Ignition Coil
 

Has anyone ever had trouble with their ignition coils? I was driving home not long ago and all of a sudden the turbo was giving no power to the car at all. No boost or anything. And as I was driving it felt really rough (kind of like if you where to try to start off in like 3rd or 4th gear). Got back and pulled some codes. Had a missfire. Luckely I had a feeling that it was the ignition coil so i replaced the ignition coil for the cylinder and it was working fine after that. Has anyone else had this problem, and when is a good time to change out the Coils as in mileage?

RE: Ignition Coil
 

They are a common problem. The hitachi packs are more reliable and no need to replace them until they fail... how ever long that is

RE: Ignition Coil
 

kinda sucks they are a little pricy though. i think i paid like 50 for mine. then again i did get it from the dealership cause noone else had one for audi's.

RE: Ignition Coil
 

You can get them from ecstuning for much less among other places. Most like to have a couple spares just incase.

RE: Ignition Coil
 

yea i looked at that website, but i needed one soon so i couldn't wait to order one from online. i may order some extras though

RE: Ignition Coil
 

replaced mine last week, dealer quoted me at 98 bucks a piece :eek:

RE: Ignition Coil
 

holy sh*t man

RE: Ignition Coil
 

no kidding, thats like $20 less than a set from anywhere online

RE: Ignition Coil
 

yea it sucked paying that, but it had to be done. It would be a good idea to buy a set online in case this happens again. If one went then the others may be going soon as well

RE: Ignition Coil
 

It happens to all 1.8t owners at one point in time or another. I got mine for $38 from the dealer. Will be ordering an extrafrom ECS when I get my timing belt kit, light weight pulley, snub and transmission mounts, and rear pads.