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Offline Mrwebster

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AUM ignition system?
« on: 26 September 2010, 18:30 »
so my aum engine running on 3 then clears when above 1000 revs,   changed all coil packs £50 each!,  changed spark plugs twice,  gave her full service at vw,  read on here about a ignition amplifier but cannot seem to find one on mine? :(
what feeds the coil packs on a 1.8t aum 2002
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Re: AUM ignition system?
« Reply #1 on: 26 September 2010, 18:43 »
Checked the coil pack loom condition?

£50 each for coil packs, you were robbed!

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Re: AUM ignition system?
« Reply #2 on: 26 September 2010, 20:25 »
AUM's have it all built into the coil packs there is no ignition amp. As said check the wiring:

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=120994.0

What fault codes is it throwing?

Faulty MAF?

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Offline Mrwebster

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Re: AUM ignition system?
« Reply #3 on: 26 September 2010, 20:36 »
just comes up cylinder 3 misfire detected,  and p00300 sumthing like that
so is there a positive feed to the coil pack at all time?  reason i want to know is i had full custom stainless steel exhaust on and it backfires like a b!tch but only when you turn the key on and off loads of times,  if i was to make a simple on off kill switch i could make it pop bang spit flames on demand without having steering lock come on? thanks
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Re: AUM ignition system?
« Reply #4 on: 26 September 2010, 22:37 »
just comes up cylinder 3 misfire detected,  and p00300 sumthing like that
so is there a positive feed to the coil pack at all time?  reason i want to know is i had full custom stainless steel exhaust on and it backfires like a b!tch but only when you turn the key on and off loads of times,  if i was to make a simple on off kill switch i could make it pop bang spit flames on demand without having steering lock come on? thanks

im sorry but you wonder why its gone wrong!  :shocked:
« Last Edit: 26 September 2010, 22:39 by GOLF_STU »

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Re: AUM ignition system?
« Reply #5 on: 26 September 2010, 23:18 »
just comes up cylinder 3 misfire detected,  and p00300 sumthing like that
so is there a positive feed to the coil pack at all time?  reason i want to know is i had full custom stainless steel exhaust on and it backfires like a b!tch but only when you turn the key on and off loads of times,  if i was to make a simple on off kill switch i could make it pop bang spit flames on demand without having steering lock come on? thanks

im sorry but you wonder why its gone wrong!  :shocked:
I would say the same thing  :laugh: as tim says too £50 for a coilpack  :huh: genuine oem ones are ony just over £25 each
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Re: AUM ignition system?
« Reply #6 on: 27 September 2010, 09:10 »
you've probably destroyed a plug. Well done


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Offline Mrwebster

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Re: AUM ignition system?
« Reply #7 on: 27 September 2010, 18:47 »
plugs are fine, loom seems ok, and its been running on 3 cylinders on and off before i started the turn key backfire thing so its note to do with that,

so back to original question.  anyone know?
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