Coil pack nuts on too tight

  1. Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 420
    #1
    Cant for the life of me get the bloody bolts out of the coil pack -its the block one.Seems like if I turn too hard the heads might snap off

    Anyone else encounter this that can give me an idea on how I get 'em off!

    Cheers
  2. Established Member Joined: Nov 2010 Invergowrie Posts: 1006 Saxo VTR
    #2
    mate i dont even know where the coil pack is lol
  3. Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Bournemouth/Surrey Posts: 2458 Mk2 VTR
    #3
    Wd40..
  4. Established Member Joined: Sep 2011 Birmingham Posts: 1557 Furio, 306Hdi, Astra 1.9cdti
    #4
    Strange that there that tight, mine came off with very little trouble.
    +1 WD40
  5. Established Member Joined: Oct 2009 exeter, devon Posts: 1224 Clio 172
    #5
    2 of mine rounded trying to get them off so i used a hammer and small chisel. came off easy
  6. L-plater Joined: Dec 2011 Nuneaton Posts: 35
    #6
    if your stuggling to get a bolt out in general, soak them in wd40 for 5 miuntes, give them a tap with a hammer to shock the threads, and break any rust that may be holding them and increase the lenght of the tool you aredoing to increase the leaverage
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  7. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Nov 2010 Kent Posts: 8439 Gen 7 Celica 190.
    #7
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by DundeeUnited View Post
    mate i dont even know where the coil pack is lol
    Thats a helpful post lol, as said wd40 should be fine but never heard of that before..
  8. Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 420
    #8
    Cheers guys looks like a soak in WD40 is the way to go.Reckon its the original one so might have rusted on

    Also,rather than start a new thread - I'm sure I read somewhere you need to source the right coilpack dependant on the colour of the plug on top-can anyone verify?
    I always thought it was just a case of either single block or rail type (mines a block with grey plug) wont any block fit on?
  9. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182
    #9
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by DundeeUnited View Post
    mate i dont even know where the coil pack is lol
    Amazingly helpful that, and to think you were doing a radiator change the other week?!

    To the OP - if you snap the heads off use a bolt extractor kit. You drill the broken bolt then screw a conical shape reverse threaded tool into it and it just spins out. Great bit of kit for about £10 from ebay
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  10. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.
    #10
    Get a slightly bigger torx bit then gently tap it into the torx hole,it also helps if you use a ratchet with a short extension.Then put the torx bit into the socket on the end.
  11. Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 420
    #11
    Anyone confirm that a block is a block etc or do I need to be wary of the colour of the plug to get the 'right' block...?
  12. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2006 Maidstone Posts: 8210 Golf TDI
    #12
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by xpeterpx View Post
    Anyone confirm that a block is a block etc or do I need to be wary of the colour of the plug to get the 'right' block...?
    Pardon?

    Bash a bigger torx bit into the nut to get it out

    Then replace the bolts with new ones..
  13. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.
    #13
    When I asked mandyslover70 the other day about the block type coil packs he said basically they`re all the same & had fitted a 1.1 coil pack to a 1.6.(both block type regardless of plug colour)
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  14. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2011 Newcastle upon Tyne Posts: 7779 Phase 2 VTS , E61 M5
    #14
    I used a chisel to put a groove in the top of a rounsed one, then tapped it round with a hammer