MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: tommy22 on May 04, 2011, 05:58:33 pm

Title: coil packs!!! dont worry its not the turbo!
Post by: tommy22 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
Title: Re: coil packs!!! dont worry its not the turbo!
Post by: alexperkins 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
Title: Re: coil packs!!! dont worry its not the turbo!
Post by: tommy22 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!
Title: Re: coil packs!!! dont worry its not the turbo!
Post by: alexperkins on May 04, 2011, 06:29:50 pm
I think theres still quite a few that havent gone in yet tbf  :happy2:
Title: Re: coil packs!!! dont worry its not the turbo!
Post by: tommy22 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!
Title: Re: coil packs!!! dont worry its not the turbo!
Post by: chris s 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
Title: Re: coil packs!!! dont worry its not the turbo!
Post by: Gtiain 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
 :happy2:
Title: Re: coil packs!!! dont worry its not the turbo!
Post by: chris s 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
Title: Re: coil packs!!! dont worry its not the turbo!
Post by: RobB on May 06, 2011, 12:01:39 am
Quote from: chris s 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
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?
Title: Re: coil packs!!! dont worry its not the turbo!
Post by: RussZS on May 06, 2011, 12:04:57 am
What are the symptoms of a coil pack which has gone?
Title: Re: coil packs!!! dont worry its not the turbo!
Post by: RobB on May 06, 2011, 12:17:28 am
Quote from: RussZS on May 06, 2011, 12:04:57 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.
Title: Re: coil packs!!! dont worry its not the turbo!
Post by: chris s on May 07, 2011, 01:00:55 pm
RobB so did you just replace all 4 coil packs just in case they were dud?
Title: Re: coil packs!!! dont worry its not the turbo!
Post by: Saint Steve on May 07, 2011, 02:09:09 pm
Quote from: tommy22 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!

Your not spending enough time on here tommy  :signLOL:
Title: Re: coil packs!!! dont worry its not the turbo!
Post by: RobB on May 07, 2011, 07:15:29 pm
Quote from: chris s on May 07, 2011, 01:00:55 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 ...