got that right! I've replace them before, individually as needed. This time I installed 6 new coils in, Di-electric grease applied well, and have 2 spare coils in the car (Japanese white top) .

 

ok great, quarter turn on the quick release barrel, but which way ? I would think anti-clockwise "lefty loosey" (fingers facing forward lets say) but it is British and they drive on the wrong side so who knows. If it is "stuck a bit", I want don't want to apply pressure in the wrong direction, and break that plastic barrel !

 

The white stripe down would be conventional counterclockwise loose

The question is to not crunch it with say a channel lock plers

There are connector pliers but they may not fit the opening around the connector



Notice the rubber grips as you want that toque more then you want the crushing force

What may work after soaking in spray penetrate overnight is 3 medium tie wraps around the cylinder and the knubs on the outside to push in the down direction

 

Now I remember how that transmission connector works and how I was confusing it with a Bayonet connector

The term DEUTSCH comes to mind but I can be wrong

The 3 / 120 degree post go into 3 spiral groves n the barrel with the white paint mark

The twist to disengage it is about a 1/2 turn

the trick point is the locking feature so it doesn't migrate and rotate loose in service

If you think of the 3 spirals as streets but in this case the 3 streets have a culdisack at the ends that the post park in , to unseat the post as it rest in the coldisack you have to pull a small dimension down the barrel then twist

This works OK if the connector is not internally corroded , but to make it work once it is you have to obey it's workings

To remove it the barrel has to go straight aft as mounted ( about 1/8 inch ) and only then rotate it

This is where soaking overnight with penetrate helps

 

Lady P.'s idea to use zip ties on engine to transmission connector (detail above ) WORKED. Finally got it safely unlocked, removed, cleaned, put dielectric grease on the male connector (with the pins on it), and reconnected. I felt a good click when t it locked in. Thank You Lady P. !!!!

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zip tie connectors used to help remove Transmission engine twist lock engine connector hub, for cleaning

 

Vick, did that help solve your issues? a quick look underneath looks like my connector is or was soaked in oil.