Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 19:28:13 +0000 From: Colin Stamp <colinnospamp.plus.com> Subject: Re: Opened DI Casette - For those interested
On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 22:37:52 GMT, Retro-Bob <uctraingSPAM-ME-NEVERnospamanet.com> wrote: > >Back on the "other cars with DI systems". My '88 Nissan had a DI >system, coils were known to go around 75K. Translation: They last *at least* 75K and give absolutely no trouble in that time. After that, a few of them fail and their owners make a lot of noise. >Nissan Maxima's (since >95, IIRC) have DI systems with the coils typically going out at >60K miles. Translation: See above. >Audi & BMW just had a big debacle - Audi coils were >going at 15K at such rates that customers had to wait months for >replacements. Translation: Audi and BMW had a quality control problem that could have affected any part. They were expecting virtually no failures (based probably on their experience with previous systems) so they had virtually no spare stock and got caught with their trousers down. > >DI systems are prone to failure - I don't think you can subject >electronics to this kind of abuse and expect them to last. It's a hostile environment alright, but it's not that bad. It should be perfectly possible to do, and it has been done for some years now by a lot of manufacturers. FWIW, my last Saab had done 105K and never needed a replacement. My current one is still fine at 55K. Cheers, Colin.