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[Dangerous Dave]

It was a coil, hes put a new brake light bulb in too, £65.40 all in,picked up and delivered tonight, bargain

As he is so cheap I would get him to replace the other 3 coil packs as it is not unusual for another one or two to go shortly after the first one.

 

[Firestar_3x]

I would get him to replace the other 3 coil packs as it is not unusual for another one or two to go shortly after the first one.

Indeed, i'd also be checking he gave me the latest revision coils.

Vw's and coilpack failure go hand in hand, much like E39's and radiator explosions

 

[Matt82]

theyre not that bad mr firestar.

when they go, others are likely to follow

the solution for mine has been to just keep a spare in a car, changing all four could be a real waste

 

[DM]

So you think i should tell him to change the other 3?

 

[Dangerous Dave]

theyre not that mr firestar.

when they go, others are likely to follow

the solution for mine has been to just keep a spare in a car, changing all four could be a real waste

True but you can change the coil pack yourself in 2 minutes, DimandMark's daughter probaly doesn't even know what a coilpack is and if anything like my girlfriend problay doesn't even know how to open the bonnet and thinks screenwash magically refills itself.

 

[Matt82]

i suppose its your little girls car, shes not gonna wanna be stood at the side of a motorway fiddling about with coil packs.

the chance of others failing once one has is a real possibility.

itll be c.£80 for piece of mind

(personally id leave them and keep a spare in the car, but im a bloke and i love playing with tools!)

 

[Firestar_3x]

theyre not that bad mr firestar.

True I don't think anything goes wrong with such regularity as BMW radiators, however when I got my car 4 years back the dealer had already changed all 4, after 2 years one went so I changed the lot to the latest R revision, 2 years on and these are starting to fail.

Cost isn't really the issue it’s the annoyance factor, much like yourself i now keep a spare in the car.

 

[Dangerous Dave]

So you think i should tell him to change the other 3?

Yes I would only £20 ish each, the newer revisions are also more reliable and unlikely to give you a problem for several years if you replace them.

 

[Gaygle]

Why do coilpacks go bad so easily on VW's?

 

[Dangerous Dave]

Why do coilpacks go bad so easily on VW's?

Not sure TBH, on the newer engines they are better mine are coming up for 5 years old and I am still on the original 4 (bet one fails today now I said that)

 

[Firestar_3x]

Pencil coils are easy to damage, it used to be due to an airgap at the top of the coils which was designed out, now its due to the removal and refitting breaking down the insulation.

 

[DM]

Cheers chaps i will tell him to do the other 3.

 

[Firestar_3x]

Watch what he does and keep the other 3 good ones as spares.

 

[DM]

Watch what he does and keep the other 3 good ones as spares.

I cant be bothered im useless at all that, hes taken the car away anyway and i hate going down there theres oil everywhere, i done a 100 quid jumper in cold blood the last time i was there.

 

[Peerzy]

I cant be bothered im useless at all that, hes taken the car away anyway and i hate going down there theres oil everywhere, i done a 100 quid jumper in cold blood the last time i was there.

You got ripped off mate, Primark jumpers are like £4 and they're not bad these days.

Not sure they'd go with the Bentley 'image' though

 

[Scania]

Iv also had a few now and its cold outside, but im doing my good dad bit before it goes off to be fixed tomorrow

 

[Matt82]

You got ripped off mate, Primark jumpers are like £4 and they're not bad these days.

Not sure they'd go with the Bentley 'image' though

£4 PRIMARK jumper

like a golf but not a golf