Revisiting aftermarket CPS choices

[92SHOmine_since_new]

Past posts have recommended the Wells SU242 CPS, but the price has risen to $69.99 at Autozone, the same price as the Motocraft part. Advance Auto Parts sells the Niehoff FF440K CPS for just $35.99 ($122) list, which seems like a good deal. They also sell the GP Sorensen CSS17 for $57.79. Rockauto has the Standard Motor Products PC17 for the same, $57.79.

Any experience with these alternatives? Any reason not to use the Niehoff?

 

[Rockledge]

At those prices, I'd go with the Motorcraft brand. I would be skeptical of the $35 special from Advance Auto, and the other choices are close enough in price (12 bucks or so) to give Motorcraft the edge value-wise, IMO.

There is a lot to be said for proven, OEM quality parts

FWIW, I replaced my CPS with the Wells brand about 8K ago, it cost me $55.99, and even then I was thinking about Motorcraft. So now it would be an easy choice for me to go with MC instead of Wells.

 

[Bizzy]

I have a wells on my car for 30k already. To be perfectly honest if you make sure you catch the waterpump leaks before the CPS can last a really really really long time. which is why save every one off of engines. I don't really see them "wearing out" or really need to be replaced on an interval. My brothers car has 340k on it and iit's still on th original CPS.

i won't be changing mine anytime soon, just keep an eye on leaking weeping WP's.

 

[autobahnsho]

In June 2003 I put the Wells (from AZ) on and it was only $39. It worked good until the car was gone May2004.

I recommend Autozone.com because they are one of the few (big) vendors around that will ship to an APO address without hassles.
But if the MC is around the same price, I'd go with that...

That's some crazy price hike!
Maybe someone should start stockpiling them for the future!...

 

[Yamaha V6]

Crank Sensors can & do fail with no water pump involvement. Remember there's the engine block / oil pump HEAT involved in the equation, plus the possibility of top-end connector oxidation on the wiring just south of the connector. Water can & does follow the wire loom down there too.

As I mentioned before, I'd had a Wells & a Standard fail on me before a couple of years ago, and since then I've gone Motorcraft only, have yet (knock knock) to have one fail on me to my knowledge.

 

[sho_bc]

also search ebay for them. i got a brand new motorcraft one for fairly cheap (included shipping).