Multi malfunction sensor lifetime?
Mark L. Chang
mchang at ee.washington.edu
Wed Jul 7 04:48:32 EDT 2004
On Jul 7, 2004, at 12:24 AM, Huw Powell wrote:
>
>> Seems like the last two MFS units I have installed lasted just over a
>> year! Both are the "new" style (no power pin)
>> and both are installed on 89 200TQs. In both bases the ECU/overheat
>> part of the sensor goes "false positive"
>> but the rest is working fine. A bad batch or is the life of this
>> part really that short?
>
> It seems like it could be, yes. Although, the new one I threw on my
> 90Q seems to be holding up. of course, I don't know about the A/C
> senders on it since I tore that out...
>
> But, hey, $40 a year? A cup of coffee every other week? Just pick
> one up with every third or fourth oil filter...
About 6 months on the last two :(. Both new style. Sigh. Replaced the
wiring harness for it last time, as it got totally munged as well.
It's cheap, but for me, a total and complete pain in the arse to
replace. How does one get in there without supermodel-thin arms?
--
Mark L. Chang
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