Bad Ignition Coils on VW and Audi 2.0T (How to check)

Is your check engine light flashing on your VW or Audi 2.0T Engine? This could be due to the failure of your ignition coil packs. This video will give you info on how to check if your ignition coils are bad, as well as fault codes associated with bad coils.

The parts listed in this video are
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Bosch Red Ignition Coil

APR Red Ignition Coils

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[TheRebuilt]

what about testing by ohms resistance on coil instead of swapping??

[joelaurieri]

Great video .. however if u are getting a misfire code... check the spark plug and then swap the coil ... could potentially be a defective plug

[Churboiismiley]

This video is so handy, thanks mate! I own a 2012 VW CC 2.0T with 72K miles on it. About 4 weeks ago, I got the "Check engine" and EPC light. The engine shuck heavily like in this video, and the car would not accelerate past 8 mph. Assuming the car comput shut off the cylinders to avoid engine damage? Anyways, I took it to the mechanic and replaced all spark plugs with 4 new NGK plugs. Replaced 3/4 ignition coils (Bosh). Car was good to go. A week later, check engine light came back on. How? Anyways, I found out that as soon as i turn on the car, it takes a few seconds for the car to sense the engine vibration or whatever, and turn on the check engine light and thus not let the car accelerate, BUT now i noticed that i can keep the motor from vibrating by just turning on the car, and putting it in gear (or neutral) right off the bat. And i just let the car warm up in neutral and just put the e-brakes so it doesnt go anywhere. Is this stuff supposed to happen? Anyways ive been able to drive my car daily this way.

[cengeb]

They have become cheap enough, I just change them BEFORE issues after like 80, 000 miles new coils and plugs, like a new car! MPG goes up,

[mustangdemon]

How about the actual spec.s of the coils? Or how to test them properly. These coils fry the secondary windings over time much faster then other manufacturers

[jackieesme]

wow i bought the ones we are not supposed to use from amazon said it fit my car vw cc sport 2.0 2011. so i can't use them right have to get the one with the black rubber around it ?

[Westmach]

Thanks very much this vid just saved my ass. Changed the coils and sorted it straight away! Cheers JP

[tedharvick]

My '04 S4, 4.2L had a misfire on cyl 1. Thanks to O'Reilly's for the free scan. Word of advice from my mechanic, go ahead and change the plug when you're changing the coil pack.

[stephengrogan]

I love how no where he showed how to check.. just said these are the newer ones and these are the old
Oh...
And these ones look nice but are not anything special!!

You really helped me figure a lot out

[TwinTonyz]

I was trying to find information on the difference here:
I got the sheathed packs from ECS and replaced my 15k miles-old CPs
The old packs had a copper-colored discoloration towards the top.
What is causing this failure and how does the sheathe alleviate it?

Is this heat and the sheathe adds some kind of insulation?
Or is that actually damage from electricity discharging into the block?

[Tyani-szcg]

Damn this video is almost a decade old. Time flies.

[marko_._]

Is it safe to drive the car with one cylinder misfire for some days at low speeds? The engine is shaking quite often while accelerating.

[atomic]

Thanks for making this video! Was able to isolate a misfire to one faulty coil, which I replaced with one of the newer sheathed ones and already seeing much smoother performance.

In my case the hesitation only seemed to happen at near full throttle between 2000-3000rpm, once the engine was running for a while, though at higher rpms I would seem to get a lot of tailpipe smoke which makes me wonder if I was just spewing out 1/4 incompletely combusted fuel.

[randyarceo]

If I have the red ignition coils in my 2012 Audi A7, is it compatible to use the black ignition coils? You mentioned it’s more a visual cosmetic being used but I prefer keeping my engine bay black. Let me know if it is, if so, where can I purchase and what model # should I ask for? Thank you

[jasminderization]

I have bought a 2007 model VW eos with FSI engine. Looks pretty new. Just 27000 km on it. Engine vibrates a lot and you can feel the vibration between 1000-1500 rpm range. The check engine light lit up few weeks before and it was misfire in cyd2. Mechanic cleared it without changing anything. The spark plugs were changed before 1k last year, the previous owner got them changed.
After clearing the light it gave me the light again. I hope it is the coil only. Because spark plugs are new enough. I am a mechanical fitter and buying that code scanning Bluetooth device so that i can swap the coils and find out what it is.
The car gives jerks while hard accelerating it and it gave me the lights both time while hard acceleration. What else can it be??
Appreciate your help. This video gave me a hope that it’s a 30$ fault.

[franklinetimothy]

I am a vw Audi mechanic in Kenya and I really want to thank you for your educative shows. I have a Jetta 1.4 tsi and it has a problem...when u need fast peak it doest go past gear three unless u leave the throttle.. It feels like the turbo doest kick in...it has two faults, boost pressure regulator and can shaft position sensor...kindly advice

[jasonritzman]

It’s nice you took the time to show the difference between the old coil and the revised coil now everybody who watched this will be certain as to what generation coil they have

[chezwickcheese]

This is exactly what was happening with my VW. It's in the shop now and I'm hoping it's an easy and inexpensive fix. Thanks for the video!

[steventrypuc]

Keep it up sir. Thank you for the information. I actually have a VW Passat 2006 (the transmission is doing just fine thankfully). Which brand of oil filter should I purchase? Would you recommend? This will be my first oil change. I don’t wish to take it to a shop.