Important! : Coil Pack Question!!

  1. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jun 2007 Chesterfield Posts: 8935 Ibiza Cupra 204bhp
    #1
    just got the car back after 8 days in the garage!
    had all electrics sorted other things too...

    My mechanic said its the coil pack causing misfire, after changing and checking everything else.
    Reason for this is it has a small crack going through the thinnest part of the pack; when you look at it, it looks like its in two pieces.

    Would this be the cause? Any defects on a coil pack causes a problem?!

    Rep given to detailed answers please!
  2. Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2007 Porthleven/Cornwall Posts: 601 corsa 1.2 Saxo VTR
    #2
    coil packs can be the cause of missfiring, get a new one from gsf car parts for £20 and fit it yourself, take 10mins tbh.
  3. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jun 2007 Chesterfield Posts: 8935 Ibiza Cupra 204bhp
    #3
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Tim_1 View Post
    coil packs can be the cause of missfiring, get a new one from gsf car parts for £20 and fit it yourself, take 10mins tbh.
    for £20?? wheres that from?? GSF??
  4. Saxperience Addict Joined: Mar 2007 Cheltenham Posts: 11412 Megane 03 1.6 VVTi Dynamique
    #4
    Theres two different types.

    The aquare one is about £20 from a scrappie (side of the head)
    The long one is about £40 (Behind the head)

    Problem could be anything with it. Quite common really

    I can get you a square one CHEAP
  5. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jun 2007 Chesterfield Posts: 8935 Ibiza Cupra 204bhp
    #5
    its for a VTS, its the long ish one, looking at it as its in the engine it has two large bits on right and two smaller bits on the left of the engine; but all in one.
    Like this but without the black cover :
    http://www.saxperience.com/photos/photo0994.jpg
  6. Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2008 EDINBURGH Posts: 158
    #6
    if the coil pack is cracked it can cause it to misfire because the spark takes the easiest route for itself so it would go to the crack first, old distributers were bad for it ave seen a couple of coils like that would defo misfire with a crack in it mate
  7. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jun 2007 Chesterfield Posts: 8935 Ibiza Cupra 204bhp
    #7
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by VTSJONNY View Post
    if the coil pack is cracked it can cause it to misfire because the spark takes the easiest route for itself so it would go to the crack first, old distributers were bad for it ave seen a couple of coils like that would defo misfire with a crack in it mate
    legend cheers mate
  8. Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2008 EDINBURGH Posts: 158
    #8
    no bother mate