I'd kind of like one of those, it would make a good work vehicle.
Some late 90s early 2000 VW Jetta and Golf made in Mexico had a problem with leaking coolant from a temp sender doing similar.Even worse is oil. We had a 02 Super Duty that had oil leak through the pressure sender and wick all the way up to the PCM.
This was pretty much any MKIV all the way through 2005 - VW had a coolant level sensor in the overflow bottle and some of the sensors would allow the coolant to migrate through the harness. Some reports of owners finding coolant in the dang tail light plugs. DIY fix was to drill a small weep hole into the coolant sensor plug.Some late 90s early 2000 VW Jetta and Golf made in Mexico had a problem with leaking coolant from a temp sender doing similar.
yeah, then they'd be able to charge me double the labor! glad they didn't think of that. I'd like to not give them ALL of the $1400 Grampa Joe sent me!Too bad they couldn't have just RTV'd or similar sealed the existing connections and when the new ones came in have you bring it back for the permanent repair.
Also of note, Ford will not pay for rodent damage under warranty. So that is either a sold unit being paid for by the customer or their insurance, or an internal repair being paid for by the dealer. Now there is a chance where this could have been discovered during the PDI and it was less than 48 hours after delivery to the dealer where Ford might pay.
Got it back yesterday morning, (they called right as mom and i were on our way out of town to get her a new sewing machine)yeah, then they'd be able to charge me double the labor! glad they didn't think of that. I'd like to not give them ALL of the $1400 Grampa Joe sent me!
if this repair is only $475, that's $681 they'll have gotten.
As soon as they find insulation that is cheaper and works as well as the current stuff. Plus being soy based it is "environmentally friendly" to those that care.Any chance automakers are going to stop using wires that double as a rodent's favorite food any time soon?
Mercedes wiring attracted rodents because they went "green" and started using insulation made from soybean oil. I guess everyone else has caught up.Even MB in the 90s had a similar issue.
Heck, going back to the early 80's Volvo also had "bio-degradeable" engine harnesses that would fail prematurely.
Some animals can't taste the "heat" so it doesn't deter them from eating it. Birdseed has something like that that keeps away the competitors but the birds eat it with no issues.I guess thats what they get for making wiring insulation out of "Fillet Mignon". I would think making wire insulation out "Ghost Peppers/Rank/Tart" (Ha Ha) would be a smart move......... But NO, we will make it out of "Fillet Mignon".