How Does This Connector Come Off?
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How Does This Connector Come Off?
How do you release the connector circled in green on the far right with the white collar around it. I'm told you push the white collar inward and pull off the connector, but can't get mine to budge. Don't want to break anything ... anyone have any experience with this one?
Seems like ever connector in the engine bay has some kind of Rubik's Cube procedure to unlocking it.
Seems like ever connector in the engine bay has some kind of Rubik's Cube procedure to unlocking it.
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How do you release the connector circled in green on the far right with the white collar around it. I'm told you push the white collar inward and pull off the connector, but can't get mine to budge. Don't want to break anything ... anyone have any experience with this one?
Seems like ever connector in the engine bay has some kind of Rubik's Cube procedure to unlocking it.
Seems like ever connector in the engine bay has some kind of Rubik's Cube procedure to unlocking it.
Take a small screwdriver, and push down on the white ring dead center, it will move down, and the line pulls off.
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Jiggle the connector a bit while pushing on the white collar. It likes to be stubborn, but it will come free just using your fingers. Freeing up the opposite end helps too. Sounds like you're removing the intake. If you haven't removed the coolant hose to the throttlebody yet, you're in for a treat there.
Last edited by Neil B; Aug 24, 2010 at 08:19 PM.
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Jiggle the connector a bit while pushing on the white collar. It likes to be stubborn, but it will come free just using your fingers. Freeing up the opposite end helps too. Sounds like you're removing the intake. If you haven't removed the coolant hose to the throttlebody yet, you're in for a treat there.
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Aaaah ... looks like the ends of the white ring pop up when the center is pushed down - thereby allowing it to slide off the nipple. 
Tricky little sucker ... as more than just a few connectors are under the hood. GM must have hired a bunch of old puzzle makers to design some of these connectors.
Tricky little sucker ... as more than just a few connectors are under the hood. GM must have hired a bunch of old puzzle makers to design some of these connectors.
Last edited by ZeeOSix; Aug 24, 2010 at 08:34 PM.
