(stupid question) How do I get this coilpack connector off?
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(stupid question) How do I get this coilpack connector off?
<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/65932/coilpack.jpg"></center><p>I'm trying to replace plugs on my wife's Passat and I can't remember how to get the electrical connectors off of the coil pack. Do you press the tab by the screwdriver in my pic, or pull up on it? Neither seems to be working and I don't want to break anything. What's worse is that I changed the plugs a couple yrs ago on this very car but Audi/VW connectors always vex me--I <u>never</u> remember how to get them off!
Thanks... I'll be waiting in the garage for a tip!
Thanks... I'll be waiting in the garage for a tip!
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Yup, what Steve said, they are always difficult. And use the dog leash method......
<center><img src="http://images17.fotki.com/v304/photos/6/645139/3518036/coilpackinstall011-vi.jpg"></center><p>to rip those suckers out.....LOL
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New plugs & air filter today: 2hrs on wife's Passat vs. 20 mins on daughter's Mazda P5
go figure... most of the time spent on the Passat's damn air cleaner. A VTDA on that car would be so much easier. 
Thanx for the timely help.
Thanx for the timely help.
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Must be Passat day-----
I did temp sensor on daughters V6 4motion Passat.
My hands are not very big, but they are too big to go there! Picked up a good pointer on Vortex. Tie a string to that little plastic clip befor you try to install. Saves time when you drop the darn thing. Another pointer I picked up. After you open the coolant reservoir to release any pressure. put the cap back on before you remove the sensor. Minimizes coolant loss. I did not do this when I changed the sensor on my TT. Lost a bit of coolant due to air flowing into the open reservoir.
My hands are not very big, but they are too big to go there! Picked up a good pointer on Vortex. Tie a string to that little plastic clip befor you try to install. Saves time when you drop the darn thing. Another pointer I picked up. After you open the coolant reservoir to release any pressure. put the cap back on before you remove the sensor. Minimizes coolant loss. I did not do this when I changed the sensor on my TT. Lost a bit of coolant due to air flowing into the open reservoir.
