Coil Pack Trouble?

[Bowlerwell]

Had the coil cover off this afternoon just to make sure the spark plugs were tight.

One coil pack has carbon deposits on the bottom, and the lip at the bottom has started to come away.
Another coil pack has a fair bit of oil on the stem...

Any advice?

[andyg plym]

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oil could be from rocker gasket (middle one),is it driving ok? I would be certain before you decide to replace as coilpacks at £60 +Vat each. The wiring tends to be very brittle so perhaps thats the carbon deposit - burnt plastic from the wire

[UrS4boy]

Any advice?

You probably saw the thread last week where the cam cover gasket failed (after a spark plug being loose ). In any event, I strongly suggest that you replace that gasket set. PN is listed in Post 11 in that thread:

http://www.s2forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27971

Then you can go on an figure out the coil problem.

Dave F.

[Bowlerwell]

The car drives just fine.

I had a spark plug loose and destroy a coil pack before... I don't want that to happen again.
I'll monitor the oil build up every so often.

Is it possible to replace only the rubber stem of the coil pack?

[andyg plym]

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yes they are called boots, i sold a set last month! they are by beru, i think you can get them from the usa at £5 each,vagparts also do them a bit more expensive though. i too need to replace the gasket,they cost £28 (including camcover and spark plug rim gasket) lets do a group buy

[Bowlerwell]

How difficult a job is it?

Coil cover off,
bolts out - rocker cover off,
gasket off, new one on,
cover on, bolts in, coils in.

Job done...?

How are the boots removed from the coil packs?

[Knight Rider S4]

Easy job

Just need to make sure you do not over tighten the studs

Sure there is a write up somewhere with pics for you to go through step by step

Boots just pull off and push on

[Knight Rider S4]

Mikes website

http://www.s2-audi.co.uk/tech_articles/cam_cover_gasket.htm

[Bowlerwell]

Thanks.
I'll have a look for threads.

I've had a look on the interweb for boots... Are they exactly the same as ANN ones?

[Knight Rider S4]

AAN are the same