[s-cars] replacing a coil pack BTDTs

[Tom Green]

Your approach sounds like a good one, Peter.  Protecting the
wires as much as possible is a really good idea.  I have seen
more than one set with frayed insulation where they exit the
cover leaving bare wires exposed.  This is not good.

Replacing the pins to eliminate the splice is the most elegant
solution, especially when you get to 5 splice pairs and the bundles
get very large.  The pins are not carried by many suppliers and
the dealer only carries pins on wires to splice in.  034 motorsports
has lots of stuff and might have them or this place carries them too.
<www.eagleday.com>

Tom

-----Original Message-----
> Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 10:01:01 -0400
> From: Peter Schulz <pcschulz at comcast.net>
> Subject: [s-cars] replacing a coil pack BTDTs
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
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> Gents:
>
> any BTDTs in replacing one of the factory coil packs?
> Bentley manual has not been much help.
>
> Previous owner of our silver Avant bought a new coil pack to
> replacing a failing #2.
> Replacement coil pack came with long leads, no connectors.
>
> Should I reuse all the factory sheathing ( it's in great shape)?
>
> I was thinking of cutting the leads near the bad coil pack, then
> attaching them to the new coil pack leads and pulling them through
> the factory sheathing, then either splice near the fire wall
> connectors, or pulling the old pins from the connectors and replacing
> them with the new leads and new pins.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> -Peter