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Offline keano

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Massive missfire
« on: October 15, 2011, 05:27:08 pm »
Hello there,

Just been driving back home and gave it some beans, and the car hesitated, fluttered on boost, and now runs like a bag of rusty bollocks nails.

The engine shakes the entire car and the tiny 4 pot engine now sounds like a V8  :evilgrin:.

Plugs changed 2 weeks ago. Coilpacks never changed...

This is a pic of one of my coils next to my normal looking one. Does this look burnt out to you?




I rang Dave at PDT who was VERYYY helpful and I can't thank him enough for answering to an idiot like me, twice on a Saturday evening.  :drinking: :drinking:  :notworthy: He explained its likely to be a coilpack or a sparkplug that isnt tight enough..

Just wondering if anyone else has had a similar problem? And how they overcame it.

Nick

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Re: Massive missfire
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2011, 05:50:32 pm »
Very commom.  There maybe be a dealer recall on your coils packs which should get you a set of 4 for free, phone VW monday and give them your reg number and ask them if there any recalls on your car. 

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Re: Massive missfire
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2011, 05:57:42 pm »
Cheers Nick. Just been outside to take a video...



I'm pretty sure VW said I wasn't down for the coilpacks :(
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Re: Massive missfire
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2011, 06:21:16 pm »
sounds like an iffy coilpack to me, went through loads on my mk4 golf, hence why I drive around with spares in my boot :wink:
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Re: Massive missfire
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2011, 06:22:10 pm »
Yeah it looks that way Dom.

Can't say I mind the V8 sound though haha!  :grin:
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Re: Massive missfire
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2011, 06:22:40 pm »
Apart from the rattle it sounds awesome  :evilgrin:

Where can I buy a knackered coil pack?  :signLOL:
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Re: Massive missfire
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2011, 06:24:00 pm »
Haha! I'll sell you my broken suped up, super V8 turbo coilpack for £199+vat.  :happy2:
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Re: Massive missfire
« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2011, 06:32:46 pm »
Was the rusty looking coilpack from cylinder 4 by any chance(passeneger side one)
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Re: Massive missfire
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2011, 06:34:30 pm »
Sounds like mine when my coil pack was gone.

Did a fault light come on??. If it did get it scanned, if not make sure a spark plug is'nt loose and go from there.
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Re: Massive missfire
« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2011, 06:34:40 pm »
Yes it was Dom....

Why do you ask?
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Re: Massive missfire
« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2011, 06:35:01 pm »
I had a mis fire on my car shortly after fitting new plugs and it turned out to be a faulty plug.  Have you still got your old plugs to try and see if it runs okay. Failing that it will be a scan to see which cylinder shows the misfire or change all 4.  If it was me and the plugs were fine then Id change all four coilpacks as I think if ones gone then its reasonable to think the others may not be far off from going.
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Re: Massive missfire
« Reply #11 on: October 15, 2011, 06:36:11 pm »
Quote from: heavyd on October 15, 2011, 06:32:46 pm
Was the rusty looking coilpack from cylinder 4 by any chance(passeneger side one)

My cyl 4 always gets rusty, water always gets in there. Im sick to the back teeth of my car atm.

This forum couldve bought the manufacturer of the coilpacks with all the ones replaced  :sick: :sick: :sick:
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Re: Massive missfire
« Reply #12 on: October 15, 2011, 06:52:10 pm »
Quote from: keano on October 15, 2011, 06:24:00 pm
Haha! I'll sell you my broken suped up, super V8 turbo coilpack for £199+vat.  :happy2:

PPG ok?
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Re: Massive missfire
« Reply #13 on: October 15, 2011, 07:23:18 pm »
A duff spark plug won't show a fault, a duff coilpack will... :)
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Re: Massive missfire
« Reply #14 on: October 15, 2011, 07:26:29 pm »
Well...

My exhaust light is always on due to a 3" downpipe recently being fitted.

However, when driving on misfire, the light will flash??  :chicken: :chicken:
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