Originally Posted by
Conanski
Electrolytic cap breakdown is tied directly to hours in service
That may very well be a factor, but the theory doesn't hold up to my sample. The one from my 122K-mile truck has two that are leaking, and I know for certain that a couple of the other ones I looked at (which were problem free), have greater mileage on them.
Perhaps the caps are somehow getting worked harder (electrically) in this application? Just throwing ideas out there.