If you don't want to replace the entire wire, you may be able to splice it together. You'd need to properly solder the ends of the broken wire together and cover with heat shrink. I've not done this on coil wires, but there may be a video out there for it.
I used the connectors from a toyota fork lift wire harness. They are identical to the ones on the rav4. Your video was awesome and the removal of the pins was spot on. Thanks
If the clips are broken, then the only thing holding the connection together is the friction of the plastic parts. It is possible they could come apart with engine vibration over time.
You can use a cable tie, a dab of rtv gasket maker, electrical tape or anything else from keeping the pigtail from vibrating off. Save time, money, the environment etc.
You could, but I think this is going to be a better long term solution as I don’t have to worry about the wire joints coming loose from a splice. It is pretty cheap too.
Thanks man, just saved me alot. October 2024
Glad it was helpful!
I use a small diameter drill bit backwards to push the connector out.
What if one of those wires in the connector is broken? How do you fix/replace just the one wire?
If you don't want to replace the entire wire, you may be able to splice it together. You'd need to properly solder the ends of the broken wire together and cover with heat shrink. I've not done this on coil wires, but there may be a video out there for it.
I used the connectors from a toyota fork lift wire harness. They are identical to the ones on the rav4. Your video was awesome and the removal of the pins was spot on. Thanks
Glad it was helpful! Thanks
What if you just keep the clips on that broke?
If the clips are broken, then the only thing holding the connection together is the friction of the plastic parts. It is possible they could come apart with engine vibration over time.
You can use a cable tie, a dab of rtv gasket maker, electrical tape or anything else from keeping the pigtail from vibrating off. Save time, money, the environment etc.
Thanks!
Just cut and solder the wires together with heat shrink. WHAT DA!
Yes, you can do that, but these connectors don't cost much and I figured avoiding the soldering was one less potential failure point.
Couldn’t you just splice them into the old wires
You could, but I think this is going to be a better long term solution as I don’t have to worry about the wire joints coming loose from a splice. It is pretty cheap too.
I cut my wires instead of taking off the head! Smfh