good at finding replacement pigtails for automotive stuff. A friend a bodyshop recommended them to me. Turns out I was able to repair the one I was looking for but they were able to find a replacement right away. Normally, trying to de-pin and fix like you have is the good path since it is nearly free, but if you break one that is a source to check
Injector Connector Plug
