Originally posted by moxnix:
He is trying to get the underhood wiring replaced under the owner notification program I think (don't have the number in my head right now for the program) The wiring has an aditional warrenty for cars with under X number of years or 100,000 miles because of problems with the insulation and cracking.




Yeah, that's it. The problem is, just because there aren't any electrical problems manifesting doesn't mean that the wiring insulation isn't damaged, and some of the wiring harness runs under the intake manifold so you can't visibly inspect it without pulling the UIM. I try to be somewhat proactive about maintenance and parts replacement when it's sensible to do so, and this was one of those things. The task order for the wiring harness recall even specifically says that if there's visible insulation damage, then that qualifies the job.

Ya know...it may even be that I'm out of warranty on it based on age instead of mileage anyway, because now that I'm thinking about it, I think he said "7 years or 100K miles", and it's a '95.

Oh well. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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