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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: admc6 on 02 May 2008, 15:52

Title: Ignition coil
Post by: admc6 on 02 May 2008, 15:52

Does anyone know if a dodgy ignition coil would cause erratic revs and stalling?

Title: Re: Ignition coil
Post by: DazVR6 on 02 May 2008, 19:59

Tis possible but would first look at cleaning throttle body, relays 30 and 167 aswell as replacing vac lines.

Oh and crankshaft position senser.

Title: Re: Ignition coil
Post by: AndC on 02 May 2008, 21:53

And the Hall Sender

Title: Re: Ignition coil
Post by: boneybradley on 02 May 2008, 23:36

or the........ (list could go on for ages)... try the clean throttle body, checking and replacing dodgy vacum/breather pipes  and relays first... and give vag-com a go before swapping sensors

Title: Re: Ignition coil
Post by: admc6 on 03 May 2008, 10:47

Thanks for the ideas. The only thing that hasnt been done is looking at the breather pipes.
I will give that a go today

Title: Re: Ignition coil
Post by: Kenny_1.6 on 03 May 2008, 13:11

if it was a vacuum line or breather pipe, will it show up on vagcom?

Title: Re: Ignition coil
Post by: Mikester on 03 May 2008, 13:16

Quote from: Kenny_1.6 on 03 May 2008, 13:11

if it was a vacuum line or breather pipe, will it show up on vagcom?

VAGCOM can only tell you if a sensor is faulty, but the sensor that is faulty could lead you to believe it was the pipes ;)

Title: Re: Ignition coil
Post by: admc6 on 03 May 2008, 14:07

I have had a look at all the pipes and they seem ok

Was just reading through the haynes manual and misfires seem to point to the coil or the distributar and ht leads