[SOLVED]02 elantra broken coil pack wiring harness

[Philip]

I was removing one of the wiring harnesses from the coil pack and broke the plastic of the wiring harness. The harness can still be plugged onto the pack, but no longer snaps securely on. Eventually the harness will loosen and break electrical connection. Should I cut a good harness off another elantra and solder it in place of my broken harness? Pictures have been included.

***Update***
I cut a harness from a junkyard and soldered it on. After soldering, I shrinktubed and electrical taped each wire. Then I covered both in new wire loom.

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[college man]

I would cut and solder a new connector.

[Mike]

Go to a junk yard and try your luck, or just get a new one. Soldering can be tricky if your not used to it, it could protentially break loose and short out something.

[Dave Garboczi]

Can you get clever with a small zip tie to keep it from vibrating off?

[Philip]

Thank you all for your suggestions. I ended up cutting off a harness at a junk yard and soldering it on. It was more of a pain than usual when trying to solder. The surrounding temperature was fairly cold, so the flux burned off before the solder would melt making for poor flow. I eventually got the harness soldered on securely. That ziptie suggestion was a good one, but I’m sure eventually the tie would loosen or break from vibration and heat.

[college man]

Glad you worked it out. Thanks for the update and the fix. 🙂

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