Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 20:17:07 +0100 From: "justsid" <sidcliffenospamFFsidcliffe.fsnet.co.uk> Subject: Re: replaced DCI cassette
This site is interested in hearing from you regarding. DIC.failure. http://www.nospam.co.uk/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?/topic/12/1432.html justsid "Fred W." <Fred.Willsnospampam myrealbox.com> wrote in message news:ZYadnbBgoKfvUDHdRVn_iwnospamphia.com... > > "Steven Stern" <sdsternNOSPAMHEREnospamAMHEREmindspring.com> wrote in message > news:o6hpa0hpggflc3b8drcodv5beha4gar29snospamcom... > > My mechanic diagnosed repeated "stuttering" of the engine as a fault in > one of > > the two DCI cassettes. According to the diagnostics, there were several > > thousand misfires recorded for cylinder 2. Given that this was a big time > > expense (over $400 for just the part), I'm worried. What's the lifetime > of > > these things? Is the other one likely to fail? > > The DI cassettes are a fairly common failure items on the 4 cylinder cars, > so I would imagine they also fail as frequently in the sixes. You might > want to pick one up (/www.eeuroparts.com has them for $330) and have it on > hand, just in case. Be sure to store it in the normal orientation so the > insulating oil inside the coils settles to the bottoms. > > -Fred W > >
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