That was my point - that it's HFMs that fail in 1996, not MEs. In other words the problem seems to have gone away on V8s and V12s with the end of model year 1995 transition from LH to ME. I have 96 ME engine number 17xx and the original harness is fine, other than being plagued with unraveling friction tape. Also ME in 96 did away with the ETA harness and the lower harness (ground strap only) - so it's just one big harness that does everything engine. It's also a way more expensive part than the LH harnesses so it better not fail.