tradosauru

I was trying to get the wiring connection of the back of one of the spark plug boots and all four wires pull out of the female base connector.

I have no idea how to get it back on.

KING

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My friend rkw will shoot you a diagram in a few moments, I know it, he's that good :P

Why couldn't you compare it to the one right next to it?

tradosauru

Believe it or not the wire colors are different from one to the next.

I think we did it thought I took those rubber inserts and pushed them in to the connector with a screw driver. Then I exposed a bit more wire on each one and shove them into each insert, hoping I had it in the correct order.

After starting the car I didn't see any error codes or feel any undue vibrations. So I then glued the wires into the rubber inserts.

rkw77080

Hehe, the KING... I went one step further than diagram, I actually took a picture.

It sounds like the wires are back in the right place, but just in case, here's where they should go.

tradosauru

Thank you sir!

I inspected one of the spark plugs and i couldn't really tell if the spark plugs had ever been changed. Trying to get the electrical connectors off the coil on plugs were so difficult that it made me think that there had been no spark plug replacement.

Fortunately the local O'Reillys had 8 NGK replacements (crossovers to the OEM denso's) and a Gates serpentine belt.

Next week I will inspect brake pads, rotors and transmission fluid.

tradosauru

Is that picture for the #2 spark plug?

I had two codes come on this morning.
352
455 (pending)

I made sure the gas cap was on correctly (it was) and I reset the codes using a OBDII code reader and drove the car. Within 1 mile the code 352 popped up from the VSC idiot light. The car started running a little rough.

I suspect my "fix" for pulling out the wires on #2 spark plug didn't work. I think code 455 was because the electrical connector and vacuum hose was not plugged in on the bottom of the air filter housing. I plugged these back in.

If anyone has a picture of the #2 spark plug COP wires (if the one above is not it) I would appreciate it.

I might have to just buy the Ignition Coil Wiring Plug Pigtail. Anyone verify a part number or source?

tradosauru

Whatever you do don't pull the wires out of the 2 way female ignition coil plug connector.

I jerry rigged a connection until I get a replacement that I ordered from ebay.

rkw77080

Yes, it's a picture of ignitor #2 on a 2004. Please note that wire colors are different for 2001-2003.

tradosauru

Still waiting to get the ignition coil 4 way wiring plug pigtail. I will use the heat shrink butt connectors.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-x-Connecto...pWBzkl&vxp=mtr

After a week of no issues with my temporary repair I got a P0352 error code and the car started stumbling.

tradosauru

I tried a more permanent fix by soldering each wire to the female plug and then using shrink wrap butt connectors to connect to the 4 exposed wires in the engine. Got an immediate P0352 code so I'm going to have to wait for the part to come in i guess.

rkw77080

To confirm that you have repaired the wiring correctly, following the procedure depicted below...

tradosauru

I don't understand step (d); within 2 seconds of what?

rkw77080

I believe it means "for no more than 2 seconds".

tradosauru

Finally received the 4 wire female Coil On Plug today. I decided against using butt connectors because the wire on the engine side was so small that it would have been difficult to crimp and not really feel good that the metal was contacting the wire.

So my son, who is an electrical engineer, decided to twist the mating wires together, wrap in electrical tape, and then use a section of shrink tube around the electrical tape to make sure it wasn't going to come loose. It was a lot easier using a heat gun than trying to work a crimper tool in a tight space.

Before we put the electrical tape and shrink tube on we verified a good connection by starting the car. No codes and the car ran smoothly as it should.

Lesson learned; be careful when unplugging the COP female connector.

LS430inDE.

I'm throwing a P0354 code Ignition Coil D Primary/Secondary Circuit.

I think that points to cylinder #4. Is that correct?

How are the cylinders numbered on our LS's? In other words, which cylinder is #4? Driver's side or passenger side, then closest to firewall or closest to front of engine, or somewhere in between? (I get confused when people say left or right, so please identify as driver's side bank or passenger's side bank).

Thank you.