Outstanding video! My local Ford dealer wanted $27.50 for the connector plus two short wires (pigtail). I went to the junkyard and cut off five from Ford vehicles around the year of my 2009 Escape and they gave them to me for free. I practiced on a couple of them and finally replaced the one on my Escape. Thanks to your video, the repair went flawlessly!
This looks beyond my strengths in the area of finesse. I think for me just soldering or crimping the pigtails would be much easier and faster with less risk of damaging the new connector. Great video, though! I will use this knowledge in the future, I'm sure!
For anyone interested instead of the zip tie you can actually put two small dabs of rtv in two of the opposite corners of the connector to hold a connector on if the clip breaks or if you lost any metal retaining clips.
Please don't do this, it's a nightmare to remove if you ever have to go back in. I just fought with this on a used car, the previous person in there used a glob of RTV AND the zip tie method. It took an absurd amount of force to remove those connectors, and the injectors pulled apart the red locks in the connectors as well. So I had to sit there digging inside the injectors with a pick tool for 45 minutes to remove the dried RTV and free the locks.
Thank you so much! I did the soldering with pigtails last year and have either a bad injector or computer issue. When I replaced the injector my clip snapped and worked for a minute, but throwing codes again. I’m going to replace it, but this will be a lot easier than unwrapping, recutting already shortened wires and soldering to them and all that. Thank you! Any chance you could show the Coil on Plug connectors too?
This was my first RUclips video, I'm surprised it got this much attention and glad you all were able to learn something and save some cash.
Outstanding video! My local Ford dealer wanted $27.50 for the connector plus two short wires (pigtail). I went to the junkyard and cut off five from Ford vehicles around the year of my 2009 Escape and they gave them to me for free. I practiced on a couple of them and finally replaced the one on my Escape. Thanks to your video, the repair went flawlessly!
I liked your approach, my heart sank when I saw some dude say use zip ties and super glue…
Perfect video! You have no idea how much time and headache you just saved me as I tried to figure these connectors out
Glad I could help!
Very instructive! THANKS! 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Glad it was helpful!
You’re the shit!! I almost broke these connectors doing the same thing bless you
Thank you so much! This was a very helpful video!
This video saved me! Thank you for sharing!
You sir are a saint. Thank you!
Go at it with pliers the other guy says. Sheesh.
You sir are a freaking Saint. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Just go at it with pliers the other guy says. Sheesh.
Thank so much ❤❤❤
Great tutorial I didn’t break anything
Thank you!!
This looks beyond my strengths in the area of finesse. I think for me just soldering or crimping the pigtails would be much easier and faster with less risk of damaging the new connector. Great video, though! I will use this knowledge in the future, I'm sure!
For anyone interested instead of the zip tie you can actually put two small dabs of rtv in two of the opposite corners of the connector to hold a connector on if the clip breaks or if you lost any metal retaining clips.
Please don't do this, it's a nightmare to remove if you ever have to go back in. I just fought with this on a used car, the previous person in there used a glob of RTV AND the zip tie method. It took an absurd amount of force to remove those connectors, and the injectors pulled apart the red locks in the connectors as well. So I had to sit there digging inside the injectors with a pick tool for 45 minutes to remove the dried RTV and free the locks.
You don't need to use RTV. Go get yourself a connector at the junkyard (if they aren't too brittle) and change the connector as shown in the video.
I am mechanic and i use watch maker tiny flat screw driver .
Thank you so much! I did the soldering with pigtails last year and have either a bad injector or computer issue. When I replaced the injector my clip snapped and worked for a minute, but throwing codes again. I’m going to replace it, but this will be a lot easier than unwrapping, recutting already shortened wires and soldering to them and all that.
Thank you!
Any chance you could show the Coil on Plug connectors too?
how do u know what pins fit your vehicle ?
Thank you
You really need to take your time. I have broke 4 of the red centers
Spread those wings out as the video explains and the red retainers come right out.