Very helpful video!! Same thing happened to me while changing the spark plugs on my 2019 Kia Rio S. The plastic just became brittle. Anyways I purchased the connectors mentioned in this video and followed the steps. It works!
Thank you for the post. This happened to me and your video helped a lot. Instead of the needle nose u used tweezers and instead of the screw driver I used a thick leather needle. Also, I was confused about the "T" clip as the pic you showed is blurry. I hold the part up to the light and saw the "T". After pushing the T clip down the wire came out.. easy... Make sure you are patient and careful to not brake the new clip. Your video was so helpful. Thank you
Thank you! Your video helped me fix this issue after changing my spark plugs and breaking the old clips. One thing I did to help the swap out was use a few toothpicks to keep the tabs pryed open to make it easier to pull out with pliers.
You are a life saver. I was taking off the clips thinking they were stuck... pulled the security tab but not squeezing tab B. I broke 3 before realizing my issue. Watched you video.. fixes all three dirt cheap. Thank you so much for such a clear detailed video for this issue.
Thank you so much, I did buy a cheap harness $26 Australian on e-bay. I used a small screwdriver and I was a little forceful getting the wires to release from the plugs and damaged two of them, so I used a bobby pin as you did and managed to save two of the four plugs from the cheap harness. Thanks again from Sunshine Coast Australia.
Had to do the same thing. Ordered the wiring harness from EBay. They sent me the same part number you had. It was too short to fit on a 2012 Veloster and had the wrong main plug. So, I switched out all the connectors like you did. Very tedious. The old ones were 11 years old and broke apart as I was taking them off. Hyundai makes cars that fall apart with age. Had to replace all kinds of stuff recently. Thanks for the video. It made it a lot easier. Those connectors were designed to come together, not to come apart.
Great video I purchased it for $16 prior to seeing your video. I was thinking you could clip the harness on. After watching your video it was so simple. Unfortunately I took the plastic bracket off before I seen this. 😆 Thanks!
Bro just saved me $700 at the Kia dealership. They told me that's what they wanted. I got the harness this guy suggested for $10 on Amazon and replaced it in the parking lot across the street from the dealership by myself in about 20 minutes lol
I ran in the same problem on my Kia Rondo 2015 the locking tab desintegrate during pulling it i was wondering if it can work with this harness :) thanks for the trick! it confirm it!
Really good video. I have Toyota alternator clip i just broke because engineers design small cramped spaces and no leverage so i uised metal pliers....bad idea.. Anyway This clip looks similar and hopefully i can use this on a Toyota. Well presented fam. Thanks
@@Chris-12423 Worked perfect, ordered the wiring harness piece and pin tool kit. Just got done, I disassembled in the house and did one at a time on the car.
@@mt1885 Yup I did it too yesterday.. all that's needed is safety pins, and I found a very reproducible way to do it that works every time without breaking anything.
the wire harness for 1.6 engine shown in the video is it also compatible for t-gdi kia soul 1.6 engine? is it a direct replacement? no need to remove the connectors?
They're important since the vibration from the engine and the road would allow an unsecured connector to vibrate and worm itself out and cause a misfiring engine. I used electrical tape to temporarily hold the connector to the coil while the part arrived, but I wouldn't rely on tape to hold for a long time.
Could one cut the wires coming out of the main harness? And install a female plug for this harness? Then essentially make it plug and play like it is for the 1.6?
You could if you're confident enough with your wiring skills. I wouldn't do it since I'd rather not deal with extra troubleshooting when things go wrong. Replacing the plastic connectors are a much lower risk to me.
Just curious, why not replace the whole harness so all the connectors and harness will be new, since you already bought the whole harness? Wouldn’t that be easier than taking all of the connectors apart?
The donor harness is for the 1.6L engine and is much shorter than the one for the 2.0L engine so it's not plug and play. The 2.0L harness is much more expensive for some reason.
