Terrible start to my day......

**AudiSeefu** · 04-04-2008 07:43 AM

I bought some Hitachi E coils and ngk plats and was gonna put them in just now. I start off by breaking the brittle ass clips off 2 of 4 coilpack connectors. Oh, it then gets even better........all of my coilpacks are swimming in oil. I assume it is my vcg so I just ordered the kit from blauparts. I was so pissed I just plugged the coilpacks back in. Started it up and ran perfect. My question is will it be ok to drive the car until I change the valve cover gasket?

**absolutegtr** · 04-04-2008 08:03 AM

lol....2 of my 4 connector clips are broken too...just make sure you seat them really well.

As for the VCG...its fine for now

**vdubstreets** · 04-04-2008 09:03 AM

the fen post owner broke one of the clips so bad i have to get a pick to open it up. And of course when i had a coilpack blow it was that coil.

**AudiSeefu** · 04-04-2008 09:06 AM

yeah, those clips are so brittle. I have never had a coilpack go bad *knock on wood....so therefore never changed a coilpack. Just changing them for preventative maintenance. All I suceeded in doing so far is finding more shit that needs to be fixed.

**junk t.i.** · 04-04-2008 09:08 AM

damn coil pack issues.... its like the plague

**AudiSeefu** · 04-04-2008 09:10 AM

well.....technically my original coil packs are still running like champs. it's the damn valve cover gasket.

**sloweryucf** · 04-14-2008 07:42 AM

Originally Posted by AudiSeefu

I bought some Hitachi E coils and ngk plats and was gonna put them in just now. I start off by breaking the brittle ass clips off 2 of 4 coilpack connectors. Oh, it then gets even better........all of my coilpacks are swimming in oil. I assume it is my vcg so I just ordered the kit from blauparts. I was so pissed I just plugged the coilpacks back in. Started it up and ran perfect. My question is will it be ok to drive the car until I change the valve cover gasket?

Question for ya brother, I have some oil around my coil pack, but I'm not sure if it's from me spilling oil from an oil change or not. It isn't in the spark plug well it's in the little crevice about the coil pack. Is that a valve leaking?

**A4ringedONE8T** · 04-14-2008 07:50 AM

If there is oil around your plugs, I would not drive (or start) the car until the valve cover gasket is replaced and the oil is cleaned out. You can pull the plugs and let the oil drain down on the pistons, it will immediately burn off on start up. Oil around the plug can (and will) short the coil packs out very quickly

**A4ringedONE8T** · 04-14-2008 07:52 AM

Originally Posted by sloweryucf

Question for ya brother, I have some oil around my coil pack, but I'm not sure if it's from me spilling oil from an oil change or not. It isn't in the spark plug well it's in the little crevice about the coil pack. Is that a valve leaking?

If your valve cover gasket is leaking you will have oil on the actual plugs, or of course leaking down the side of the head/block if its the external part of the gasket. Outer leakage typically occurs in the back left hand corner and around the cam adjuster