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Offline tommy22

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coil packs!!! dont worry its not the turbo!
« on: May 04, 2011, 05:58:33 pm »
just wanted to write a quick note about this problem, mine is a 07 first one went a month out of warranty paid for myself then saturday a second one went....saw on the posts its well worth phoning the dealer ask them to check your reg and they will tell you if it needs looking at.today 3 new coil packs free of charge!!its a problem only up to march 07 but something to watch for

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Re: coil packs!!! dont worry its not the turbo!
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2011, 06:27:30 pm »
This is old news tommy - the recall came out in Feb and most of us have milked VW dealers to the extreme


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« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2011, 06:29:19 pm »
wished id of known was gutted when she spluttered saturday again!thought there might of been a few that didn't know!

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Re: coil packs!!! dont worry its not the turbo!
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2011, 06:29:50 pm »
I think theres still quite a few that havent gone in yet tbf  :happy2:


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Re: coil packs!!! dont worry its not the turbo!
« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2011, 06:32:17 pm »
yeh they said i was the first in chesterfield but sure they are full of crap tryin to keep it quiet!

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Re: coil packs!!! dont worry its not the turbo!
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2011, 08:22:18 pm »
Do you think there is a chance that my MY08 Ed30 which seems to lose it's pull at about 4000rpm could be dodgy coil packs?  It's been remapped a week ago btw
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Re: coil packs!!! dont worry its not the turbo!
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2011, 08:25:31 pm »
I know it's a lot but here is the original thread about coil packs.

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,25506.0.html
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Re: coil packs!!! dont worry its not the turbo!
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2011, 09:37:31 pm »
Cheers... probably worth asking the stealers to run a check on them, when it's in next week
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Re: coil packs!!! dont worry its not the turbo!
« Reply #8 on: May 06, 2011, 12:01:39 am »
Do you think there is a chance that my MY08 Ed30 which seems to lose it's pull at about 4000rpm could be dodgy coil packs?  It's been remapped a week ago btw
My Ed30 started misfiring after being re-mapped - on full throttle across the rev range, with the "check exhaust" light flashing occasionally.  Turns out it was a dud coil pack, but this didn't show up on diagnostics initially.  Possibly a coincidence?
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Re: coil packs!!! dont worry its not the turbo!
« Reply #9 on: May 06, 2011, 12:04:57 am »
What are the symptoms of a coil pack which has gone?
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Re: coil packs!!! dont worry its not the turbo!
« Reply #10 on: May 06, 2011, 12:17:28 am »
What are the symptoms of a coil pack which has gone?
In my case it was misfiring on full throttle acceleration, plus flashing "check exhaust" light. i.e. it was obvious that something was wrong.
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« Reply #11 on: May 07, 2011, 01:00:55 pm »
RobB so did you just replace all 4 coil packs just in case they were dud?
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Re: coil packs!!! dont worry its not the turbo!
« Reply #12 on: May 07, 2011, 02:09:09 pm »
wished id of known was gutted when she spluttered saturday again!thought there might of been a few that didn't know!

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Re: coil packs!!! dont worry its not the turbo!
« Reply #13 on: May 07, 2011, 07:15:29 pm »
RobB so did you just replace all 4 coil packs just in case they were dud?

No, just changed the one showing the fault code, which solved the problem.  For now, at least ...
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