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Offline nezquick

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do these coil plugs look ok?
« on: April 10, 2012, 07:31:40 pm »
just changed spark plugs to ngk's from the review section..

each one of my coils had the same crap on them but some worse than others... heres a example of one:

 

the car feels so much better already but should i be worried or change the coils? found a little oil around the oil cap aswell which means i have a excuse to buy the pvc fix

« Last Edit: April 11, 2012, 09:17:45 am by nezquick »
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Offline vRS Carl

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Re: do these coils look ok?
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2012, 07:44:58 pm »
I have that on mine and the car is a new TSi so i wouldn't worry about it
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Re: do these coils look ok?
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2012, 09:05:59 pm »
its normal had mine changed under warranty a month ago and old ones we like this vw said it may need a rockercover gasket but its fine as it is
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Re: do these coil plugs look ok?
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2012, 08:40:51 am »
Cheers everyone, I might change them for the sake of changing them. Although they looked pretty clean apart from that staining and there was some in the actual slot  :confused:. Does anyone actually know what it is?

Shabba - did they quote you on how much that would cost? (although being vw probably alot!)
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Re: do these coils look ok?
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2012, 09:11:11 am »
Your wasting about £160 if you change them just for this.

They are ok and mine ran like that on my last car no issues for 67k miles for 3 of them. I only ever had one coil fail at about 25k miles.  :happy2:
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Re: do these coils look ok?
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2012, 09:14:45 am »
 :happy2: cheers bud, think ill give it a miss until I start getting problems then. Just made me scratch my head when I saw it! I might change the gasket - just looked at a how do and it lookes extremly easy and I've got all the right tools etc  :smiley:
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Re: do these coil plugs look ok?
« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2012, 11:19:43 am »
Its a form of grease VW apply to the coil packs as standard.
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Re: do these coil plugs look ok?
« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2012, 06:37:44 pm »
They didnt quote. I wouldnt change it. have VW changed your coil packs under warranty yet?
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