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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: qureshia on 18 January 2010, 21:58

Title: Coil packs - made from cheese ??
Post by: qureshia on 18 January 2010, 21:58

Whilst dropping the kids off at school my wife’s car started to stutter and the dreaded check engine light came on.   :angry:

Feels like it is running on three cylinders

Car is booked in for service tomorrow – guessing it is the “made from cheese” coil packs ?

Title: Re: Coil packs - made from cheese ??
Post by: qureshia on 19 January 2010, 17:27

coil pack 3 - £89 - plus big service and brake fluid

drives lovely now

new tyres in the next 2 days as well  :smug: :smug:

Title: Re: Coil packs - made from cheese ??
Post by: ub7rm on 19 January 2010, 19:23

£89?!  Was that a fitted price or part only?

Title: Re: Coil packs - made from cheese ??
Post by: qureshia on 19 January 2010, 20:59

just one fitted

was having a service at the time, so guess labour charge should have been covered

Title: Re: Coil packs - made from cheese ??
Post by: ub7rm on 19 January 2010, 21:33

Hmm I 1.8T ones were about £30 part only.  Can't see why the 2.0T ones are that much more expensive..

Was this a main dealer - if so I'm afraid the computer tells them how much time to charge for each job.  Not called stealers for nothing...

Title: Re: Coil packs - made from cheese ??
Post by: stealthwolf on 20 January 2010, 00:18

Supposedly if one coil pack fails, it's likely the others need replacing.

Title: Re: Coil packs - made from cheese ??
Post by: FamilyDub on 20 January 2010, 09:37

^^^^^^^^^ There has been debate about this elsewhere.

My indy garage says replacing after a failure isn't necessary.