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- 2003
I have been having problems with my MAF connector plug not locking in place for a number of years. I purchased a replacement electrical connector with six wires from Riley’s auto Parts, number WPT 1241 it is a Motorcraft part, you get the plug wired and heat shrink with no electrical connectors
All of the wires are all the same color green and I cannot tell what position each wire is into a corresponding pin on the connector. I could not remove the plastic wire holder to view the wire to pin. I had to use OHMS meter to find which wire match what pin. Then I preceded to cut each wire to a certain length to determine which pin number it corresponded to. Having the wires cut to different lengths also allowed the crimp connectors to spread out, so there would not be a big bundle of connectors in the wire loom.
So now I knew what wire match the corresponding wire color on the OEM plug. I use crimp connectors to secure the wires and heat shrink tubes for protection.
After crimping all the wires I plugged the connector into the MAF sensors and started the car to be sure I had all the OEM wires to the correct location on the new connector.
I then used a butane lighter to heat the shrink tube and then covered the six-wire harness with electrical tape. I had to remove the OEM harness from the OEM mounting clip on the air filter air box mount so I could route the harness under that mounting clip because the new electrical connector has a 90-degree wire cover and the wire loom now had to have a different route.
All of the wires are all the same color green and I cannot tell what position each wire is into a corresponding pin on the connector. I could not remove the plastic wire holder to view the wire to pin. I had to use OHMS meter to find which wire match what pin. Then I preceded to cut each wire to a certain length to determine which pin number it corresponded to. Having the wires cut to different lengths also allowed the crimp connectors to spread out, so there would not be a big bundle of connectors in the wire loom.
So now I knew what wire match the corresponding wire color on the OEM plug. I use crimp connectors to secure the wires and heat shrink tubes for protection.
After crimping all the wires I plugged the connector into the MAF sensors and started the car to be sure I had all the OEM wires to the correct location on the new connector.
I then used a butane lighter to heat the shrink tube and then covered the six-wire harness with electrical tape. I had to remove the OEM harness from the OEM mounting clip on the air filter air box mount so I could route the harness under that mounting clip because the new electrical connector has a 90-degree wire cover and the wire loom now had to have a different route.
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