Originally Posted by dogememe
Originally Posted by The_Nuke
Originally Posted by hallstevenson
Originally Posted by slacktide_bitog
Coils are not wear items to be replaced at regular intervals
"Replacing them is cheap insurance"
"I don't want a failed one to leave me stranded"
Standard responses one might expect....
I always wonder, do people replace working alternators as preventative maintenance ? Starters ? Light bulbs ?
Since acquiring my car &100K miles (165K on it now a 18 months later), I have proactively replaced the following:
- Alternator (not replaced yet but purchased and waiting on shelf for first available opportunity)
- Stop, Turn, and Tail light bulbs (4057 x 6)
- Parking and Turn Signal bulbs (3057 NA x 2)
- Side Marker bulbs (??? x 2)
- Headlight bulbs (2 low beam and 2 high beam; twice each)
- License Plate light bulb (??? x 1)
- Door sill light bulbs (same as license plate light x 2)
- Dome light bulb (white one, not red one - that's an LED strip)
- Main Battery (H7 @ 850 CCA)
- O2 sensors (all 4)
- IAT sensor
- ECT sensor
- Water Pump and idler pulleys
- MAP sensor
- PCV valve (twice)
- Crankshaft Position Sensor
- Camshaft Position Sensor
It never dawned on me to replace the starter though, thanks for the heads-up!!
I really don't understand why you would change all that stuff for no reason? Seems like a waste of money. And inevitably something that you haven't touched will fail or one of the parts you installed will fail making that a waste of time and money.
It seems presumptive to say I had no reason. I actually had the best reason of all - I wanted to.
I replaced parts that were 6 years old and had 100K miles on them with new parts. I can't connect that scenario with wasting money when every one of the parts will eventually fail. Maybe when I'm driving it, maybe not. I prefer to leave it less to chance they will inconvenience me by failing at an inopportune time and lower those odds as much as possible.
Your final assertion of that reply doesn't compute, so I cannot address it.
Originally Posted by The_Nuke
Originally Posted by hallstevenson
Originally Posted by slacktide_bitog
Coils are not wear items to be replaced at regular intervals
"Replacing them is cheap insurance"
"I don't want a failed one to leave me stranded"
Standard responses one might expect....
I always wonder, do people replace working alternators as preventative maintenance ? Starters ? Light bulbs ?
Since acquiring my car &100K miles (165K on it now a 18 months later), I have proactively replaced the following:
- Alternator (not replaced yet but purchased and waiting on shelf for first available opportunity)
- Stop, Turn, and Tail light bulbs (4057 x 6)
- Parking and Turn Signal bulbs (3057 NA x 2)
- Side Marker bulbs (??? x 2)
- Headlight bulbs (2 low beam and 2 high beam; twice each)
- License Plate light bulb (??? x 1)
- Door sill light bulbs (same as license plate light x 2)
- Dome light bulb (white one, not red one - that's an LED strip)
- Main Battery (H7 @ 850 CCA)
- O2 sensors (all 4)
- IAT sensor
- ECT sensor
- Water Pump and idler pulleys
- MAP sensor
- PCV valve (twice)
- Crankshaft Position Sensor
- Camshaft Position Sensor
It never dawned on me to replace the starter though, thanks for the heads-up!!
I really don't understand why you would change all that stuff for no reason? Seems like a waste of money. And inevitably something that you haven't touched will fail or one of the parts you installed will fail making that a waste of time and money.
It seems presumptive to say I had no reason. I actually had the best reason of all - I wanted to.
I replaced parts that were 6 years old and had 100K miles on them with new parts. I can't connect that scenario with wasting money when every one of the parts will eventually fail. Maybe when I'm driving it, maybe not. I prefer to leave it less to chance they will inconvenience me by failing at an inopportune time and lower those odds as much as possible.
Your final assertion of that reply doesn't compute, so I cannot address it.