In the middle of taking the engine out and i must admit i am confused with the A/C wire and connector. To me it doesn't feel like it is a OEM one so i want to know if someone messed with my car prior to my ownership or is this a real OEM connector.


So the Brown thing is the connector where my A/C wire was plugged, anyone ever seen that?

 

Alex, if you are talking about this yellow and green wire, yes it is normal and yes there is only one wire going to the a/c compressor and this wire connection is normal….Good luck with your removal and do not hesitate to ask question, J.P.

 

correct but is the connector the oem one? It has to be the worst design i have ever seen...

 

Yep that's OEM

 

Yes it is!!! Agree with Earl!!! How can you complain about a Porsche design? German engineering are flawless!!! Ask me how many parts I have replaced so far on my BMW and now my C350 is also breaking….OMG Lexus I'm coming, enough of one german car ;-)

 

that connector looked like a thing you can buy at a hardware store, i guess they were looking for places to cheap out...


thanks for the help guys.

 

A bit related to this. After you remove the wire lay the a/c compressor and the p/s pump outside the engin bay but leave them connected. No need to remove the freon or petosin

 

Agree!!!! Good suggestion! But I didn't know you can do this with the power steering pump….

 

If ur dropping the engine and your only question is about the AC connector, you must be doing alright!

 

yeah so far so good, only 3,5 hours in it yet but the shop manual is well made, i just decided to follow all the steps. Doing it when i have some spare time so it may take a while...

 

I was totally shocked to see that type of connector when I pulled mine. What a POS connector! The hoses on the power steering pump are real easy to disconnect and I didn't lose a drop of fluid. I then tied them up.

 

If this is your first time there may be some helpful hints here

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...bolt-mods.html