Coil Connector Repair and Air Filter R&R

[rennwerkes]

After changing out the coils and spark plugs I saw how badly the coil connectors needed to be changed.
Went ahead and bought the tool to extract the electrical contacts and the connector repair kit.
Very satisfying job. Pretty straight forward. Only glitch if you can call it that was that I had to just crack the old plastic connectors apart since they were so brittle.
Parts can be sourced on Ebay and don't cost an arm and a leg

Figured while I was doing this to change the air filter.
Again, not much to do other than take out the filter box and take out the old dirty one and put a new clean one in.
What I also did was treat the rubber grommets with 303 protectant (also helps when you reinstall), clean out all the crap in the ducting, and clean the mesh pre-filter (not sure what that's for since you've got a filter LOL!).

[vwgtivr6]

Which connector removal tool did you use?

Looking to replace one of my coil pack connectors but don't want to spend $90 on the complete terminal kit.

[rennwerkes]

I'd strongly suggest doing them all
If one is bad they're probably all bad
Check eBay for the repair kit
I think I paid $15 or something like that
I used the bremi tool also on eBay
Not super cheap but the right tool for the job

[Luis_Heineken]

I put a kit like this one in my B7

http://www.ebay.com/itm/4pcs-Ignitio...lWsBma&vxp=mtr

so far so good

[rennwerkes]

At the end of the day all you want is a connector that'll hold the electrical wires and connect to the coils securely.
But I went with these. A little more but OEM.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Repair-Easil...530146?vxp=mtr

[UberTeile]

...and clean the mesh pre-filter (not sure what that's for since you've got a filter LOL!).

It's technically referred to as a "snow screen"...you could probably get away w/deleting it altogether since you're in Honolulu.

[Theiceman]

I put a kit like this one in my B7

http://www.ebay.com/itm/4pcs-Ignitio...lWsBma&vxp=mtr

so far so good

how did you splice the wiring into your car ?

[Denio24]

how did you splice the wiring into your car ?

No soldering must ever be done on vehicle harness!!! anywhere. Over time the wires get very brittle from heat cycling. If I were replacing the ignition wires i would cut the wires somewhere along the back of the motor, then get new replacement wires and use the oem plastic housing to connect to the coil packs and use a weather tight connector to connect the ignition wires to the rest of the harness. There are 4 wires per per coil so a total of 16 pins is necessary. I also recommend using the delphi apex series wire connectors. I have used them to repair my b6 harness a while back.

[rennwerkes]

Sounds good.
It's got to be restricting the flow of air a bit.

[rennwerkes]

No soldering must ever be done on vehicle harness!!! anywhere. Over time the wires get very brittle from heat cycling. If I were replacing the ignition wires i would cut the wires somewhere along the back of the motor, then get new replacement wires and use the oem plastic housing to connect to the coil packs and use a weather tight connector to connect the ignition wires to the rest of the harness. There are 4 wires per per coil so a total of 16 pins is necessary. I also recommend using the delphi apex series wire connectors. I have used them to repair my b6 harness a while back.

+1
The most important thing is making sure you use the proper crimping tool so that the connectors and wires are secure.
Fortunately for me all my wires and connectors were in perfect shape