stepper motor

[kerniki]

I've had 2 stepper motors go faulty in the past 6 months, my dealers says this is unusual, i'm not so sure, I think i've seen other threads on this subject but can't find anything under a search, can anyone throw some light on the subject?

Nik

[GreenV8s]

quote:I've had 2 stepper motors go faulty in the past 6 months, my dealers says this is unusual, i'm not so sure, I think i've seen other threads on this subject but can't find anything under a search, can anyone throw some light on the subject?

Nik

Stepper motor operation seems to be a common cause of problems but as far as I'm aware the problem is usually dirt, or wiring or other (ECU, sensor) faults rather than a problem in the motor itself. It may be that the act of changing the motor is disturbing something and hiding the problem for a while. Hope you are keeping the old 'broken' ones!

[kerniki]

Cheers, but alas no, they need them to send back to factory apparently, they did replace it free in the end, can't complain at that I guess, I'll see how long it lasts this time and investigate further if it fails again, thanks again.

Nik

[UpTheIron]

Back to the factory? My cynical self hopes that this is all being done for free under warranty. And even if it is, I can't help but think there is an underlying cause to your problem, and the stepper motor replacement is a temporary fix.