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Ignition coil Bremi or Duralast
I have OEM Bremi coil pack now. the original Bremi OEM coil went 15+ years and survived 1 OEM cat and 2 magnaflow cats.
Pros: long lasting, survived misfires
I replaced all coils with Bremi 20128 red tops and used liquid electric tape to reinsulate the exposed wire.
Pros: reinsulate exposed wire
Cons: melted insulation
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
Part number: 20128
Replaced it with OEM Bremi coil (Made in Turkey), same as in car when new. Cost $110. with tax and shipping. Runs smoother than with the aftermarket.
Pros: runs smoother
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Beetle
Part number: 06A905097
I’ve used Duralast coil on a bmw with no issue and lasted over 60k when I sold the car. It was identical to the Delphi coil.
Pros: lasted over 60k
Cons: identical to Delphi coil
Vehicle:
Subaru
Mileage: 96560 km
Have 2/4 duralast coils on my car and about 50k miles later they’re still fine
Pros: still fine after miles
Mileage: 80000 km
I'd replace the FPR with a 3BAR since they are cheap and easy to replace and considering your mods. New coolant temp sensors for the same reasons as well even though you state they are ok. Coil could be an issue, no real need to upgrade the factory ones but a new one could resolve the problem (Bremi coils are using STI [brand not car] windings in the units).
Pros: cheap and easy to replace
Duralast is a hit or miss kinda deal. It’s equivalent to oem. The good thing about it is you can swap them out for new ones if it ever fails. The bad thing is they either fail in a very short period of time or last for a very long time there’s no in between.
Pros: can swap out if fails
Cons: fail in short period
Vehicle:
Subaru
I’m having similar jerking problems like when my plugs/coils went bad again and the mechanic suggests coils, especially if I don’t have “Honda brand” coils. How bad off are duralast coils? Autozone is switching out these ones now for free due their warranty but I know now if the car starts messing up again that I need a new brand. I drive A LOT, so I’m wondering how normal is it for duralast coils to go bad so fast? They were literally changed in the mid winter. I can imagine I drove about 10-15k miles before my car started having problems again
Cons: failed quickly, jerking problems
Vehicle:
Honda Civic
Mileage: 16093 km
In January 2021, with about 40k miles, the coils went bad. I replaced them with quality Duralast coils (made by Bosch) and new iridium spark plugs. Fast forward 6 months, and I had a misfire again in cylinder 2, so I am now on my 3rd set in less than a year. The Duralast coils have a lifetime warranty, so whenever they go bad, I can just swap them out at Autozone for no money, and it takes all of 10 minutes to swap them. But I dont want my car misfiring and breaking down at an inopportune time.
Pros: lifetime warranty, easy replacement
Cons: repeated misfires, frequent failure
Vehicle:
Hyundai Sonata
I myself have tried Duralast brand coils on 3 different vehicles. They were all crap. Either they didnt last very long. Or were faulty right out of the box. I dont like to use the Duralast brand in general. Have had to many bad experiences.
Cons: did not last, faulty
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