spring clip connectors

sansouci · Post by **sansouci** » Sun Jul 05, 2015 9:38 pm

Those connectors on the top of the engine with a wire bale around them...how do I get them to release. I don't mean the spade connectors.
Never had to take them apart before.....
Ken

GripGreg · Post by **GripGreg** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 12:07 am

Do you mean the fuel injector retainers?
There are a lot of things on top of the engine.
Was that a decent guess?

sansouci · Post by **sansouci** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 1:00 am

Close but no. These are mounted through the struts that are bolted onto the valve cover
Ken

Chris Wright · Post by **Chris Wright** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 2:11 am

sansouci wrote:Close but no. These are mounted through the struts that are bolted onto the valve cover
Ken

Those would be the Speed and Ref sensors. They have a plug similar to the injectors.

There are two types of wire bales on the connectors found on the car. One kind has a notch on the long side of the connector that you can push the wire bale into and the sides of the wire will spread and release the connector. For the other kind, you have to use a small screw driver to spread the wire on the small ends of the connector to release them.

sansouci · Post by **sansouci** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 10:32 am

Thought so but did't want to bust a fragile plastic connector.
Thanks Chris,
Ken

Brucey · Post by **Brucey** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 10:56 am

if you are thinking that these connectors are kind of fiddly, you'd be right!

cheers

slofut · Post by **slofut** » Tue Jul 07, 2015 1:42 am

And not hard to break.
And the clip can let go and flip right down through the hole in the intake manifold and right down to the motor mount, and infact right into the crack between the mount and the engine block. I can see it but have not yet managed to retrieve it...

GripGreg · Post by **GripGreg** » Tue Jul 07, 2015 3:24 am

Slofut
Are you able to get a retriever that you push the button on top & it opens a 'claw'
at the other end and release it to grab the clip? It's about two ft. long.
Or a magnet at the end?