Real quick question IPR

[chf8500]

Pulling the IPR, degas, FICM out of the way removed the nuts and harness connector plastic stud from the "heat shield", sucker is loose but does not want to come up looked with a mirror and can't see anything stopping the removal, Ya got to get mean with it or what did I miss, Thanks

[dannyboy950]

If your referring to the Ipr plug in it has Fords infameous squeeze latch.
The IPR itself has to be unscrewed from the houseing, has a jamnut.

[chf8500]

No there appears to be a tin/lead cover on the IPR, has a little flap on the end that I can bend up but it covers the unit to stop my socket from slipping on. the pics I have seen this cover is not present

[dannyboy950]

Ahhh the heat shield as you noticed a lot of them wind up getting thrown away because they are such a pain. If I remember right at the back end of the shield is a thing kinda like a rivet or snap. Sorry ben awhile since I took one off so I am not shure.

For reference it takes a special sloted socket to take that ipr off to clear the plug in.

[chf8500]

Dannyboy, Thanks I'll get a little meaner with it, and yeah, I've got the socket still looks to be a challenge tho

[chf8500]

Got the IPR out, not to bad a job, looking at it 1/8 inch hole in the screen sucked in about 5o/60 thousdands and a bit of contamination on it, not too bad tho. the contaniment could very well be from the oil cooler replacement recently, or is this something that needs to go deeper. I've put 12v to it on the bench, no reaction, Think I am safe to call the no start issue the IPR? Thanks Danny C