by still just me <wheeledBobNOSPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Apr 2, 2008 at 11:18 PM
On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 14:11:52 -0700 (PDT), codifus
<codifus@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>Fair enough. But is it all coils that need to be replaced or just the
>defective 1 or 2?
>
>CD
A good question. I only had to do one in my CA16. Easy to ID. Many
Maxima owners replace all six because they often continue to fail once
they start to go (see Maxima.org). But, I got away with one in my Max
(Hard to find). There' ve been some massive failures such as the Audi
problems - but that was a specific engineering issue where all coils
would start to go at 40K. And Saab has a regrettable single unit with
4 coils built in - requiring replacement of all 4 at once or 3 in a
V6.
I think the root of the problem is putting moderately sensitive
electronic devices on top of an engine - and in most cases, putting a
cover on them to make sure they bake. I've yet to see one of these
coils with even a simple heat sink.
