still just me wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:57:52 -0700 (PDT), codifus
> <codifus@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>
>>>The CoP system is more efficient than the distributer based system, but
>>>if a coil fails, be prepared to spend around $75 for the one coil. I
had
>>>to replace one on a 2000 Maxima.
>>>
>>>--
>>>
>>>Bill
>>>In Hamptonburgh, NY
>>>To email, remove the double zeroes after @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>It does cost more, but you get:
>>
>>more power
>>cleaner exhaust
>>much much better reliability from significantly less moving parts that
>>wear out. All you replace are the plugs.
>>
>>Buh-bye, rotor. Seeya later, cap. I'll put you right there next to the
>>carbuerator in my old car tech museum:)
>
>
>
> Hmmm.... $50 worth of rotor, cap, and wires that wears out at 50K
> miles, vs. four to six $75 coils that typically start to go at 75K
> miles...
>
> Don't get me wrong, I like direct ignition systems, but for the minor
> difference in distribution reliability (no cap/rotor) I don't know
> that it's worth it.
>
> Of course, it's not like we get a choice.
Nothing's perfect, but the direct ignition system, when quality control
is on par, is completely maintenance free.
You could go buy a quality aftermarket brand and be completely done with
ever touching those coils again.
Of the hundreds of thousands of Altimas out there, ALL cap and rotor
equipped Altimas had to have the 50K service . . .every 50 K miles. SO
for a car that's destined to go 200K miles at the very least, that's
$200 worth of worn out caps, rotors and wires.
For the newer distributorless ones? Just the few who got some bad
coils have to replace them once and that's it. $75
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