Connector Component Data Base Description & Examples
Connector Component Data Base Description:
The attached connector parts list will assist you in identifying service part numbers for Original Equipment wiring connectors. The parts list contains seven fields of information to help you properly identify Original Equipment part numbers:
Car Zone - A car zone may be a physical location, such as "Door" or "Underhood", or it may be related to an electrical system, such as "Brakes" or "A/C".
Connector Description is the major sorting field for the list and identifies a specific connector. Information on car zone, connector size and gender (male/female), and comments is intended to help you properly identify a specific connector. Most connector descriptions will list a specific device to which the connector mates, such as "Blower Motor" or "Speaker - Bose". In some cases, such as "P/Window Motor", the same connector is used many times (one in each door) so it is listed only once.
Connector Part Number is the Original Equipment part number of a specific connector. This is used to assist a PARTECH advisor in identifying the correct service part number.
Secondary Lock Part Number - Some connectors require separate Terminal Position Assurance (TPA) components. These Original Equipment part numbers may assist your PARTECH advisor in identifying correct service part numbers and should always be specified when a related connector is ordered. The comments field may contain more information on TPA's.
Terminal Series is the name of the terminal "Family" for a specific connector. This may assist you in selecting the proper terminals for use in a connector and it may also assist your PARTECH advisor in locating proper service part numbers.
IMPORTANT: Most connectors used on these vehicles are from widely used, serviceable "families". However, many connectors, such as "59 Ser Mldd" (molded connector), can only be serviced by connector repair kits.
Connector Size and Gender contains the size (number of terminal cavities) and terminal gender (M - male or F - female) of a specific connector. This will assist you in assuring that you have selected the correct connector for a specific application. For example, many ECM's may have a 24 terminal connector and a 32 terminal connector. The size and gender may help you arrive at the proper connector.
Miscellaneous Comments are included where appropriate. Frequentiy this will be used for connector colors or where any other field is too lengthy to fit in the standard format.
Examples of Connector Data Base Use:
1. While working on the cooling fan system of a 1991 Cadillac DeVille, the locking tang for the connector to the fuel door release solenoid broke off. Checking the parts catalog, no connector repair kit is listed for the fuel door release solenoid. Scanning the connector data base you find the fuel door release solenoid listed. You verify that part number 02977253 is a one-way connector, so you believe this is the correct part. The parts department then contacts PARTECH (1-800-433-6961) and explains the need for a fuel door release solenoid connector with the OE part number 02977253. The PARTECH advisor checks the GMSPO system and advises that this connector is available in connector repair kit part number 12101870. You order that part.
2. You receive a 1991 Fleetwood that has been stolen and partially stripped. The thief stole the radio with the wiring connectors. Checking the parts catalog, no connector repair kit is listed for the radio connectors. When reviewing the connector data base, you find the radio connectors listed. All of the connectors properly match the four radio connectors "size and gender" listed, so you record the four connector part numbers and the one secondary lock part number. The parts department then contacts PARTECH and explains that you are in neecf of the connectors for a radio and gives the advisor the OE part numbers you identified. The advisor confirms that the parts are not routinely serviced and you will have to place an order through SPAC using the "No Part Number" process. When the SPAC advisor is contacted, they assist you in placing a special, priority order direct with Packard Electric Division for the parts requested. The components are typically shipped within 24 hours direct to your dealership.