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I wondered what could be wrong with my car so I don't get quoted incorrectly by a garage (just because I am female).
I have had my car for approximately two months which was bought privately. For the last few weeks it seems to drive really rubbish and feels like its bubbling/stuttering. Its power or get up n go has decreased a lot.
I was quoted by one person just the spark plugs need changing and another stated it also needed the coil pack needed doing along side this adding another £100 to the cost.
My question is does the coil pack HAVE to be done if only the no.3 spark plug code fault is showing up on a diagnostic test thing?
I have had my car for approximately two months which was bought privately. For the last few weeks it seems to drive really rubbish and feels like its bubbling/stuttering. Its power or get up n go has decreased a lot.
I was quoted by one person just the spark plugs need changing and another stated it also needed the coil pack needed doing along side this adding another £100 to the cost.
My question is does the coil pack HAVE to be done if only the no.3 spark plug code fault is showing up on a diagnostic test thing?
Asked on 24 January 2013 by silkyt
Answered by
Honest John
Impossible to say. Might just need new spark plugs, so that should be the first job. If after fitting the new spark plugs there is still a problem then might need one or more new coil packs. That depends on how old the car is. If it's old it will have one coil and a set of HT leads that might need replacing. If it's under 10 years old then it might have individual coil packs for each plug.
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