newer style coils

[Nerass]

Has anyone tried converting their older style (2011-2016.5) coil connections to the newer style? I see a significant price difference with the newer style being much cheaper..

M-12029-M50C ( $440 ) vs M-12029-M50E ( $135 )

https://performanceparts.ford.com/part/M-12029-M50C vs https://performanceparts.ford.com/part/M-12029-M50E

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[Nerass]

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[GT Pony]

Anyone know why Ford changed the coil design - are the 2016.5 and beyond design better?

It could be the new ones might not work right on a 2015 besides the connector (ie, what about ECU compatibility?). Why would Ford change the harness connector otherwise?

 

[Nerass]

That’s what I’m trying to figure out. They ran from 11-16.5 and were used on multiple vehicles . I’m almost going to purchase the clips and try converting them. It’s crazy the price difference..

 

[GTP]

I have two broken clips on my harness. I could not determine how to buy them separately. I wanted to try to replace just the clips and not the entire harness. Any info you could direct me to?

 

[Nerass]

https://www.digikey.com/products/en?keywords=33471-0306

 

[GTP]

Awesome, thank you! How can I be certain that these match what is on my car now?

 

[Nerass]

pop the hood or... check your build date. if it's after 2/23/16 then you are running the "new style" coils.

 

[GTP]

My car was built September 2015, so, old style. Is your Digikey link correct for my car?

 

[Nerass]

yes sir those are the same ones i ordered
i ordered 8, just to have them since they are cheap enough!

i'm an idiot when it comes to wiring, but what i did was.. disconnect the battery, disconnect the old connectors, i tried to unpin them but it was like 90 degrees out so i ended up just cracking it and sliding the pins out, keep track of which wire is on which side!, and slid them into the new one.

here is a link showing the construction of the clips and you may have a better understanding of how to repin them also!


https://www.molex.com/pdm_docs/sd/334710306_sd.pdf

and another useful link!
https://www.molex.com/pdm_docs/as/AS-33611-001.pdf

 

[GTP]

Breaking the old shell was a good idea.
In your research, did you come across a reference for a pin pusher tool?

 

[Nerass]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007ZOMMT6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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