Nissan Almera 2004 1.5 SE - coil pack connector plug problem.

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Thu 12 Feb 2015 18:52
Nissan Almera 2004 1.5 SE - coil pack connector plug problem. - seawych

Hi,

I have recently had a problem with the grey connector plug that fits on the rear of the of No 4 cylinder coil pack, the clip tab on the connector has broken and this causes the plug to move around ,causing the coil pack to not fire properly. I have currently taped the plug to the coil pack to keep it in place so that I can use the car.

I have managed to source replacement plug from my local breakers, but before trying to replace this plug I wanted some advise.

If I cut the wires at the rear of the original and slice them ot the wires of the replacemnt plug with pin connectors or bullet connector will this cause an loss of signal to the coil pack???

Is it possible to disassemble the original plug and remove the wires with their plug ends and fit them into the replacement plug, if so how do I do this.

Would it be better to purchase a replacement iginiton wiring loom??

Any advise would be welcome.

Regards

Seawych

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Thu 12 Feb 2015 19:12
Nissan Almera 2004 1.5 SE - coil pack connector plug problem. - elekie&a/c doctor

I would use the repacement plug and wiring and splice onto existing cable with heatshrink butt connectors.An extra few cms of cable is not going to make any difference.Removing the pins and transferring them to the new plug is an option,but sometimes this can damage the pins and you are back to square one.A replacement wiring loom is probably the complete engine harness.Not worth the effort and expense.

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Thu 12 Feb 2015 20:29
Nissan Almera 2004 1.5 SE - coil pack connector plug problem. - Simon

If it was me, I wouldn't go to the extent of chopping the loom if an easier solution can be found. Ie if the tape is holding the connector okay - leave it. Could you not utilise a cable tie in or around the plug? Or even drop a blob of glue from a glue gun on the broken tab area just to secure it. By chopping the loom you could create more problems than you solve and on a ten year old car how much effort do you really want to make?

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