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[danzigfan]

Hi guys, I'm in the middle of this "nice afternoon job".....not and I wonder how the h..l do I remove abs ecu connector from the unit?
I don't want to force it...there has to be a way.
I'd be happy if someone can help me.
TID Stan

[danzigfan]

[TheBoy]

Pull purple tab out about an inch, then lift connector up.

[danzigfan]

There was to much of cam cover leak for to long to find even a trace of purple  on it...
I'll try anyway, thanks

[TheBoy]

Cant remember if purple bit is left or right of connector now. But its a large plastic tab that moves sideways

If you're still stuck when I get out of the bath, I'll go take a pic of one I have in the garage.

[Nick W]

Cant remember if purple bit is left or right of connector now. But its a large plastic tab that moves sideways

If you're still stuck when I get out of the bath, I'll go take a pic of one I have in the garage.

It pulls towards the centre of the car. It moves a lot further than you would expect. And access is almost as bad as the rudder post clamp on an Islander(guess what I did this morning?)

[danzigfan]

Fount it!  It's on the right side and pulls to the wheel arch...thanks guys
And I'm off to put a bag of coins into my swear box   

[DrAndyB]

Yep, I replaced the ABS ECU a few weeks ago and still living well of my Swear Box proceeds 

I found shifting the battery out helped, as could get left hand in better and attack it from the side whilst reaching straight down with right.

Skin now starting to appear back on my arms and knuckles.

Hope you sort it 

Andy.

[danzigfan]

Don't even mention it  I managed to undo four screws in two hours, then I put everything back together (with only two bottom screws left) because it's almost night outside now...I need the car for work and I'll proceed tomorrow. Hopefully I'll get it out, then I plan to fix it myself.
No companies here to repair the unit for acceptable price really. They would butcher my wallet to death
Fortune favours the brave they say...we'll see

[TheBoy]

Really look forward to seeing how you get on with the repair

[omegod]

I'd like to meet the person who designed the ABS ecu and it's location and punch him square in the face, same to the pratt who stuck the DIS pack down the back of the engine on early V6's 

[Nick W]

I'd like to meet the person who designed the ABS ecu and it's location and punch him square in the face, same to the pratt who stuck the DIS pack down the back of the engine on early V6's 

those are annoying, but many Omegas were scrapped with their original ABS ecus.
The people who really deserve a kicking are the oppswits who put the engine wiring loom over the spark plugs, the suspension so maintenance unfriendly or the cam timing so complex.

[Shackeng]

Cant remember if purple bit is left or right of connector now. But its a large plastic tab that moves sideways

If you're still stuck when I get out of the bath, I'll go take a pic of one I have in the garage.

It pulls towards the centre of the car. It moves a lot further than you would expect. And access is almost as bad as the rudder post clamp on an Islander(guess what I did this morning?)

Pah, change the space heater on a Beverley or the gun scavenge system on a Mk1 Javelin if you want awkward.

[danzigfan]

 
There are two silver wires up in the middle of the pic, they seem to be broken where they touch the circuit board..at least it seems so....so freaking small

[danzigfan]

 

When I try to solder those wires, soldering wire doesn't stick to it at all....so now I'm at the point of no return