New coil packs 1 or all replaced?

[jimmy2006]

was out in my seat ibiza the other night and it started to missfire with the engine management light intermittently flashing. I have used the search facility on here and it is most likely to be my coil packs. Question is, do i change all the coil packs or just the one which is causing the problem? seems bit of a silly question but im just making sure.

 

[acidstrato]

depends how many are gone dont it!

u need vagcom really so you can find which one needs replacing, but you may find more than one does. its always handy to have a spare aswell

there are methods other than vagcom to identify which is gone if your sure it a coilpack, one is by removing them one by one and seeing if the car runs any worse, until you find the one that makes no difference

 

[jimmy2006]

are all the coil packs the same? ie not different for each cylinder?

 

[jimmy2006]

apparently their all the same.

 

[Jonzy]

All identical. Ive just replaced all four.... .£14ea from eurocarparts

 

[sportbilly]

I would replace all 4. Thats what I did when one failed just for the peace of mind your not going to get stuck somewhere.

 

[CupraTgirl]

You HAVE to get SEAT ones though, dont you? I have heard pattern parts are no good?

 

[Jonzy]

Bullshit, ive just racked up 15k miles on non seat packs. Ive only changed them because they cant hold a strong spark when running a big shot of nitrous.

 

[CupraTgirl]

Bullshit, ive just racked up 15k miles on non seat packs. Ive only changed them because they cant hold a strong spark when running a big shot of nitrous.

Oh right ok

 

[sportbilly]

SEAT one's are around £30 each I think, I had OEM parts - your money, your choice.

 

[jimmy2006]

ive gone for the OEM parts, just ordered 2 at the mo (hopefully will get a spare). Ive got a new lambda sensor on order aswell as my idle revs are sometimes a bit up and down.

 

[CupraPower]

Changed mine this weekend. From GSF (German, swedish and french) Car runs so much better now. Replaced all 4.They had same stamp as the original ones on there. Originals dated July 2003. So lasted a while.

 

[jimmy2006]

i'll replace the other 2 soon aswell, i think its poor how they only last such a short time, was talking to a guy at the local motorfactors earlier and he was telling me how the AA, RAC etc actually carry these parts as they go all the time. oh well, apart from that the car is all good (fingers crossed).

 

[jimmy2006]

are there any guides to help me fit these coil packs online anywhere? cant see them on this site.

 

[Jonzy]

You cant really get it wrong, you unplug the old one and plug the new one in.

 

[jimmy2006]

yeah, had a look last night, looks a straight forward job

 

[jimmy2006]

I take the last message back! are the coil packs the things above the plugs? just had a look there and dont really wanna take the wrong things off. anyone know if there are any online guides?

 

[Jonzy]

yes they sit right on top of the actual plugs

You can see the 4 white tops of mine, yours maybe the other non bolt down style but the location is the same.

 

[jimmy2006]

and you have to take off the bit on top i take it? the coil packs ive got look slightly different to the one in there at the moment, is this normal?

 

[jimmy2006]

the bit over the plugs, not the main engine cover