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Ignition coil APR or HUCO
FWIW, I got an APR Stage 1+ tune on my '13 CC at about 30k miles. Blew one of the stock coils within a month. Replaced with red tops and new plugs and have been good since then (19k miles).
Pros: good since then
Cons: blew stock coils
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
Mileage: 30000 km
I had the same deal, but none of the similar error codes. Verdict: it's probably your ignition coil. Overtime they crack SOOOOO SLIGHTLY that they let in moisture and you're boned. I snagged the Huco cheap one, been fixed ever since. I finally saw the cracks in the old one when I took it off and it was easy to change. I have a 1997 Golf GTI 2.0 8v
Pros: easy to change, fixed issue
Cons: cracks let in moisture
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
I got it. All good now. I swapped a Meyle coil (probably original right?) Out for or a used known good Huco. Knock at idle is GONE and she reves right up!
Pros: Knock at idle GONE
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
glad to hear its fixed i had just recieved and replaced my coil to day(mine was HUCO brand)! And the car fires right up now in rainy or wet weather.
Pros: car fires right up
As stated APR coils are know to not be as good as OE/OEM. I have seen a lot of people with APR coils chasing misfires and the replace with OEM and it’s fixed. Even with new APR this has happened.
Cons: chasing misfires
Options like APR's and RS3 coils offer very little if at all over factory other than looking pretty.
Pros: looking pretty
Cons: very little benefit
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Hugo coils are garbage, I've only seemed to of had luck with the oem ignition componets on both aba and AAA
Pros: luck with oem components
Cons: Hugo coils are garbage
The new Chinese coil quickly craped out also - but not as dramatically as the old one. I had already ordered a huco coil so when it arrived, I returned the Chinese coil for a full refund. It's all good now
Pros: full refund
Cons: quickly craped out
The HUCO coil simply popped and failed while driving off at an intersection, no cracks, no water.....just failed.
Cons: popped and failed
My ignition coil failed on Sunday. It was a replacement I purchased 5 years ago (brand name HUCO).
Cons: failed after 5 years
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