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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Pmacca2000 on 22 March 2017, 11:12:11
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A couple of days ago I started my car as useual and it ran as smoothly as normal.
As I got to work she began to run very lumpy and was struggling for power, luckily Wilbury have squeezed me in and managed to diagnose the problem.
The coil pack is all cracked with casing missing on one side and was failing to fire 1 and 6.
I am supprised that it broke down so fast but thankfully should be on the road by tonight
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And they didn't notice this when they were rebuilding it... ::)
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A couple of days ago I started my car as useual and it ran as smoothly as normal.
As I got to work she began to run very lumpy and was struggling for power, luckily Wilbury have squeezed me in and managed to diagnose the problem.
The coil pack is all cracked with casing missing on one side and was failing to fire 1 and 6.
I am supprised that it broke down so fast but thankfully should be on the road by tonight
Isn't that both coil packs?
135 and 246.
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Isn't that both coil packs?
135 and 246.
It's probably 2.5 or 3.0.
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There's only one coil pack and it was tested when the oil cooler failed but all was ok.
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I bet it wasn't tested......
Anyway, I would be very surprised if it was 1 and 6.............1 and 4, 2 and 5 or 3 and 6 yes.......but its pretty much impossible for 1 and 6 to go down as a pair on a 2.5/3.0
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Hope that garage is going somewhere nice with all your money ::)
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Hope that garage is going somewhere nice with all your money ::)
The Wilbury's are travelling?
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I bet it wasn't tested......
Anyway, I would be very surprised if it was 1 and 6.............1 and 4, 2 and 5 or 3 and 6 yes.......but its pretty much impossible for 1 and 6 to go down as a pair on a 2.5/3.0
I say this because if 1 and 6 are miss firing then its more likely to be leads.
When the coil packs go they usually give two misfires (as there are 3 coils).
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I've seen the diagnostic this morning and it confirmed the coil pack was failing, new leads are being fitted so hopefully she'll prove reliable
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Cure the cause rather than the symptoms ::)
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The dreaded water feature built in ! And plug 6 learning to swim !.
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Ripping the foam out is a damn sight quicker, easier and cheaper than changing to coil pack(s) every time it rains ;D
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On question to ask mr gollum .sorry to go off topic a bit!. When changing 2.5 coil is it worth non bosch such as intermotor etc or has anyone had trouble and only reccomend bosch?
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Genuine last longer/seem more waterproof than cheapy ones, but only ever had later dbw cars, 80% V6s with foamectomy so can't comment on the earlier cars part reliability ;)
Basically it's your money, but buy cheap and treat it as a service item, or buy genuine and forget about it.
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Bosch lasted 17 years in mine
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I rest my case.
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Nuff said. Cheers
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the new coil pack has transformed my omega's performance, I thought she was quiet before but she's almost silent now and with better mpg😊
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Should have taken it here for a "service" ::)
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Ripping the foam out is a damn sight quicker, easier and cheaper than changing to coil pack(s) every time it rains ;D
I have driven 200,000 miles in the past 15 years in my first two Omegas and not had a problem with wet scuttle foam.
When I got the Project MV6 recently the scuttle foam was absolutely sopping wet - James had already replaced the coil packs a few weeks before because of water damage so I was more than a little concerned by this. On closer inspection I realised that the trim at the base of the screen was coming away at one end so I pulled both parts of it right off and gave them a good scrub.
I think water had been tracking under the trim and hence running along the underside of the scuttle. After refitting the trims to the screen the foam was dry after 24 hours. On balance I don't think the foam is the problem but is simply an indicator of how leaky your screen trim is.........
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Perhaps, but the weather has been much drier of late and ultimately, no foam=no problem ;)
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Ripping the foam out is a damn sight quicker, easier and cheaper than changing to coil pack(s) every time it rains ;D
I have driven 200,000 miles in the past 15 years in my first two Omegas and not had a problem with wet scuttle foam.
When I got the Project MV6 recently the scuttle foam was absolutely sopping wet - James had already replaced the coil packs a few weeks before because of water damage so I was more than a little concerned by this. On closer inspection I realised that the trim at the base of the screen was coming away at one end so I pulled both parts of it right off and gave them a good scrub.
I think water had been tracking under the trim and hence running along the underside of the scuttle. After refitting the trims to the screen the foam was dry after 24 hours. On balance I don't think the foam is the problem but is simply an indicator of how leaky your screen trim is.........
I agree, only time I've had wet foam is when the strip came loose.
I would always prefer to fix the fault that rip off the foam, which is there for a reason.
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Don't tell me... sound insulation ::)
Removing it makes not one iota of difference to cabin noise ;)
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Don't tell me... sound insulation ::)
Removing it makes not one iota of difference to cabin noise ;)
"Oh yes it does"
;D
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You're an argumentative bastid, Jaime. ;D
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The Wilbury's are travelling?
This definitely deserved more recognition than it got! :y
Particularly as the thread reaches The End of the Line.
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The Wilbury's are travelling?
This definitely deserved more recognition than it got! :y
Particularly as the thread reaches The End of the Line.
Thank you, Jimmy, but I'm not gonna start that one. If you look back far enough, we already did it with ABBA, and a few others. ;D
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My, my. Here we go again... :D