Just checked my notes. The reason why the 2.0L harnesses is more expensive is because it isn't separate. It's part of the main engine wiring harness. It would cost at least $1000 for the part and a metric ton of labor.
@@redstapler95 , oh, that makes sense. I just ordered the same harness. Might have to do the same thing if the harness doesn’t match. The connectors are the right ones. Thanks for your quick response. This is a helpful video.
I come because my wife's friend (single, older, broke) has an 05 Sedona. She had the power steering pump changed. The mechanic noticed a mouse ate through the insulation of "some wires" and replaced the section of bad wire. Now, you guessed it, the transmission slams into 2nd then enters 1 gear only limp mode. She described her issues but didn't mention that it was just worked on. She mentioned that her tach stopped working so (before I knew the back story) I went to change the ignition failure sensor hoping for a long shot fix thinking that might be causing the transmission issues. That's when i noticed all the wiring to the transmission was "new". So my question is: How the world can I diagnose the wiring without a wiring diagram? The mechanic is playing dumb to the repair now claiming her transmission went bad right after the repair. (Well... Not playing) He actually spliced wires and ran new ones so the plug has 1 new connectors inside the housing ran with 6 inches of new wire connected to a blob of the original wiring harness. So it's all plugged in the correct ports but I don't know if he mixed up the pins.
Sorry to hear about that and unfortunately I don't know how to solve that specific issue, but I suggest getting an Alldata DIY subscription for a month for $20 and print out the wiring diagrams from there.
I purchased the new wiring harness and I'm having difficulty removing the pigtail wires from the new connector and do not want to damage the connector. Are there two little tabs for each wire that need to be pushed up to disengage the wires from the connector? It's hard to see on the video, and it is such a small space to work in. Also, my eyes aren't as good as they used to be. I guess I will keep trying until I get them to release.
Yes, there are two tabs need to be pushed up to disengage the wires. I have decent eyesight and it was still a challenge to see the tabs. They really design these things to not be serviceable.
Great video, but there is an easier way. You just need to used a heavy Guage t-pin in the small square holes in the yellow insert. Just push the t-pin in untill you feel it push back the clip and then gently pull the wire out the back. Takes a bit to get the feel of it.
Good recommendation! I didn't have any T-pins and have no idea what they were until I read your comment. I did look it up and that would have made this job easier. Thanks!
I have a 2016 Kia Soul+ 2.0L. I was changing the spark plugs today and sadly broke the little gray security tab on the furthest right ignition coil connector. As a temporary fix I have it jimmy rigged with wire to keep it from vibrating loose. I have spent the last 2 hours online trying to determine if the coil connector in this video will work for my vehicle. I can't find anything about a 2016 or newer Kia Soul model for coil connectors. Does anyone have any insight? 🙏🙏
Very very helpful. This replacement of all 4 coil harnesses solved the surging and no misfire codes. 😎
Glad it helped!
Very helpful video!! Same thing happened to me while changing the spark plugs on my 2019 Kia Rio S. The plastic just became brittle. Anyways I purchased the connectors mentioned in this video and followed the steps. It works!
Thank you for the post. This happened to me and your video helped a lot. Instead of the needle nose u used tweezers and instead of the screw driver I used a thick leather needle. Also, I was confused about the "T" clip as the pic you showed is blurry. I hold the part up to the light and saw the "T". After pushing the T clip down the wire came out.. easy... Make sure you are patient and careful to not brake the new clip.
Your video was so helpful. Thank you
Thank you! Your video helped me fix this issue after changing my spark plugs and breaking the old clips. One thing I did to help the swap out was use a few toothpicks to keep the tabs pryed open to make it easier to pull out with pliers.
You are a life saver. I was taking off the clips thinking they were stuck... pulled the security tab but not squeezing tab B. I broke 3 before realizing my issue. Watched you video.. fixes all three dirt cheap. Thank you so much for such a clear detailed video for this issue.
Glad the video helped!
