Spark Plugs = Bad Wiring Harness ?
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Completely different engine designs. I6 with the plugs on top VS a V8 in a hot V configuration (Exhaust comes out where the intake manifold would typically be and intakes where the exhaust manifolds would typically be. Realistically the plugs, coils, and wires on the V8 would be considerably cooler than even a normal V8 since there is no exhaust heat source near them.
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I’ve finally changed the entire engine harness, some plugs are difficult to reach.
It’s the same reference as when it left the factory, meaning nothing has been changed. The faults are still still there.
If anyone has any idea or any clues about what to check on the ECU, I’ve opened it but I can’t see anything burnt or any broken tracks. Thanks
It’s the same reference as when it left the factory, meaning nothing has been changed. The faults are still still there.
If anyone has any idea or any clues about what to check on the ECU, I’ve opened it but I can’t see anything burnt or any broken tracks. Thanks
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I would hope they'd have a new part number for a new part.
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This wires are only a few centimeters away from the catalytic converter, and with the engine cover on, all the heat stays there. The ventilation in the engine cover is only for the catalytic converter, but the heat rising from the engine and the radiation from the catalytic converter get trapped in the space between the coils and the engine cover.
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You'd think that if heat is the problem, they'd come up with a more heat resistant material.
My suspicion is that it has to do with recyclable materials that are required in Germany and elsewhere.
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I don't think I'd do that. Under-hood aerodynamics are (or should be) carefully thought through, and you might end up overheating something else.
You'd think that if heat is the problem, they'd come up with a more heat resistant material.
My suspicion is that it has to do with recyclable materials that are required in Germany and elsewhere.
You'd think that if heat is the problem, they'd come up with a more heat resistant material.
My suspicion is that it has to do with recyclable materials that are required in Germany and elsewhere.
Looking at the picture (our GLS isn't here at the moment for me to look at it), but I don't think I could actually remove it. Isn't the air filter in it? Or am I getting it confused with my old W212?
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