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Offline m4t_lee

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i think a coilpack has broken, should i drive the car?
« on: October 13, 2011, 08:20:27 pm »
it felt juddery when coming home today for about half a mile but sorted itself out, im assuming its a coilpack gone, it's booked in for week after next, should i risk driving it?
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Re: i think a coilpack has broken, should i drive the car?
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2011, 10:06:33 pm »
If correct, I wouldn't...
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Re: i think a coilpack has broken, should i drive the car?
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2011, 10:07:58 pm »
it felt juddery when coming home today for about half a mile but sorted itself out, im assuming its a coilpack gone, it's booked in for week after next, should i risk driving it?

Happened to mine recently. Turned out to be spark plugs on mine as coil packs were pretty new.