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Old 04-16-2008, 12:15 PM
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I wonder if it makes sense to just replace the coils once in a while and what that schedule would be. As far as I know, the one that failed on me was original, so that's 245,000+ miles. Surely if they were replaced every 100,000 miles you could avoid having them fail.
A lot of things, particularly the harness problems, are age-related as well as mileage-related, and the youngest of these cars is now 12 years old. Even non-moving parts can degrade over time. But 100,000 miles for the coils seems about right - mine failed at 113,000.
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