behavioural engine issues...

[Mrk_Mickey]

so anyway, the car sounds like a wrx...

last night at the meet it was perfectly fine. Got home, nothing wrong. Today I hopped in and started the car and it was so rough the whole car shook back and forth and it mimics the sound of a wrx when revving it. It was very hesitant to rev also.

What on earth could have gone wrong between then and now? I checked to see spark plugs, leads and coilpack were all plugged in...they shouldn't have just given up between yesterday and today.

Any ideas?

[Mrk_Mickey]

Argh what the fugg...I've just gone to run the car again to test each output on the coilpack and the bloody thing ran fine.

Is there any explanation for this/is there something I can determine from this intermittency?

[Tim]

if your coilpack is cracked. Condensation can form in there and the car will run like arse especially on cold mornings

[Golf Houso]

Didn't you replace the coilpack recently Mickey?

[Mrk_Mickey]

Didn't you replace the coilpack recently Mickey?

Certainly shorter ago than what was offered on warranty! I'll have a good look at the coilpack tomorrow afternoon.

[Golf Houso]

Certainly shorter ago than what was offered on warranty! I'll have a good look at the coilpack tomorrow afternoon.

So you bought a second hand coilpack?

[jazzvr]

Something like this happend to me, with the wrx sound. Turned out it was the breather hose to the charcoal canister melted to the exhaust heat shield lol.

[Stephy]

Mine does this occasionally - I just put it down to car PMT... Because whenever i start it for someone so they can look at it - it just sits there and purrs at me...
Well - would actually like to know outcomes here so i can replace whatever bit is causing the grief!!

[79golfgld]

mine sounds like a wrx when it one of the plugs fowl up. i dont mind the sound but runs ruff n no power!

[Mrk_Mickey]

So you bought a second hand coilpack?

No no...I'm saying it's like less than a year old.

mine sounds like a wrx when it one of the plugs fowl up. i dont mind the sound but runs ruff n no power!

I don't like mine sounding like a rex! It's better than a rex! hahaha

[Stephy]

I don't like mine sounding like a rex! It's better than a rex! hahaha

So true that - matt had a forester with a rex engine in it - VR6 is so much better.
It's still car PMT - all cars have something that just stops for no reason - then starts for no reason..
I'm changing all the leads and plugs in mine soon - i'll post if the problem stops...

[mk3pete]

it is fairly common for a new to near new vr6 coilpack to fail
one of the main reasons is because its exposed to so much heat, bolted to the side of the engine
a lot of people on vortex have been using this coil pack spacer, id do it if i wasnt running msd!!!
VWvortex Forums: Verdict Motorsports VR6 Coil Pack Spacer

[Mrk_Mickey]

it is fairly common for a new to near new vr6 coilpack to fail
one of the main reasons is because its exposed to so much heat, bolted to the side of the engine
a lot of people on vortex have been using this coil pack spacer, id do it if i wasnt running msd!!!
VWvortex Forums: Verdict Motorsports VR6 Coil Pack Spacer

Hmmm...looks alright, but cbf...I kinda want to go MSD's for the hell of it...Pete, how much did yours cost all up?

[mk3pete]

100 for each coil i bought them locally
160 for leads shipped to my door
130 for bracket shipped to my door
i also bought a ballast resistor after my icm shorted out, needed to get another after that happened
and all the connections and wire i used were from work.

[Mrk_Mickey]

100 for each coil i bought them locally
160 for leads shipped to my door
130 for bracket shipped to my door
i also bought a ballast resistor after my icm shorted out, needed to get another after that happened
and all the connections and wire i used were from work.

Which leads were they mate?