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Title: I collected my Edition 30 today!!! :D But the coil pack has gone... :(
Post by: RussZS on May 03, 2011, 09:29:45 pm
Bye bye Megane....

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Hello Edition 30...

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It was all going so well until...

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Which shut down the turbo... then tonight on the way home, something else 'happened' and now my car sounds like a tractor, won't rev beyond 3k and struggles to go over 30mph.  Oh and it's doing 18MPG.

I assume this is a coilpack... can anyone confirm please?

Day 1 of VAG ownership and this happens... gutted :(

Russ
Title: Re: I collected my Edition 30 today!!! :D But the coil pack has gone... :(
Post by: rich83 on May 03, 2011, 10:00:15 pm
Sounds like a coilpack/spark issue if it sounds like it running on 3 cylinders. Best way to check is to get its scanned with VCDS.  :happy2:
Title: Re: I collected my Edition 30 today!!! :D But the coil pack has gone... :(
Post by: bacillus on May 03, 2011, 10:00:32 pm
You may be lucky so call your vw dealer and ask if you car is on the coil pack recall list.
Title: Re: I collected my Edition 30 today!!! :D But the coil pack has gone... :(
Post by: RussZS on May 03, 2011, 10:09:04 pm
Cheers for confirming folks.

It has warranty from the dealer I bought it from anyway but my local dealer is literally 20 seconds drive from my house!!

I'll pop in tomorrow  :happy2:
Title: Re: I collected my Edition 30 today!!! :D But the coil pack has gone... :(
Post by: rich83 on May 03, 2011, 10:13:03 pm
IIRC  its called the 28F5 recall, they will able to check if yours has been done or not!  :happy2:
Title: Re: I collected my Edition 30 today!!! :D But the coil pack has gone... :(
Post by: garytc78 on May 03, 2011, 10:36:01 pm
Russ you are the unlucky person around first your Megane with the dodgy starter and wheels falling off and now you buy one of the most reliable cars around and your already having problems all I can say is stop walking under those bloody ladders.
Title: Re: I collected my Edition 30 today!!! :D But the coil pack has gone... :(
Post by: RussZS on May 03, 2011, 10:45:49 pm
Lol, thanks Gary

That Megane was cursed... or perhaps it's me!!!  :evilgrin:
Title: Re: I collected my Edition 30 today!!! :D But the coil pack has gone... :(
Post by: bacillus on May 03, 2011, 10:51:54 pm
Lol, thanks Gary

That Megane was cursed... or perhaps it's me!!!  :evilgrin:

runs off to get an exorcist...   :scared:
Title: Re: I collected my Edition 30 today!!! :D But the coil pack has gone... :(
Post by: TimR on May 04, 2011, 09:40:31 am
Same thing happened to me, coilpack failure when i have had the car for 1 day  :signLOL:
Title: Re: I collected my Edition 30 today!!! :D But the coil pack has gone... :(
Post by: Drapoon on May 04, 2011, 10:55:49 am
Apparently coilpack failure is common on "just bought" golfs as the dealer valeter may have given the engine bay a quick jetwash prior to collection & the coilpacks are quite susceptible to water ingress

Title: Re: I collected my Edition 30 today!!! :D But the coil pack has gone... :(
Post by: percy on May 04, 2011, 01:52:05 pm
Welcome buddy! So gutted for you mate! The car looks well though so dont worry as its just a hiccup in the road to vw heaven!! :signLOL:
Title: Re: I collected my Edition 30 today!!! :D But the coil pack has gone... :(
Post by: tommy22 on May 04, 2011, 05:52:39 pm
just had mine done today first went in december month out of warranty then on saturday phoned the dealer sorted the other 3 for free!!didn't clean her though as they used to!