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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: taylor.4311 on 24 December 2010, 18:40

Title: mk5 golf gti misfire (coil pack)
Post by: taylor.4311 on 24 December 2010, 18:40

well how gutted am i..!!! paid 10K for my stunning red gti a few month ago, only on 68k serviced every 10k well looked after golf, like all my vw,s in the past.

Anyway went out today to drop off some presents for my family & friends not far an the car juggered abit,
within the next min or so the car was misfiring like mad drove home o.k but never been so gutted in all my life..!!!!

Any feed back would be great, just to put my mind at rest.

Title: Re: mk5 golf gti misfire
Post by: richw911 on 24 December 2010, 18:42

Coil pack? Any fault codes?

Title: Re: mk5 golf gti misfire
Post by: taylor.4311 on 24 December 2010, 18:52

cheers mate, engine mangement is on, not got a fault finder myself  just have to get it to vw now after xmas. just dont wont to drive it to be honest/

Title: Re: mk5 golf gti misfire
Post by: richw911 on 24 December 2010, 18:55

Quote from: taylor.4311 on 24 December 2010, 18:52

cheers mate, engine mangement is on, not got a fault finder myself  just have to get it to vw now after xmas. just dont wont to drive it to be honest/

Sounds very much like a coil pack TBH. Very Easy fix if it is, need to scan it first - i would take it to a VW specialist as a VW dealer will rip you off  :smiley:

Title: Re: mk5 golf gti misfire
Post by: taylor.4311 on 24 December 2010, 19:07

thanks again mate. hope it is a easy fix. really like the car just dont expect a 10k car to let you down like that. my old mk4 gt tdi was bulletprove....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thanks Dave

Title: Re: mk5 golf gti misfire
Post by: richw911 on 24 December 2010, 19:08

Quote from: taylor.4311 on 24 December 2010, 19:07

thanks again mate. hope it is a easy fix. really like the car just dont expect a 10k car to let you down like that. my old mk4 gt tdi was bulletprove....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thanks Dave

Lets us know how you get on  :wink:

Title: Re: mk5 golf gti misfire
Post by: nr123 on 24 December 2010, 20:19

Sounds like a coilpack. Check all the coilpacks by removing each one, whichever one doesn't make a difference is at fault.

Title: Re: mk5 golf gti misfire
Post by: taylor.4311 on 26 December 2010, 16:33

cheers mate, had a friend of mine plug is fault finder in an its saying one cylinder down, he said coil pack to, should i change them all the same time to avoid this happening again?

cheers Dave

Title: Re: mk5 golf gti misfire
Post by: Rhyso on 26 December 2010, 16:54

Quote from: taylor.4311 on 26 December 2010, 16:33

cheers mate, had a friend of mine plug is fault finder in an its saying one cylinder down, he said coil pack to, should i change them all the same time to avoid this happening again?

cheers Dave

I'd buy 2, change one and keep another in the boot as a spare :afro:

Title: Re: mk5 golf gti misfire
Post by: The Doc on 26 December 2010, 16:56

Change one and keep one as a spare.

I've had new cars that have cost well in excess of 50k with worse faults than this so please don't beat yourself up :-)

Title: Re: mk5 golf gti misfire
Post by: taylor.4311 on 30 December 2010, 17:32

 :smiley:all sorted.!! coil pack it was, thanks for all the help! dare say i,ll be on here again. :smiley:

Cheers Dai.