Thank you so much, I did buy a cheap harness $26 Australian on e-bay. I used a small screwdriver and I was a little forceful getting the wires to release from the plugs and damaged two of them, so I used a bobby pin as you did and managed to save two of the four plugs from the cheap harness. Thanks again from Sunshine Coast Australia.
Had to do the same thing. Ordered the wiring harness from EBay. They sent me the same part number you had. It was too short to fit on a 2012 Veloster and had the wrong main plug. So, I switched out all the connectors like you did. Very tedious. The old ones were 11 years old and broke apart as I was taking them off. Hyundai makes cars that fall apart with age. Had to replace all kinds of stuff recently. Thanks for the video. It made it a lot easier. Those connectors were designed to come together, not to come apart.
This was the best video I found and with using tools I already had! Thank you!
Great video I purchased it for $16 prior to seeing your video. I was thinking you could clip the harness on. After watching your video it was so simple. Unfortunately I took the plastic bracket off before I seen this. 😆 Thanks!
Did the exact same thing you did! I was looking up how to remove the pigtail connector and transfer them. Thanks for the video!
Thanks so much. Took me 15 minutes to replace and cost pennies compare to replacing the harness which is pretty expensive..
Bro just saved me $700 at the Kia dealership. They told me that's what they wanted. I got the harness this guy suggested for $10 on Amazon and replaced it in the parking lot across the street from the dealership by myself in about 20 minutes lol
Wow, that's amazing! I'm glad this video saved you some cash!
I ran in the same problem on my Kia Rondo 2015 the locking tab desintegrate during pulling it i was wondering if it can work with this harness :) thanks for the trick! it confirm it!
Really good video. I have Toyota alternator clip i just broke because engineers design small cramped spaces and no leverage so i uised metal pliers....bad idea.. Anyway This clip looks similar and hopefully i can use this on a Toyota. Well presented fam. Thanks
GREAT video ordered for 1.6L hoping this works - 2016 Accent
They look the same as accent, did it work?
@@Chris-12423 Worked perfect, ordered the wiring harness piece and pin tool kit. Just got done, I disassembled in the house and did one at a time on the car.
@@mt1885 Yup I did it too yesterday.. all that's needed is safety pins, and I found a very reproducible way to do it that works every time without breaking anything.
Thank you so much 💪🏻 I used 1 and now have 3 spare just in case :)
Thank you for this video, saved me a lot of grief.
Worked great! Thanks for doing the video.
Glad I came across this. Will the connectors work on the 2016 Hyundai Elantra GT 2.0L? I have to do the same thing to 2 of them.
Yeah, it should work. Looks like the Elantra GT and Kia Soul uses the same ignition coil.
@@redstapler95 Excellent. I have a harness arriving today. Broke those little tabs on 2 of them last evening. Quite frustrating.
Holly cow! You're a genius!
the wire harness for 1.6 engine shown in the video is it also compatible for t-gdi kia soul 1.6 engine? is it a direct replacement? no need to remove the connectors?
I do not believe the harness is compatible with the T-GDI. You will need to double check with your Kia dealership.
Thank you for this video. I'm wondering... how important are these security clips if you can still plug in the connectors?
They're important since the vibration from the engine and the road would allow an unsecured connector to vibrate and worm itself out and cause a misfiring engine. I used electrical tape to temporarily hold the connector to the coil while the part arrived, but I wouldn't rely on tape to hold for a long time.
Could one cut the wires coming out of the main harness? And install a female plug for this harness? Then essentially make it plug and play like it is for the 1.6?
You could if you're confident enough with your wiring skills. I wouldn't do it since I'd rather not deal with extra troubleshooting when things go wrong. Replacing the plastic connectors are a much lower risk to me.
Thanks ! Same happened to me!
Just curious, why not replace the whole harness so all the connectors and harness will be new, since you already bought the whole harness? Wouldn’t that be easier than taking all of the connectors apart?
