Heat shrink tubing over the connector works very well.

 

Subscribed, as this is great info.

 

It's not worth rigging in any form unless you're at the track or the side of the road.

The new connector pack of 3 was retail of $18.27 and cost of $13.65 at Sunset Imports. At that price, they are almost worth replacing every time the spark plugs are changed. I'll post a couple of photos tomorrow on how to remove the wire from the connector and the correct tool to do so.

Part number is: PNA-721-043-00-136 per the invoice.

 

Cheers for the info Brad

Looking forward to the pics

 

Wow, 7-months later and the connectors arrived!!! Yah! LOL....

Glad everything worked out for you,

-Eli

 

Indeed! More like 7 months later and I finally made time to fix it; I don't like taking things apart without multiple reasons. So I got to hang turbos, injectors and intercoolers on it.

 

I picked this too up 20ish years ago and finally used it for its intended design.

Once to the connector this is a 60 second job.
Simply pull one wire at a time and transfer them to the new connector. When the tool slides in, it will 'click' and you can then pull the wire out the back side. To install, no tool needed, simply push the wire back into the correct hole with the correct orientation. (as it came out)

Photo update:

 

What's this tool called and where could I buy one or the equivalent ?

Ta

Andy

 

I found mine at a Auto-zone, Pep-boys or likely a Chief auto parts back in the day. It's a terminal tool or a wire terminal tool. PB or AZ stores, they have become so 'consumer' friendly and not mechanic friendly, you might be better off with an independent car parts store or Napa depending on your area. When I am stumped wit a tool or question, I usually print the photo and find someone with gray hair at the parts dept.

For a 'one' time use, you could likely find two thin strips and just slip them in the connector. Or potentially cut up something like a credit card to slip in.

The blades are 2mm wide and roughly .75mm thick. 5mm apart spacing.

-Brad

 

Cheers mate. Found them on eBay.
Have to say. Big thankyou for all the help and pictures. I thought I was on a lost cause with this post

 

Old Post but thanks Brad, I have misfire on cylinder 3 found the retainer clip broken. A complete PITA on a 997.1 TT no access.going to order a couple of them all others were fine.
Jay

 

I have a broken one too. It's currently secured by a couple zip ties. The part has almost tripled in price in a decade!

 

Ordered a couple of these hopefully the zip ties last a while. No heat shield at cylinder 3 so completely exposed to weather and splashing because the rubber boot is not on.

 

Cool, thanks for the link. Did you also grab a terminal removal tool?

 

I have a set purchased last year for another project they should work. I just inspected the old coil packs from the 08 turbo all of them are cracked.