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Old 05-04-2009, 06:05 PM
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k have a little prob with my 1.8 t golf gti 1999 t reg . The thing keeps killing number 2 coil pack. The coil pack gets so hot after 2 min while the other 3 are stone cold ?? has any body come across this before ??? its had a new maff new ing mod the car has done 100 thou and has a revo remap

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ps car has been on vag-com with no vault codes coming up
Old 05-04-2009, 07:19 PM
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Old 05-04-2009, 07:26 PM
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have you checked how much current/kva it is putting out compared to the other 3?
Old 05-04-2009, 07:27 PM
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coil packs on petrol vw are a nightmare, i had 3 replaced on my passat in the last 3 years.
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Try changing the plugs mate. I have known coils to go down due to worn plugs.
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are you using genuine coil packs?
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Change the plugs and see what happens....

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yes gen coil packs mate and changed the plugs to gen vw ones
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