Cheapest Coil Pack?

[the bruce]

What about the RED coil plugs of the A4 B7 TFSI ??

ECS says the black ones fit the A4, so the red ones should the GTI as well?

[Boothy]

Ended up just paying £46 for a coil and fitted it this aft. I just wanted it sorted so just went and bought it. Picked up some new plugs too which my mates gonna swap over as its approaching 60k now. The plugs they sold me are NKG double platinum but no where on the pack does it say they are iridium which I thought they had to be? they were around a tenner a plug so I'm presuming they will be ok to use?

[RedRobin]

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What's the advantage of the Jap Okada's then? 

From what I gather the engine becomes a bit smoother and with increased mpg.
On the performance side there is documented dyno evidence of hp and torque increases but the exact values vary depending on the car and state of modifications.

....Do you know if Okada's are available for the Mk5 GTI?

[bart]

Might b stupid question but how do u no wen the coils packs are fooked

[RedRobin]

Might b stupid question but how do u no wen the coils packs are fooked

....Continual misfiring, down a cylinder so huge loss of power at low revs, or even unable to turn the engine over at all. Always feels and sounds like a far worse problem than it is has hit you.

[Top Cat]

Or just a tiny stutter when accelerating.   

[Thor]

Or just a tiny stutter when accelerating.   

+1 Thats what mine felt like, would recognise it in an instance now i have experienced it first hand

[RedRobin]

Or just a tiny stutter when accelerating.   

+1 Thats what mine felt like, would recognise it in an instance now i have experienced it first hand

....Mine felt like my exhaust had blown! Big stuttering at low revs but more driveable (kept under 50 mph) though still not healthy.

My first one caused me to be completely unable to restart my engine after stopping for V-Power.

[bacillus]

....Do you know if Okada's are available for the Mk5 GTI?

Yes they are!

Golf GTI 2005 - 2009 L4 Turbo 2.0L AXX/BWA   Part number PD4002106R

[RedRobin]

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Sourced in America:   http://ecodetuning.com/shop/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=1408

I wonder if sourced in the UK. Expensive though. As Thor suggests, you'd want a lifetime warranty at that price.

So, this thread has gone from seeking the cheapest coilpack available to suggesting the most expensive in the world! 

[JamesH]

Try a place called http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/

They are pretty much the cheapest I found when I was looking at parts.

[damoegan]

Has anyone experienced a total failure of a coil pack?


I had a few just 'let go' when under full load in my last 1.8T, car sounded like it was a Scooby  . The last time it happened I pulled over in a bus stop and replaced it with the spare I had in the boot, I got some very funny looks from the people waiting for the bus 

[RedRobin]

Try a place called http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/

They are pretty much the cheapest I found when I was looking at parts.

....Thanks, I just phoned them but the guy I spoke to had never heard of Okada.

I guess you were replying to the OP regarding cheap sources for standard coilpacks 

[bacillus]

There are only one or two places that officially do Okada stuff in the UK and it's mainly for BMW and Scoobies.

If you want to get them then get them from the US but postage and import duties may make these coilpacks even more unaffordable.

[RedRobin]

There are only one or two places that officially do Okada stuff in the UK and it's mainly for BMW and Scoobies.

If you want to get them then get them from the US but postage and import duties may make these coilpacks even more unaffordable.

....If they were lifetime guaranteed and delivered a real saving in mpg then they might be worth it but not with all the duty hassle as well. I resent paying any kind of such taxes.