Ignition Coil Fried, 6,800 Miles
07-02-2018, 04:43 PM
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Ignition Coil Fried, 6,800 Miles
Hello everyone,
I live on Long Island, NY, was traveling into Manhattan last week, I was just about to enter the Midtown Tunnel, about 35 miles from home, for an evening client call, when the car started sputtering/bucking and threw 2 messages (1) Engine Failure, Contact Service , Car is Okay to Drive and (2) PSM Failure, same message, okay to drive. I proceeded to my appointment downtown, parked the car, turned it off, waited 5 minutes, fired it up, no messages, no sputters etc. Drove it home later that night , no problems, codes etc. I called and made an appointment for the next day, I had a bad ignition coil Wasn't expecting that at 6,800 miles, hopefully it was an anomaly, infant mortality etc. Has anyone else experienced this?
My car is a base '17, manual, bought it new.
BTW- I had a Boxster manual as a loaner, a lot of fun, but not a 911.
I live on Long Island, NY, was traveling into Manhattan last week, I was just about to enter the Midtown Tunnel, about 35 miles from home, for an evening client call, when the car started sputtering/bucking and threw 2 messages (1) Engine Failure, Contact Service , Car is Okay to Drive and (2) PSM Failure, same message, okay to drive. I proceeded to my appointment downtown, parked the car, turned it off, waited 5 minutes, fired it up, no messages, no sputters etc. Drove it home later that night , no problems, codes etc. I called and made an appointment for the next day, I had a bad ignition coil Wasn't expecting that at 6,800 miles, hopefully it was an anomaly, infant mortality etc. Has anyone else experienced this?
My car is a base '17, manual, bought it new.
BTW- I had a Boxster manual as a loaner, a lot of fun, but not a 911.
07-02-2018, 04:48 PM
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Ignition coil or spark plug coil pack?
07-02-2018, 04:50 PM
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Spark plug & Ignition coil, cylinder 1
07-02-2018, 05:09 PM
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Owner's manual says to change plugs every two years so sometimes time factors come into play before mileage. How long have you had the car for? Did you buy it new? Plug/coils usually act up at the end of their life when its cold/wet out and react better with higher temp. I'm sure the dealer will resolve it though.
07-02-2018, 05:11 PM
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I know that pencil coil failures are a common problem with 981s. Would be surprised if the 991s use a different part. However, when I recently replaced all 6 coils and plugs on my 981, I noticed that the new coils have a new part number (one digit higher) from the old. It may be that Porsche has updated the coils for better reliability.
07-02-2018, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by venom914
Owner's manual says to change plugs every two years so sometimes time factors come into play before mileage. How long have you had the car for? Did you buy it new? Plug/coils usually act up at the end of their life when its cold/wet out and react better with higher temp. I'm sure the dealer will resolve it though.
The 991.2 is slightly different.
07-02-2018, 05:45 PM
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Owner's manual says to change plugs every two years so sometimes time factors come into play before mileage. How long have you had the car for? Did you buy it new? Plug/coils usually act up at the end of their life when its cold/wet out and react better with higher temp. I'm sure the dealer will resolve it though.
Dealer in Huntington Station, NY took care of it, no problems, hassles etc. I have had nothing but excellent service from them, on this car and the '09 Carrera S I traded for this car.
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07-02-2018, 06:10 PM
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My mistake, may have mis read. Correct interval would be 4 yr/ 40k miles. Glad to hear your local dealer is taking care of you and even on the past car as well. Loyalty goes a long way with these types of cars.
07-02-2018, 06:14 PM
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Mine failed at 30K...
07-02-2018, 06:18 PM
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I have 12k miles on my 2013 and can feel they are not at 100% but no misfire codes or anything and goes away once it warms up a bit. Going to do new plugs and coil pack here shortly though