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| posted on 15/1/13 at 12:33 PM |
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Renault Scenic Coilpacks
My BiL has just called me having had lost another coilpack on his 55 plate scenic, bringing it up to 4 in 14 months, obviously that's not a
great record, the last 2-3 have been on cyl2.
We're starting to wonder if there's an underlying cause that could be killing them, as cyl 2 is the only one that dies.
I'm wondering if there might be a dodgy cable somewhere causing it to go wrong.
Any ideas?
Cheers
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britishtrident
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| posted on 15/1/13 at 12:49 PM |
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No2 probably gets a tiny bit hotter than the rest, only tip I can give is change the plugs if you change the coil packs and reduce the spark
plug gaps by about 10%
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Davegtst
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| posted on 15/1/13 at 12:50 PM |
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Has he changed the plugs aswell? I used to fit these under waranty for Renault and at first we had to change all 4 coilpacks and all plugs for a
modified version. Later on i guess they realised it was getting a bit expensive so we were told to fit just the coils that were not working and all
plugs.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 15/1/13 at 01:00 PM |
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As said a duff spark plug could easily hasten the demise of a coil pack by requiring higher voltages to fire.
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big-vee-twin
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| posted on 15/1/13 at 02:04 PM |
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Unfortunately, in plain language the coil packs are sh1te and are a common problem, well known to Renault and everyone who drives them.
I had a Megane 230 F1 Team R26 and it used to eat them. I used to carry spare coils in the boot because it was always happening.
Equivalent versions made by alternative manufacturers were no better either.
The other issue I had was poor fuel injectors.
[Edited on 15/1/13 by big-vee-twin]
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ernie
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| posted on 15/1/13 at 07:03 PM |
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As above; on the wifes Clio
PANDE FIRE & SECURITY SYSTEMS
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Staple balls
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| posted on 15/1/13 at 08:43 PM |
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Cheers all, I thought as much re the coils, they just seem crap.
We did new plugs last time, so that didn't help much, might try the gap thing.
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