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2001 Honda Accord, 2.3L. One of the connectors is the 10 wire transmission range sensor and the other is for one of the clutch pressure solenoids. I expect that neither of these harnesses have ever been disconnected in the car’s 10 year life, but I’m[ still surprised and how much of a difficult time I’m having with it.
I like to push them in first if they go tight just a bit and I have on occasion sprayed a little wd-40 on that weather insulator at the seam where they meet. That rubber section tends to stick. Once I get it apart I wipe off any extra spray. When you put it back together try putting a bit of dielectric grease on the connection.
If you could post some pictures of the connector, I will make a video showing some of my tricks. My main concern is there is one type of connector that is an anchor, but looks like a connector. I have never broken one yet, and don’t know what I would do if I did break one. Not sure where to buy those connectors, and they look expensive. Would most likely have to get one from a junk yard and splice it in. The main thing is to understand what type of connector you have. Once you understand how it works, you can apply the correct tricks. Most of the ones I end up working on, just have a tab you lift, before you start pulling. Often I can just lift the tab, and use a large flat head screw driver. There is usually two ridges where the connector meets. I just put the screw driver there, and give it a twist. Don’t try and do the whole thing from one spot. Just get movement, then move the screw driver to another spot. Try for opposite sides.
Hope my rambling helps. Kind of hard to explain it. Easier to see it.
If you watch the Civic Engine video swap series I believe I show using my hose pliers to depress the tabs on some connectors. Sometimes you just need a little more force to depress those tabs in order for them to come loose. Also sometimes you want to push them back together before you depress the tab in order for it to release.
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