GM Hall Effect Sensor

[S. Lastuka]

I am on a Formula SAE team and we got one donated from Honeywell.  If you
lie and tell them you are on a formula SAE team they will probably give
you one too.  Talk to Bob Kostenbator at Honeywell 18005376945.  If you
are honest I think they cost around $20.

Sean

On Fri, 10 Jan 1997 gofast at ix.netcom.com wrote:

> Regarding a different issue with my cars, I have a 91 Lotus Elan (Isuzu 
> Impulse Turbo 1.6L engine and FI). A few months ago, the Hall Effect Sensor 
> conked out, resulting in check engine lights coming on. This was covered by 
> Lotus under emmission warantee. However this is a common problem on these 
> cars, as numerous of my friends on the Lotus list with m100 Elans have had 
> this problem.
> 
> Neither Lotus nor Isuzu sell the sensor separately - you have to buy the 
> whole cam angle sensor, and then fish out the hall effect sensor - a 10 
> minute fix. However, the cam angle sensor costs over $300 from Lotus, and 
> $130 from Isuzu, and you dont even use the whole thing.
> 
> The warrantee on these cars is going to go one of these days (5yr 50k), as, 
> I'm is sure, the replacement Hall Effect sensor. Lotus claims that they know 
> of no source to get just the Hall Effect sensor. 
> 
> I wonder if any of you guys might know of some sources for such raw FI 
> parts, so I can research the issue while my car is still running. I am also 
> interested in helping my fellow Elan owners with this issue, and will be 
> posting all the info on the Elan FAQ and lotus-digest.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Samir Shah
> gofast at ix.netcom.com
> Stamford, CT
>