On Apr 1, 4:40 pm, still just me <wheeledBobNOS...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On 29 Mar 2008 20:08:46 GMT, Jim Yanik <jya...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> >>>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...
>
> >where's it say that;"typically start to go at 75K miles"?
> >Or is that just because you had to replace one at around that mileage?
>
> Nissan Maxima coils start to go out at that mileage. Some go longer,
> some a little shorter. Check out Maxmima.org if you like to see how
> many guys have replaced one or more starting about 60-75k My
> CA16DOHC, another Nissan I had with direct coils, lost one a about
> 75K.
>
> Likewise Saab direct systems usually go at about 75k, as do Audi. BMW
> seems to do slightly better but loses some too at high miles. (Not
> counting the recent Saab and Audi quality issues with some major runs
> of these parts).
Fair enough. But is it all coils that need to be replaced or just the
defective 1 or 2?
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