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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: patc on 22 July 2011, 22:52

Title: Do coils just die? Had to walk home tonight :(
Post by: patc on 22 July 2011, 22:52

Been having probs with mine.  Have ordered a new one but typically not got it yet!

Couple of occassions when car wont fire up I have waggled the leads and unplugged from coil and plugged in again and car started fine, but alas tonight, she would not start and I was left with a 2 mile walk home along the country lanes in the dark!

Gonna bike up to the car in the morning and cross my fingers she starts.  Is there anything else I can do to help her start apart from 'wiggling' or do coils just give up 100%?

Thanks

PatC

Title: Re: Do coils just die? Had to walk home tonight :(
Post by: gti gaz on 23 July 2011, 02:29

check the coil conections then check the dizzy if no joy replace rotor arm cheapist option,    if no joy try throttle boddy clean and clean again, then try leads if noo joy ask again   :angry:

Title: Re: Do coils just die? Had to walk home tonight :(
Post by: Gavv8 on 23 July 2011, 07:38

I've had coils die on many different cars, like anything else on a car they don't last forever.

Title: Re: Do coils just die? Had to walk home tonight :(
Post by: patc on 23 July 2011, 11:29

Without sounding too stupid - throttle body clean process?

Thanks

Title: Re: Do coils just die? Had to walk home tonight :(
Post by: patc on 23 July 2011, 13:12

Done new coil, still same problem  :angry:

Anything else I can do?  Have done dizzy cap, and have some new leads on order too.

Title: Re: Do coils just die? Had to walk home tonight :(
Post by: Deano2711 on 23 July 2011, 13:32

If you used to fiddle with the HT leads and this worked then try new leads as one or more could be faulty. Pity you could not lend some to try first to save you keep spending cash to sort it.