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No interior atm, as an ignition coil decided to move onwards in life today, so I spent a while messing about assessing which one and whether it was a coil or a plug that had gone, so I forgot the interior photo. I will do one at some point, it has pretty blue lights.
The MkIV Golf absolutely eats coil packs. Keep one in the car as a spare.
What engine has it got?
I had a couple of MkIV Golfs, a 1.8T 20V and a 1.9 PD 150. The PD was still going strong when I chopped it on with 96k on the clock.
It's the 1.8T, I was kinda surprised I could even get insured on it frankly, i've not had my license a year yet.
I may well keep another in the car, it wouldn't have been too big an issue on a weekday, it's just a pain having it happen late saturday afternoon and most places being shut til Monday.
Seeing as you've had a couple, you may know the answer to this - do all the engines use the same coils or are they engine specific?
The coil packs aren't entirely engine specific, a few engines share coil packs but there are different packs available.
I had 5 coil packs go in about a year when I had my 1.8T. That aside though (and bar a lambda sensor) it was a very reliable car. If it wasn't for a awesome deal I got on the PD I would probably have kept the 1.8T a lot longer. It wasn't great on fuel, but compared to the R32 I've got now just about anything is good.
It's a very clean looking car.
5! Yeah I think i'll be keeping one extra in the boot somewhere :p Luckily they're easy to identify and swap out.
It is a very tidy car, barely a mark on it, which I think is fairly good for an almost ten year old car.
It's certainly a nice step up from my Polo. The first thing that I noticed was the brakes - I nearly headbutted the steering wheel the first time I tried them :D The heated Recaro seats are lovely (especially for winter), much more comfortable than the Polo seats.
All in i'm very happy with it :)
A cheap code reader might help you out. The engine will set codes telling you what cylinder isn't firing. Plug the code reader in as soon as the CEL comes on and it'll tell you in seconds.
Cuts out quite a bit of time diagnosing the cylinder that's dead. And if you're looking at 5 in a span of a couple years, sure worth the cost versus time at that point.
It only takes a few minutes now i've done it the first time and figured out what was up. Run the engine, pull the connectors off the coils - if it sounds worse, that cylinder was ok, if it stays the same, that was the dodgy one not firing :p
Nice looking motor there Rich. Always like Golfs though never owned one myself.
It only takes a few minutes now i've done it the first time and figured out what was up. Run the engine, pull the connectors off the coils - if it sounds worse, that cylinder was ok, if it stays the same, that was the dodgy one not firing :p
See, that's the distinct advantage of coil packs over a distributor. Pulling spark plug wires like that can lead to a VERY painful experience. :shocked:
Shiny :D
My mates Seat 18.T (same engine) used to eat coil packs as well. Find an AA van without a couple on board, and it's on the way back for more ;D
Shame, cos they're good engines :)
Two new coils, one in the engine and one in the boot and it's running lovely and smooth now.
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It only takes a few minutes now i've done it the first time and figured out what was up. Run the engine, pull the connectors off the coils - if it sounds worse, that cylinder was ok, if it stays the same, that was the dodgy one not firing :p
Good lad. That's the proper way, the old way, to do it!
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