Ideas to replace a rubber part on a sensor plug??
#1
Ideas to replace a rubber part on a sensor plug??
Need some ideas/info... I took a small rubber ring/boot off of the plug to the crankshaft position sensor to clean it (was wet with steering fluid). Then I LOST it!
Pics below of what I need to replace: a light blue, rubber ring about 3/4 of an inch long. Note the ring in the pic is from another, smaller sensor, so has different dimensions than the one I lost. It's on a 2002 v6.
Any ideas WHERE can I find another one? Here's what I'm thinking:
1) There's got to be a billion GM sensors out there with this plug and this rubber piece. Anyone know if any walk-in stores stock these rubber rings? Probably a long shot.
2) What is the official name of this part so I can perhaps find one online? Searching so far hasn't yielded anything, maybe I need the right name... or......
3) ....am I SOL, no one sells them, and I need to go to a salvage yard?
Any help appreciated. I need this one piece to get the car going. Yeah, I assume the car will run fine without it.... until the rainy season hits and water gets into this plug because this piece is missing.
Thanks!
Selena
Rubber ring/boot similar to the one I lost
Crankshaft position sensor plug WITHOUT the blue rubber ring
Pics below of what I need to replace: a light blue, rubber ring about 3/4 of an inch long. Note the ring in the pic is from another, smaller sensor, so has different dimensions than the one I lost. It's on a 2002 v6.
Any ideas WHERE can I find another one? Here's what I'm thinking:
1) There's got to be a billion GM sensors out there with this plug and this rubber piece. Anyone know if any walk-in stores stock these rubber rings? Probably a long shot.
2) What is the official name of this part so I can perhaps find one online? Searching so far hasn't yielded anything, maybe I need the right name... or......
3) ....am I SOL, no one sells them, and I need to go to a salvage yard?
Any help appreciated. I need this one piece to get the car going. Yeah, I assume the car will run fine without it.... until the rainy season hits and water gets into this plug because this piece is missing.
Thanks!
Selena
Rubber ring/boot similar to the one I lost
Crankshaft position sensor plug WITHOUT the blue rubber ring
#3
Thanks, craby. Excellent, straightforward idea: look for the entire CONNECTOR.
That worked, I was able to find TWO by searching online:
1) There's a connector matching what I need at O'Reillys Definitely fits my car, but it's $52 and all I need is the blue rubber ring!
2) I found what appears to be the SAME connector online for 1/2 the price, but it doesn't specifically list my vehicle as a fit, but it looks exactly the same as the one above -- especially when you look at the different views.
Would appreciate anyone's input on whether they agree these look the same?
Recall I'm really just wanting the rubber blue ring around the connector.
That worked, I was able to find TWO by searching online:
1) There's a connector matching what I need at O'Reillys Definitely fits my car, but it's $52 and all I need is the blue rubber ring!
2) I found what appears to be the SAME connector online for 1/2 the price, but it doesn't specifically list my vehicle as a fit, but it looks exactly the same as the one above -- especially when you look at the different views.
Would appreciate anyone's input on whether they agree these look the same?
Recall I'm really just wanting the rubber blue ring around the connector.
Last edited by spiralout; 08-25-2018 at 01:52 PM.
#4
call an oreilly's and ask if they have just the rubber part of that part, tell them part number from the oreilly's site, seems like it would be somehting that gets lost easy or ruined by oil
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