Who has crumbling speed & ref sensor plugs?
 

Who else has this issue?

Both my speed and reference sensor plugs are crumbling. To say the least, it is VERY annoying to have to stop on the side of the road to plug one back in after my car stalls for no good reason.

I am looking into replacement plugs and if I order them, I will probably be able to get a decent price if I order them in bulk. I will also see if I can order the rubber sleeve that goes over the plug and makes a seal on the wire.

It's gotta be worth a $10 or so to replace the plugs rather than buy whole new sensors!

i just chopped mine off and replaced with 4connector weatherproof trailer harness.

Texas Blake has a great writeup on this.

Linky link:
Harness Repair- Porsche 951 - www.texasblake.com

That's awesome ,i have the same problem and wanted to buy new sensors ,thanks for saving me some money.

I took a look at texasblake's site:

$17.76 each? ouch. And that's for 2-pole injector plugs.

The plugs I'm looking at shouldn't cost NEARLY that much. Oh, and they'll also be the correct 3-pole Jetronic plug to use on the speed/ref sensor.

Barrel crimper? They work OK. Thanks but no thanks, I'll be soldering.

ERAU944 i think you looked in the wrong place ,the 3 pole connectors are only 5.48$ Bosch, Amp, & Weatherpack Connectors

ahh, yeah I checked the NAPA part number he had on the site...

BTW I just looked at the link you sent, it's listed as bosch female connector only. I am talking about replacing the male connectors on the sensors - they are the ones that seem to waste away to nothing. Oh, and on that site, the boot for the connector is over $12... yikes!

I looked for a month for Bosch Jetronic 3 pole male connectors before I found a supplier that actually carries them - now I'm just waiting on a sample and pricing.

Yes you are right ,sorry i forgot they were male. If your supplier comes thru please let me know ,i need them too.
Since we are on this subject ,by any chance your supplier also carries the round boots for the connectors that go at the front n/a turn signals ?

Or we could do a group buy lol AMP connector 3 pins products, buy AMP connector 3 pins products from alibaba.com
500 pieces x 0,2$ =100$
what could go wrong ,they're from china :D

Come to think of it, I could use some of those as well.

It may not be for a few days (or a month like this case), but I will certainly look into seeing just what I can get my hands on.

Well I'll be a monkey's uncle. All I had to do was look for 'AMP' 3 pole connector.

You know, I searched for just '3 pole connector' and that never came up (trust me, I searched through page after page of results). I wonder if it's a recent listing...

Yes but anyway i was just kiding.I wouldn't buy directly from a chinese supplier even if my life depended on it.

There are quality Chinese products - it all depends on the specs of whoever asks them to make stuff. The Chinese are very economical, if you specify that 96% must not be defective, their assembly lines will have bins of both good and bad pieces, and 4% end up with bad pieces...

This is also why I have a manufacturing job even though China has multiple times tried to copy and sell our own product line. Lives are on the line with what I make, and people don't trust the Chinese knockoffs when 100% good parts count.

Sadly, some of Americans that I work with don't seem to care to always ship good stuff. I've had to pull stuff that they would of shipped out before, they wouldn't re work, so I've ended up staying later than I should to replace stuff that was messed up by the guy in assembly.

Funny you should post this, I'm working on my clutch job on my '84, and I'm not sure if the male or female side, but the connector just broke apart when I bumped it while trying to pull the speed and reference sensors.

Mine crumbled away too, but the sensors soon failed as well, i picked up the BMW sensors from here on pelican i think they were 30ish a piece?

the BMW sensors are that cheap, eh? that's really not bad - it doesn't make any sense why the BMW part would be so cheap while the 'Porsche' part is so expensive. I will repair mine and hopefully be able to offer some cost-effective replacement plugs to a few of you guys so we can avoid paying the piper, even if just for a little while :)

Link please

hey guys if anyway possible plz help me on my post ! im in dire need of some related information> do you know how to test weather or not your reference sensors are working? ive heard if your tack doesnt jump their shot. mine doesnt.ive got a dead battery but enuf jjuice to turn over slightly. would it jump then?

Silicone sealant has served me very well for over 15 years.

Did anyone source a place to get the round boots that go over the turn signal connectors?