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I'm getting ready to pull the A/C and I'm wondering what I need for the fancy connectors. Is there some way to get them with pliers or something, or do I need a special tool? If so, how much is it?

your normal fuel rail/ac disconnect tool

Like this?



I've never used one. How do they work?

You can get one that looks like this :



Get the one labeled for Fords ...you can see it has 4 openings for 4 different sizes of connectors. You close the opening onto the pipe and push the flared end into the connector, then pull the connector off.

The one tool will work on the AC connector and the fuel lines.

Should be a couple of bucks, $5 or so.

I've seen them in Autozone, just under $5 I believe.

Thanks! I'll pick something up today and hopefully be lighter fairly soon.

if your removing the ac to make the car lighter or to gain power its not worth it. the amount of wait you save by removing it is minimal along with the power gains. todays ac systems use very little power. (besides when your at WOT the pcm kills the compressor anyways) the only good reason to remove the ac is if you are FI and the ac system is in the way.

Or it's for his autocross car...

I don't use the AC - ever - and it's significant wieght. It's probably worth around 0.2 sec on an autocross course. It's almost certainly not seat-of-the-pants noticeable, but it's a real gain. 40+ lbs off the front end of a car that's already front heavy is huge.