COILS TSB
01-16-2008, 03:37 PM
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new coils plus new spark plugs (came with the $1900 90km service), its only been a day with them and only my wife has driven it. She says it is fine but I need to check myself.
01-16-2008, 04:23 PM
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New coil performance
It may be my imagination, but my CS seems to be somewhat peppier with the new coils: and no more hesitation.
A related tale: my loaner was a 6 cylinder Cayenne (06 I think). It was really speedy and sounded a lot cooler (and louder) that my CS.
A related tale: my loaner was a 6 cylinder Cayenne (06 I think). It was really speedy and sounded a lot cooler (and louder) that my CS.
01-21-2008, 01:23 PM
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The rough idle seems to have been cured (although I didn't really do much idling). It is definitely more responsive, which is a good thing since I was driving through Texas and it can get a little weird down there....
03-10-2008, 02:27 PM
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New coil packs are going in my C-S today. Driving the car to work last Friday I noticed an occasional bad miss/stumble at idle or under light acceleration. Durametric scan showed fault codes P0300 (multiple random misfires) and P0304 (Cyl 4 misfire). Current mileage is 56.4K - yes, I'm nekkid!
Since the display screen started recently giving me the countdown to the next service, I went ahead and scheduled the 60K mile service for today. At least the timing worked out so it happened when the plugs were due for a change anyway.
Since the display screen started recently giving me the countdown to the next service, I went ahead and scheduled the 60K mile service for today. At least the timing worked out so it happened when the plugs were due for a change anyway.
03-14-2008, 06:44 PM
#53
The Coils are 12 bucks at sunset porsche, FYI. This could be done easily with off-warranted people at home in the garage.
04-05-2008, 06:51 AM
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04-07-2008, 10:37 AM
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Ordered a set of coils today. My CS started the "rough idle" misfiring, and bad sulfur smell yesterday. I'm at 54K miles, have extended warranty, however those fateful words "I'm afraid those aren't covered" were uttered by the dealership this morning. Not a huge deal since I'm a decent mechanic... figure if I can do a clutch job on my back in the garage on my 951, changing out these coils should be no problem!
04-08-2008, 10:36 PM
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I've got the coils and the Durametric package on the way. It's driving like a pig, lurching and surging and the check engine light is on. Should be interesting to see what codes this thing throws. Hope the coils return it to a semi-enjoyable drive.
04-11-2008, 09:12 PM
#58
Just started installing my coils this evening...Pepper's been parked since last weekend when I first encountered the sluggishness.
The first four are all out on the driver's side...ALL 4 have cracks in the damn things. The newest iteration of the parts end in "03". Pretty easy process so far, but on the passenger's side (as in every Porsche I've worked on) there's one screw on the design cover that is blocked overhead by a large "arm" that goes over to the side wall of the fender...anyone know what that is? How to get around it? Etc.
The first four are all out on the driver's side...ALL 4 have cracks in the damn things. The newest iteration of the parts end in "03". Pretty easy process so far, but on the passenger's side (as in every Porsche I've worked on) there's one screw on the design cover that is blocked overhead by a large "arm" that goes over to the side wall of the fender...anyone know what that is? How to get around it? Etc.