Engine Performance Issue

[Kellar]

Thanks for the info, there are sets of 6 genuine coils on Ebay for $160, I think that these are good value - purchased the car privately, the performance issue was raised when negotiating the price

[kane_tools]

I did buy a set of the ebay ones for $162 to my front door. They are genuine and come from a ford dealer with invoice...either that or someone has gone to a lot of trouble to make up fake packaging with fake ford stickers and fake ford warehouse yellow pick stickers. Anyhow picked up my T with the same issue once really hot say 1 hr of running it would loose 1 coil.

Anyhow to cut a long story short from taking note of what the people on here say to do and check...my car fkn flies now.

Do the coils, put some new plugs in it, clean the throttle body, re-torque the manifolds and exhaust joins, chuck a fuel filter on it, and lube the boost solenoid and make sure there are no boost leaks....simple TLC stuff really.

(this was a car with full service history mind you)

The difference is astounding!!!!

Dog to DEMON.... :ooops:

[straughsberry]

Good to hear you sorted it out.

FYI, you can order those coils packaged anyway you want

Edited 17/01/10 01:27 PM by straughsberry

[Kellar]

Thanks to everyone for the tips, have purchased the "Gen" ebay coils, which will arrive in 3 - 4 days, will fit them & also perform the other work advised by "kane-tools" - will advise the results

[Smoke them tyres]

I was told that some of the genuine ones fail because they have excessive load placed on them during removal and that it places too much load where the plug connector is. Lube any grommets before replacing. Don't know the validity though.

They do live in a hard environment. If they allow voltage leakage through the stem, then they're f#*^ed anyway. Small white arcing spots is usually the giveaway for that one.