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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: mike. on 29 March 2013, 23:13

Title: Coil Pack Failed!!
Post by: mike. on 29 March 2013, 23:13
Just had a coil pack fail, 36K miles, car misfiring under load. Luckily two days before warranty runs out.  :smiley:

I thought VW had sorted this issue.

When I looked up the part number on ETKA it has been updated twice since 2010.
Title: Re: Coil Pack Failed!!
Post by: Mr GTD on 30 March 2013, 09:13
Like you say Mike, at least it's happened within "warranty" as by the sounds of it good customers relations mean diddly scwat nower days...
Title: Re: Coil Pack Failed!!
Post by: dereks on 31 March 2013, 17:04
Mmmm. Noticed a couple of times between 70-80 a slight flutter from the engine wonder if its the same thing mines is 3 year old with 12k in for a service in a couple of weeks hopefully they find something.
Title: Re: Coil Pack Failed!!
Post by: Exonian on 31 March 2013, 21:38
Bad news and interesting.
Thankfully a warranty job.
Title: Re: Coil Pack Failed!!
Post by: EyeballPaul on 02 April 2013, 21:19
I remember the same thing started to happen to the mark 5's as i had mine done, and VW issued an under the radar recall, well they changed them if you mentioned it to them
Title: Re: Coil Pack Failed!!
Post by: Mr GTD on 02 April 2013, 22:29
How did you get on Mike...?
Title: Re: Coil Pack Failed!!
Post by: jonesltd on 04 April 2013, 08:59
I wonder if mine is failing? In mornings the coil light stays on longer than normal? 46k brought in dec 2010.
Title: Re: Coil Pack Failed!!
Post by: mike. on 04 April 2013, 09:07
How did you get on Mike...?

Seems sorted, thanks.

Reading a bit on other forums it seems once one goes the others follow shortly after.
The general consensus is to fit a set of Audi R8 ones as they have a metal stem which dissipates the heat better
They are also cheaper than the GTI ones  :smiley:
Title: Re: Coil Pack Failed!!
Post by: Mr GTD on 04 April 2013, 09:09
How did you get on Mike...?

Seems sorted, thanks.

Reading a bit on other forums it seems once one goes the others follow shortly after.
The general consensus is to fit a set of Audi R8 ones as they have a metal stem which dissipates the heat better
They are also cheaper than the GTI ones  :smiley:

Happy Days mate...
Title: Re: Coil Pack Failed!!
Post by: Rhyso on 04 April 2013, 10:08
I wonder if mine is failing? In mornings the coil light stays on longer than normal? 46k brought in dec 2010.

Thats your glow plug light; it will stay on longer due to the colder temperatures to help warm the engine up

Diesels do not have coil packs  :nerd: :wink:
Title: Re: Coil Pack Failed!!
Post by: jonesltd on 04 April 2013, 10:31
hahah always rely on the girls to perhaps say something silly!!!! Sorry guys :grin:

Perfect moment to laugh out loud!
Title: Re: Coil Pack Failed!!
Post by: Mr GTD on 04 April 2013, 20:01
hahah always rely on the girls to perhaps say something silly!!!! Sorry guys :grin:

Perfect moment to laugh out loud!

Ok...

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Title: Re: Coil Pack Failed!!
Post by: mike. on 16 June 2013, 10:19
Just thought I would make a comment on this as it is about three months after it happened.

After I had the one coil pack fail I decided to replace all four with the new ones, they have gone up two revisions since my car was made. Just in case I got stuck somewhere.

Now the weird thing is that after I had replaced all four the car seems to be really responsive and feels much smoother to drive.

This may be just a placebo effect but the other thing is the exhausts don't soot up any more,.
I used to clean them every couple of weeks, as they had gone black, but now I have been driving for three weeks, the same journeys and they are still completely clean. If you run your finger on the inside of the pipe there is a slight trace but nothing more.

Maybe someone fitted a DPF  :laugh:
Title: Re: Coil Pack Failed!!
Post by: Snoopy on 16 June 2013, 11:03
No soot. How much is the retrofit no soot option  :grin:  :cool: