MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: nezquick on April 10, 2012, 07:31:40 pm

Title: do these coil plugs look ok?
Post by: nezquick 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:

 (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fm575%2Fnezquick%2F2012-04-10174556.jpg&hash=d1978ce2fa0f1fb41d71f4dac039d43dc9a16500)

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

Title: Re: do these coils look ok?
Post by: vRS Carl 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

Title: Re: do these coils look ok?
Post by: Shabba168 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

Title: Re: do these coil plugs look ok?
Post by: nezquick 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!)

Title: Re: do these coils look ok?
Post by: vRS Carl 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:

Title: Re: do these coils look ok?
Post by: nezquick 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:

Title: Re: do these coil plugs look ok?
Post by: 56OctyVRS on April 11, 2012, 11:19:43 am

Its a form of grease VW apply to the coil packs as standard.

Title: Re: do these coil plugs look ok?
Post by: Shabba168 on April 11, 2012, 06:37:44 pm

They didnt quote. I wouldnt change it. have VW changed your coil packs under warranty yet?