Need advice on what to do with my car.

[idanity]

i used my gf's mascara brush to scrub up the lower c191 plug. b/c i didn't have any tiny brass brushed to clean it up a bit..but that was only temporary..if there is any corrosion, its below the plug, and there is a retaining ring on the lower part of the c191 plug.


btw..did you do a stomp test yet ?

[5Toes]

If its the c191, just hardwire it!

[shiboujin]

don't fucking hardwire it! It's one of my most favorite features of the late model E30.

[Sagaris]

Alright so I went out and took a peak at that c191 connector and I was able to get the bottom part disconnect and had a look at it. The bottom half seemed to be in decent condition as far as I could tell, no obvious signs of corrosion at least. I was not however able to pull the top part out of the little metal brace holding the connector to the side of the engine. Is there a trick to this or something? I'm guessing it's probably just me not knowing what I'm doing but I don't know. And I should be checking mostly under the little rubber boots for corrosion correct?

Definitely check under the rubber boots. I have seen connectors with clean pins but moisture got inside the boot and turned the copper wires green.

I believe the top half of the C191 connector can be removed from the metal bracket by rotating it a little bit so that the tabs on it can fit through the slots in the bracket.