Electrical Connector Repair

[QB93Z]

On my 1990 ZR-1, the oil pressure gauge indicated pegged-high. I looked at the oil pressure sensor and found that the electrical connector was secured with tape. I pushed it in and the oil pressure gauge indicates properly. When I looked at the connector, I found that the clip was broken off. This is a problem that happens a lot on our cars.

I searched for a way to repair or replace the connector. I found a good source to solve this problem:

http://www.repairconnector.com/

Many of the WeatherPack connectors on the LT5 are available on their website, and they sell the tools to replace the connectors.

The connector I bought came with wire pigtails installed and butt splices. The repair can be done by cutting off the old connector and then crimp-splicing the new connector to the wire harness.

But there is a better way.

Here is the oil pressure sensor after I repalced the connector:




Here is how it works:

The tool is used to remove the wires from the connector by pushing it into the face of the connector (This picture is on my bench, the same procedure is used on the engine):



Then the wire on the engine harness can be pushed into the back of the new connector, and the black wire retainer is replaced to secure the wires.