Coil Pack Issues with in Tune Mode?

[Nindey]

Coil packs fail - run it through Google (1,460,000 hits). Cars will take extra boost no problem, but if you have a bad component, it will show up quicker on a chipped car.

The other alternative is to drive around in stock mode until it fails, get stuck by the roadside, get towed to VW and then get it replaced.

Fact is, we keep 2 sets of coilpacks in stock (we don't even service cars here) and we never go to the track without a spare set.

I wonder if I made this happen though, car needed a service and I was a bit late on it, the cooling fluid was a bit low and the misses was driving around with 95, not 98!!

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Keep us updated.
Will be interesting to know if it is a model wide problem or just a "faulty" part.

Also can we please have that video of your resonator delete?

Okay will do a video on the resonator, where do I upload it?
ps the sound isnt as good as a stock gti, pretty quiet

[h100vw]

I wonder if I made this happen though, car needed a service and I was a bit late on it, the cooling fluid was a bit low and the misses was driving around with 95, not 98!!

Nah, I flashed TT a couple of years ago and it did a coilpack on the road test. I carry a couple of spares with me but it eventually did all 4 before the afternoon was over. I had warned the owner it may happen, he was cool about it and picked the car up after it was fixed and tested.

It could have driven for years unchipped, the tune just took it over the edge sooner.

If it were my car, I'd buy a set of coilpacks and fit/have them fitted. You have a new car warranty but what's your time worth. Going back and forth to the dealers, has to have some value. Lost time off work or what ever, it adds up.

Try a different dealer if it's really crucial that you don't pay but I'd make it a commercial decision and move on.

Gavin

[team_v]

Okay will do a video on the resonator, where do I upload it?
ps the sound isnt as good as a stock gti, pretty quiet

Upload to youtube or yourfilelink or videobam or zshare.net.
It will be good to hear as i got the muffler delete done but they said i should have gone with the resonator.

[Nindey]

Nah, I flashed TT a couple of years ago and it did a coilpack on the road test. I carry a couple of spares with me but it eventually did all 4 before the afternoon was over. I had warned the owner it may happen, he was cool about it and picked the car up after it was fixed and tested.

It could have driven for years unchipped, the tune just took it over the edge sooner.

If it were my car, I'd buy a set of coilpacks and fit/have them fitted. You have a new car warranty but what's your time worth. Going back and forth to the dealers, has to have some value. Lost time off work or what ever, it adds up.

Try a different dealer if it's really crucial that you don't pay but I'd make it a commercial decision and move on.

Gavin

Thanks Gavin, have the coils been updated? whats to say this wont keep happening time and time again?

[h100vw]

They had awful problems years ago but they have been a millions times better since the MK5 came out. There's very little likelihood of new ones failing and if you buy them from VW you would have some comeback. In fact, buy from anywhere, they would have a years warranty.

Gavin

Thanks Gavin, have the coils been updated? whats to say this wont keep happening time and time again?

[scottics]

Just did a coil pack today, cylinder 3. 2011 tiguan 147tsi with APR Stage 1, 50,000 k's, first problem since new 2 years old today.

[tigger73]

Sounds like it's coil pack month for the Tigs. Had one go this morning 2011 125TSI done 42,000km/2 years with Viezu performance stage 2.

[Tiggy1]

Re: Coil Pack Issues with in Tune Mode?

Yoiks - might be time for a group buy on coilpacks fellas?!
Seems strange for these failures to all happen at once though. Hmmm, wonder if the fuel companies are watering the stuff down even more

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[tigger73]

Yoiks - might be time for a group buy on coilpacks fellas?!

Been thinking that myself and done a bit of investigation. A lot of the GTI boys are putting the red audi R8 coilpacks in and changing spark plugs. Apparently it's a fairly common issue when you go past stage 1 tune that the stock coil-pack just give up.

Anyone up for a set of red R8 coilpacks?

[Tiggy1]

Re: Coil Pack Issues with in Tune Mode?

Yeah - red ones better (go faster)
Seriously though, good plan Tigger73 - obviously would be more performance oriented than our stock ones. What sparkplugs do they recommend changing to?

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[tigger73]

Yeah - red ones better (go faster)
Seriously though, good plan Tigger73 - obviously would be more performance oriented than our stock ones. What sparkplugs do they recommend changing to?

There's a few different types of spark plugs. ECS tuning sell sets with coil packs and spark plugs: Volkswagen Golf VI 2.0T > Engine > Ignition

Anyone interested in a set. I know I am.

[Tiggy1]

The one with red coilpacks and bosch plugs? I'm in - hopefully won't need them (until I get tune sorted anyway), but cheap insurance I reckon

[tigger73]

OK I'm going to order some new coil packs (series "E" red ones) just to be on the safe side as a few of the tuned Tigs seem to be having some failures and the poor old Tig doesn't go so well running on 3 cylinders. A lot of the tuned Golfs use these due to the (relative) high failure rate of the "stock" coil packs. Consider it cheap insurance to stay on the road plus the red coil packs look pretty cool.



Cost will be $125 pick-up/drop-off in Adelaide or add $15 for shipping Australia-wide.

There's a few other options available (Volkswagen Golf VI 2.0T > Engine > Ignition), though the spark plugs can be probably purchased locally for less (once you factor in the freight costs).

I'm going to place an order with ECS tuning on Monday so PM me by the end of the weekend if you want a set.

[nat225]

both my mk6 gti and tiguan have this part # 06H905115, instead of the red coloured one's.

Home Page > Search > 06H905115 > ES#2216599 IGNIT.COIL - 06H905115B

would the red one be compatible?

[tigger73]

both my mk6 gti and tiguan have this part # 06H905115, instead of the red coloured one's.

Home Page > Search > 06H905115 > ES#2216599 IGNIT.COIL - 06H905115B

would the red one be compatible?

The red ones are stock units from a lot of higher end audis (including R8 ). They are compatible as ECS are selling them as suitable for GTI and Tig and a lot of people have put them into these vehicles without an issue. If you're just running stock tune then the standard plugs and coil packs are fine, however if you're running a tune (and more so with hardware mods), the standard items can become a weak link.

Hence after one failure I'm replacing the lot. I'll keep the stock ones as spares and leave one in the boot should I get stuck again.