VRwood 0 Posted January 27, 2010 Hi, I think my coil packs starting to go, I occasionally get a double stutter at low revs/high load when its damp/raining and I just got a little shock from it when I touched it with the engine idling, so it looks like one of the 3 coils is starting to fail (I think its cracked as it started just after I cleaned a load of grease/oil off it)! Before I splash out on a new one from VW (£200 ish?) I was wondering if there were any uprated coilpacks out there which may be worth buying instead? Possibly a MSD one? Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toad 0 Posted January 27, 2010 Try taking it off, cleaning it, and sealing the cracks with JB weld or something similar. Think people have tried the MSD units, but they didn't take the heat from the VRs head very well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gogsboy 0 Posted January 31, 2010 Before I splash out on a new one from VW (£200 ish?) Few quid to be saved here maybe : http://www.vwspares.co.uk/product_info. ... cts_id=647 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hombre_paulo 0 Posted January 31, 2010 I bought an ebay special last week (£65), seems to work ok, 12 months guaranteee too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 Lee 0 Posted December 24, 2010 the MSD coil pack upgrade looks nice in the engine bay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toad 0 Posted December 24, 2010 The MSD coilpacks don't like the heat from the VR and fail quickly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 Lee 0 Posted December 26, 2010 The MSD coilpacks don't like the heat from the VR and fail quickly. oh right :| Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C5 OEM 0 Posted December 26, 2010 gsf copy beru one cost about 65 and looked the same..with 12month warrenty Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
breeza18 0 Posted December 27, 2010 check this out, zetec coil packs are cheap as chips and work a treat http://mk2vr6.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=11188 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
science 0 Posted December 28, 2010 How bout a phenolic spacer for the vr6 coilpack. Was going to make one out off tufnol/micarta untill i found this; http://www.verdictmotorsports.com/Produ ... tCode=0137 Haven't cracked a coilpack since! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites