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Old 01-23-2006, 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by stevebfl
I would verify that the coil isn't being switched by placing a test light onto the negative side of the coil and watching for a blinking light when the car is cranked. If the light stays on then the controller isn't grounding the coil. I might expect a crank sensor at that point but they don't fail often.
Not to hijack, just trying to learn. My neighbor has had three crank sensors fail and I've had one. 98ML, 99ML, 04CLK. And I've read alot on the forums about these failing. I've never had one fail on my other MBs, knock on wood, just on the 98. So is this a failure phenomenon with only newer models? Is it heat that's killing them?
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