The donor harness is for the 1.6L engine and is much shorter than the one for the 2.0L engine so it's not plug and play. The 2.0L harness is much more expensive for some reason.
Just checked my notes. The reason why the 2.0L harnesses is more expensive is because it isn't separate. It's part of the main engine wiring harness. It would cost at least $1000 for the part and a metric ton of labor.
@@redstapler95 , oh, that makes sense. I just ordered the same harness. Might have to do the same thing if the harness doesn’t match. The connectors are the right ones. Thanks for your quick response. This is a helpful video.
I come because my wife's friend (single, older, broke) has an 05 Sedona. She had the power steering pump changed. The mechanic noticed a mouse ate through the insulation of "some wires" and replaced the section of bad wire. Now, you guessed it, the transmission slams into 2nd then enters 1 gear only limp mode.
She described her issues but didn't mention that it was just worked on. She mentioned that her tach stopped working so (before I knew the back story) I went to change the ignition failure sensor hoping for a long shot fix thinking that might be causing the transmission issues. That's when i noticed all the wiring to the transmission was "new".
So my question is: How the world can I diagnose the wiring without a wiring diagram?
The mechanic is playing dumb to the repair now claiming her transmission went bad right after the repair. (Well... Not playing)
He actually spliced wires and ran new ones so the plug has 1 new connectors inside the housing ran with 6 inches of new wire connected to a blob of the original wiring harness. So it's all plugged in the correct ports but I don't know if he mixed up the pins.
Sorry to hear about that and unfortunately I don't know how to solve that specific issue, but I suggest getting an Alldata DIY subscription for a month for $20 and print out the wiring diagrams from there.
I purchased the new wiring harness and I'm having difficulty removing the pigtail wires from the new connector and do not want to damage the connector. Are there two little tabs for each wire that need to be pushed up to disengage the wires from the connector? It's hard to see on the video, and it is such a small space to work in. Also, my eyes aren't as good as they used to be. I guess I will keep trying until I get them to release.
Yes, there are two tabs need to be pushed up to disengage the wires. I have decent eyesight and it was still a challenge to see the tabs. They really design these things to not be serviceable.
I figured out the technique for removing the pigtails😊. Once I did, I had two more removed within 5 minutes!
Great video, but there is an easier way. You just need to used a heavy Guage t-pin in the small square holes in the yellow insert. Just push the t-pin in untill you feel it push back the clip and then gently pull the wire out the back. Takes a bit to get the feel of it.
Good recommendation! I didn't have any T-pins and have no idea what they were until I read your comment. I did look it up and that would have made this job easier. Thanks!
@@redstapler95 your video did point me in the right direction to save $$$, thank you.
Do you use the 2 square yellow holes or the 2 square black holes with the wires inside?
@@redstapler95 Do you use the 2 square yellow holes or the 2 square black holes with the wires inside?
@@joeprorealty9464 the yellow holes.
Could this work with a 1.8 2014 hyundai elantra?
I don't know for sure, but it's worth a try for $20
Can a broken connector cause a misfire or hesitating? I was changing spark plugs and accidentally broke one connector.
Yes it can because the harness might not make a good connection leaving a gap in the terminals.
I have a 2016 Kia Soul+ 2.0L. I was changing the spark plugs today and sadly broke the little gray security tab on the furthest right ignition coil connector. As a temporary fix I have it jimmy rigged with wire to keep it from vibrating loose. I have spent the last 2 hours online trying to determine if the coil connector in this video will work for my vehicle. I can't find anything about a 2016 or newer Kia Soul model for coil connectors. Does anyone have any insight? 🙏🙏
Wikipedia says Kia used this 2.0L engine in the Soul from 2012 to 2019. The replacement part in the video should work.
@@redstapler95 Thank you, a million times thank you!!!
What should I do if the yellow piece is also broken?
Take the yellow piece from the new harness. Removal is the same as the old harness.