[s-cars] Re: CD changer surgery tips?

[Evan Levine]

I'll 2nd that... My S has been running a little rich, black smoke,
surging under boost for a while now. I thought I had checked
everything, turned out to be a "dirty temp sensor" under the hood.

Makes me tempted to just buy some bulk cleaner and do every connection
I can find on the entire car.


On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 05:57:25 -0700, William Noland <wenoland at pacbell.net> wrote:
> Before you commit the patient to surgery, try cleaning the connector at the 10
> disc unit. I use a spray Electric Motor Cleaner. I lost one of the (stereo)
> channels on mine a few years back. A good shot of cleaner and she was good to go.
> The spray cleaner has fixed a handful of electrical problems over the years. Seems
> the UrS connectors require perfect connections, or they get tempermental.
> 
> Bill Noland
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > So I'm tired of having my 10 disc not being able to select now ANY of its 10
> > CDs.  First started as intermittently not picking one here or there, now
> > none (done the unplug - plug bit, no success).  Some here have reported luck
> > with disassembling the sucker, cleaning / lubing, and reassembling so that's
> > where I'm headed.  Like it's worth the hassle and not getting a replacement
> > off ebay for $25, I know, I'm a glutton I guess.
> >
> > Any insight here on changer surgical procedure appreciated.  I know at least
> > a few here have done so.  Trying to avoid doing it 'my way', which typically
> > translates into having the CD changer formerly playing CDs prior to my
> > "Midas Touch", but then having the unit pump coolant or fend of mosquitoes
> > or tell the time in Istanbul or something totally amuck post "Midas Touch".
> 
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