Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 16:32:00 +0000 From: Colin Stamp <colinnospamp.plus.com> Subject: Re: Opened DI Casette - For those interested
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 04:37:13 GMT, "James Sweet" <jamessweetnospamail.com> wrote: >Not saying it can't happen, but I've never once had a distributor or plug >wire(s) fail in a manner that suddenly makes the car undriveable. I've had >one carbon button break off inside a distributor cap and make the engine run >poorly, I've also had a plug wire fail and do the same, but in either case I >could drive the car home. Although that would be fine on an older car. It'd be a really bad idea to do it on a car with a catalyst. >I like the idea of DI, but the particular system >Saab uses appears to have a glaring weak spot, it simply shouldn't fail in a >way that renders the car completely undriveable in the typical lifespan of >the car. A few may fail here and there, but from what I gather this is >something that *will* fail, and I maintain that that's unnacceptable. > That's the crux of it, I suppose. I've not come across anyone yet who has any real, solid data about how reliable the DI system is. Certainly reading newsgroups like this one won't get you anything like a balanced view. Cheers, Colin.
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