DIY- Coil Pack "Hold Down" Brackets

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05-20-2009, 08:33 PM
cjonesgo

DIY- Coil Pack "Hold Down" Brackets

So I had a coilpack go out last week that led to a melted coil socket. Long story short, When the coil blew I was in a spot that I couldn't get off the road. When I did, coil had started to smolder and burn. Nothing but cosmetic damage, but still annoying. I have since replaced all 4 coils with revision R's

Socket. YIKES!! New coil and it works just fine. Plan to replace soon just in case.
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1242876265

In my research about which coilpacks to order, I found a bit of info about coilpacks "popping up" I am not sure if this is what happened to me, but thought that it wouldn't hurt to be careful. I was inspired by the brackets on ECS, and am not trying to hurt their sales, but I couldn't justify spending the extra $45 to get them. These are nowhere as nice, but fit snugly with the OEM type coils that do not bolt down.

Here's what you need to do the job:
• 0.5" aluminum flatbar
• Pliers to bent the aluminum
• 8 M6 socket head bolts
• 1 hour
• 1 beer

Drawing of what I set out to make:
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1242876654

The Brackets mostly done:
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1242876593

Installed in engine:
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1242876701

I'll paint them eventually, but I ran out of high temp paint doing my valve cover.
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...g?t=1242876730

I can only attest to these working with the OEM push type coils, but it would be easy enough to fab up something for a different type... Anyway, hope this helps someone out.
05-20-2009, 08:37 PM
7speed

Re: DIY- Coil Pack "Hold Down" Brackets

wow very nice, Ill take 4 of those please
05-20-2009, 08:39 PM
Greg@DTH

Re: DIY- Coil Pack "Hold Down" Brackets

Looks cool but not needed for the B6...if your coils are popping up, your plugs have a issue.
05-20-2009, 08:40 PM
20vpower

Re: DIY- Coil Pack "Hold Down" Brackets

i think your time to beer ratio is a little off

nice, clean install [up]
05-20-2009, 08:42 PM
cjonesgo

Re: DIY- Coil Pack "Hold Down" Brackets

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg@DTH

Looks cool but not needed for the B6...if your coils are popping up, your plugs have a issue.

Yeah, all the stuff I read about "popping coils" was from the b5 forum I think. After messing up my socket, I just got paranoid. Figured it couldn't hurt.
05-20-2009, 08:44 PM
cjonesgo

Re: DIY- Coil Pack "Hold Down" Brackets

Quote:

Originally Posted by 20vpower

i think your time to beer ratio is a little off

nice, clean install [up]

haha, yeah, but both hands were full bending the metal and i couldn't find my beer hat!
05-20-2009, 08:45 PM
maclem8223

Re: DIY- Coil Pack "Hold Down" Brackets

Regardless, good job man
05-20-2009, 10:48 PM
diagnosticator

Re: DIY- Coil Pack "Hold Down" Brackets

Just to clarify, coilpack pop up is due to loose spark plugs. The combustion gasses leaking pressurize the coilpack well, and push the coilpack upwards. The fix is to properly torque the spark plugs.

Nice brackets anyway!
02-19-2013, 08:20 AM
vtraudt

I am doing the FSI conversion on the first of my 1.8T cars (later also on my 2.7T).
I bought the Bosch coils (red) and the anodized spacers (also red) from integrated engineering.
The spacaers look good (even so I wish they would have shaped them so their cover the plug holes better).
But a first test fit revealed they are really not doing anything, except providing 2 'slots' in the side where the coil packs' slot goes in; at best, preventing the coil from rotating. But nothing to hold it down.

Wonder if the money spent on those spacers really makes sense, or if I should skip for the next conversion and just use the DIY hold downs shown here?