Hi there,
(Yes I searched, but my search-fu is failing me.)
I have an EJ22 from a 1992 Legacy in my 71 Super Beetle. Runs great, lots but not too much power, and I no longer have to do monthly valve adjustments. I'm very happy with it.
I had a crank-no-start condition the other day, quickly found no spark. It turned out to be a bad coil pack in the end, but while troubleshooting I looked up the price of new cam and crank sensors just in case. CAD$160 for the cam and CAD$270 for the crank. W...t..f...
After wiping my coffee of my keyboard, I checked the price of the sensors from later models. More like $50 each landed. That I could live with.
Right now this is mostly to satisfy my curiosity, but I have 2 questions:
1. Are the later sensors physically identical to the old ones other than the plug, i.e. will they mount to the existing holes and be triggered properly by the crank/cam? It sure looks like it from the photos, but I don't have one handy to verify.
2. Are the later sensors electrically compatible with the ones from '92? Given the they're basically an induction coil, I would suspect yes. However, once again I don't have one here.
Has anyone looked into this before? Or even better done it? Searching for cam and crank sensors reveals a LOT of threads, and I wasn't able to find one that referred to this, though I may have missed it in the haystack.
The physical wiring would be easy, as the connectors are readily available.
Again, right now I'm just curious. I don't actually need either sensor (yet).
Thanks in advance,
Robyn
