spoolxr6 Member 312 Member For: 14y 3m 14d Posted 03/12/10 08:53 AM Share Posted 03/12/10 08:53 AM Your coil packs will still be fine. You still have water trapped down there and the spark is arcing across to the head. Pull the coil packs off and use compressed air to blow it out and the car will be 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBOO57 Member 538 Member For: 15y 8m 15d Posted 03/12/10 09:55 AM Share Posted 03/12/10 09:55 AM Just take them out and if you have an air compressor and an air pistol blow all the water out of the bottom of the coils and from around the plugs. You will be surprised how much is in there I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman The Cleaning Dudes Ute Silver Donating Members 1,308 Member For: 18y 10m 16d Gender: Male Location: Bentleigh, Vic, Australia Posted 03/12/10 10:28 AM Share Posted 03/12/10 10:28 AM (edited) Mike, if your doing the plugs bring your car around to my place. About a month ago I did about 3 trips to Autobarn to get the rear sparky out. - Such a pain in the ass angle, I've got all the tools/angle'd pieces/ uni joints you need. Edited 03/12/10 10:28 AM by Jman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoolxr6 Member 312 Member For: 14y 3m 14d Posted 03/12/10 08:39 PM Share Posted 03/12/10 08:39 PM You dont need to remove the spark plugs. Just the coil packs and blow them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKa Donating Members 4,243 Member For: 18y 6m 7d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, VIC Posted 03/12/10 10:09 PM Author Share Posted 03/12/10 10:09 PM Jman ill take u up on that offer... I looked at the thread on changing plugs and it just seemed like a head f*ck to me.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Eyes flame magnet Gold Donating Members 5,674 Member For: 16y 9m 12d Gender: Male Location: adelaide hills- 'race air' central Posted 04/12/10 06:26 AM Share Posted 04/12/10 06:26 AM nah its easy the hardest part is getting the rear allen bolt off the cover and getting the right length socket extensions. 2 short ones does the trick.changing coils is a piece of cake. just a connnector, and you'll prol be surprised at the difference it makes, once the spark plug holes are dry though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKa Donating Members 4,243 Member For: 18y 6m 7d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, VIC Posted 04/12/10 06:39 AM Author Share Posted 04/12/10 06:39 AM Yea but I know for a fact I dont have the correct socket extensions, plus id rather have someone there whos done it before too..Well I got new coils from Coffee Ford Dandenong, $150 for the set. Yesterday I called up Jeff Wignall ford in frankston and they wanted $60 each for them?? I dont understand it, but I dont care lol.. Spoke to the guy there and he reckons the plugs should be fine, but just check them anyway.. Spoke also to a salesman about letting me test drive the new GTP and he just laughed.. He was a young guy and new I just wanted to fang it around lol.. Jumped in an RS focus, they are friggin awsome, looks like its doin 100kms/h just sittin there.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKa Donating Members 4,243 Member For: 18y 6m 7d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, VIC Posted 05/12/10 05:20 AM Author Share Posted 05/12/10 05:20 AM Well what an interesting arvo... The ammount of water on the second and third plugs was enough to give me a light drizzle when I got the air compressor into it.. the others were fine..Swapped out the old coils (140,000kms) and chucked in the new ones and shes all sweet.. Went for a spin and didnt miss a beat.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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