Coil pack gone?
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Two hours into a four hour trip my car suddenly started running terribly along with a check engine light. It feels like it'* running on only four or five cylinders. I washed a bunch of antifreeze out from under the hood earlier in the day. Would this fry a coil pack? Even after several hours? I'll have to test them tomorrow to check. Man, if it isn't one thing it'* another.
You should check out the tech info article on testing coilpacks. You just take a ohm meter of some kind and check the resistances along the terminals.
I had a coil pack go bad a while ago and the mechanic tried to make me pay for a new module. pssshhh. i just put a new coil on there and it was working fine.
I had a coil pack go bad a while ago and the mechanic tried to make me pay for a new module. pssshhh. i just put a new coil on there and it was working fine.
Most shops cannot reliably check modules.
Its best to take a second used one and swap it.
The terminal connector can cause you problems also.
Make sure the connector terminals are clean and tight.
Its best to take a second used one and swap it.
The terminal connector can cause you problems also.
Make sure the connector terminals are clean and tight.
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I checked the coil packs today and when I took the 1-4 pack off you could smell the burnt windings. Upun further inspection, you could see that it blew out right through the casing. This doesn't seem water induced to me, just a nasty coincidence. I'll go and get a replacement coil pack tonight after work and hopefully all my troubles will be over.


