hello all, i just got off the phone with my cousin who is having some problems with his 1.8T. it seems that cylinder 1 is getting no spark at all, and he tried switching coilpacks with cylinder 3, and still the same problem, no spark on 1. has anyone had any similar problems? the only other thing that i could think of that it might be would be a plug wire that's gone bad. he thinks that it might be the ignition control module, but i would think that none of the cylinders would be getting spark if that were the case?
thanks much in advance,
mike

 

We have coil on plug so if he swapped 1 for 3 do you mean he swapped the coils?

*EDIT* my bad I have heard of the ICM going bad but don't know enough to say. Maybe someone else will be better at helping than me...

 

yeah, he switched 1 with 3 just to see if the dead cylinder would change. it didn't change anything though.

 

anyone else have any ideas?

 

I don't think you have a ICM in 1999.5. Try new spark plugs.

 

Check for codes. I don't think the 99.5 have ICM. If it does, it will be located on top of the air filter box.

 

If you have or can borrow a multi meter check your plug wire from end to end and see if theres any continuity across it. If there isn't replace the wire. If you have continuity then try another spark plug. You said you tried switching coil packs so you ruled that out.

 

coil on plug ignition....