Went to the dealer and ordered three parts which make the connection between the wiring harness and the coil pack:

202 540 60 81 Plug
002 545 99 26 Bushing
004 545 09 26 Bushing

Total cost around $20, or something like that. I should have them tomorrow. When I take off the old connector, I will try to re-wrap the wires with tape to make sure they are not touching anything. I think that the new connector will just crimp on. I am obviously not the first person who has done this, which gives me hope that the connector may in fact be my problem. A new harness lists for $ 1,290.

I will post my results.

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