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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: ANDY597 on 02 March 2006, 13:24

Title: VR6 MISFIRE - URGENT HELP NEEDED - AN OUT OF POCKET MATE NEEDS HELP
Post by: ANDY597 on 02 March 2006, 13:24: Hell All

My mate bought a VR6 last year. I think its on a P plate.

Its been pulling to the left a little and when it went in for its MOT he was in for a nasty shock, needed springs, bearings, brake pipes and he ended up with a hefty bill.

It came back from the MOT and he has noticed that it now has a nasty misfire.

On returning to the garage, they reckoned that a decent service would sort it. There went more pennies.

Still didnt fix the misfire. One auto electrician later provided by the garage and apparently he needs a new coil pack. He was quoted another Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£800 sheets.

Need some ideas /help/ quotes urgently guys as if Mrs mate finds out, she will insist the vr6 dies a hideous death and it will go to the big VW owners club in the sky.

Cheers
A
Title: Re: VR6 MISFIRE - URGENT HELP NEEDED - AN OUT OF POCKET MATE NEEDS HELP
Post by: monkeyalan on 02 March 2006, 14:14: Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£800 for a coil pack! :shocked:

Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£50 from ECP.
Title: Re: VR6 MISFIRE - URGENT HELP NEEDED - AN OUT OF POCKET MATE NEEDS HELP
Post by: ANDY597 on 02 March 2006, 15:20: http://chris.quietlife.net/passat/coilpack.html
Title: Re: VR6 MISFIRE - URGENT HELP NEEDED - AN OUT OF POCKET MATE NEEDS HELP
Post by: monkeyalan on 02 March 2006, 15:32: what am i supposed to be looking at?

ECP

BERU n/a 413440250 IGNITION COIL VR6 ENG ABV.AAA 91-- GO/COR/PAS/VEN/SHA V280(WITH MODULE
From Cha 1HP-480001 Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£145.75

BOSCH n/a 413440270 IGNITION COIL EARLY VR6'S AAA ABV
Upto Cha 1HP-480000 Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£86.63

Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£50 was for 4cyl - my bad.
Title: Re: VR6 MISFIRE - URGENT HELP NEEDED - AN OUT OF POCKET MATE NEEDS HELP
Post by: ANDY597 on 02 March 2006, 16:13: Monkey

I totally appreciate your help. Maybe im being totally thick here. ( I have a mk2 gti so things are easier) but isnt the ignition coil totally different from the coil pack.

The picture in the link is of a coil pack.

Cheers
A
Title: Re: VR6 MISFIRE - URGENT HELP NEEDED - AN OUT OF POCKET MATE NEEDS HELP
Post by: monkeyalan on 02 March 2006, 16:26: not as far as i'm aware. I may be wrong. It's a very common fault for the coil pack to go on mk3 gti's. Mine wentjust after i bought it (typical :rolleyes:). when I went to ECP and asked for a new coil pack ,what i got was the ignition coil. It may be different for VR's as the one in your pic has all 6 lead connections on it whereas mine had the one to the dizzie. I'm sure someone will clear it up ,probably golf-VR6. :wink:
Title: Re: VR6 MISFIRE - URGENT HELP NEEDED - AN OUT OF POCKET MATE NEEDS HELP
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 02 March 2006, 19:13: Early vr6 engines had a coil and a rotating dizzy.
All vr6 after about 1993 had the coil pack type, which is an electronic unit, non mechanical, there is no separate coil, like this

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-Volkswagen-Jetta-VR6-6cyl-Ignition-Coil_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33689QQitemZ8014104215QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD2V
Title: Re: VR6 MISFIRE - URGENT HELP NEEDED - AN OUT OF POCKET MATE NEEDS HELP
Post by: monkeyalan on 02 March 2006, 19:37: $285 = @Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£180 -190