Replacing a good OPDA with a good OPDA - and how exactly will you know the new one is better than the old one?
Because it's not the stock one, that was prone to failure.Replacing a good OPDA with a good OPDA - and how exactly will you know the new one is better than the old one?
To be clear I do not care if it is changed or not, but this logic is part of the issue with the OPDA failure bordering on "over-hype" IMO. Only ~10% of manufactured vehicles were effected by the recall. The OP has an 06 with +57K miles on the clock and the original OPDA. From my understanding, unless Crown has changed what they are doing, they did not change the design meaning that a new OPDA will be exactly like the one he pulls. Using the logic of "it could be causing damage now, without failing" seems problematic especially if applied to everything unknown.Because it's not the stock one, that was prone to failure.
And, it could be causing damage now, without failing.
From my understanding, unless Crown has changed what they are doing, they did not change the design meaning that a new OPDA will be exactly like the one he pulls.
So the question still remains "how exactly will you know the new one is better than the old one"
For example, I replaced my radiator even though it was not leaking at all. Now I don't have to worry about it blowing out in some remote canyon.
I've been dealing with this shit design opda on a 2005 for weeks. I don't think it was blown out of proportion I think you just got lucky.Don't worry about any of it.
These problems are in my opinion blown out of proportion (just like everything else) thanks to the internet.
I've owned two 2005 models and never had an issue with either. You only read bad things on the internet, rarely ever do you read good things.
That being said, I honestly wouldn't worry about any of this at all.
I've been dealing with this shit design opda on a 2005 for weeks. I don't think it was blown out of proportion.