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Replacing Spark Plug Connector


- Switch off ignition.



- Disconnect ignition lead directly behind the connector.



- Strip insulation off a 6 mm length (A) of the ignition lead with insulation stripping pliers: wire cross section of 1.5 mm square



- Fit special tool 12 1 083 in special tool 12 1 081.



- Install adapter (1) in corresponding nest in matrix.



- Tighten pliers by pressing handles together. This grips the adapter (1) in the matrix.



- Insert stripped wires (1) firmly home in adapter. Press handles on pliers firmly together. Pliers open.



- Remove crimped adapter with ignition lead. Wires (1) and insulation (2) (tension relief) must be crimped uniformly around entire circumference of adapter.



- Slide special tool 12 1 087 onto spark plug connector. Spray ignition lead with special tool 12 1 088 (anti-friction agent). Insert ignition lead in special tool 12 1 088. Insert ignition lead in spark plug connector: adapter must locate audibly in spark plug connector.