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Ignition coil MSD or HUCO
I replaced the coil with a MSD high performance which was actually cheaper than any other brand, and had significantly better boots on it to keep the water problem from happening again. Haven’t had an issue in 2 years.
Pros: cheaper, better boots, no issues
Vehicle:
Chevrolet Cruze
I got MSD Street Fire coils to replace mine and its been 4 months so far and they're running strong.
Pros: running strong
Vehicle:
Ford Crown Victoria
I have used the blaster w a stock icm (the inductive version) and also with a 6al (cdi version). Both worked well over for 400whp with a stock dizzy.
Pros: worked well, high performance
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Corrado
I have an MSD blaster 2 coil on my 93 fox and it works great. I went with this coil for convenience (bought at a FLAPS when my stock coil died) rather than performance, so unsure if there are any gains to be had (doubtful).
Pros: works great, convenient
Cons: unsure of gains
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Fox
after you check the dwell and all wiring looks good, it may help to switch to a different coil like the MSD Blaster 3.
Pros: different coil may help
I've had similar spark plugs fouling up issue with the G60 turbo swap in my caddy. After checking all the stuff you mentioned, I upgraded to an MSD Blaster 2 coil and NGK plugs with a wider gap (0.030). So far so good, running on all four cylinders now.
Pros: running on all four cylinders
Cons: spark plugs fouling up
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Caddy
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 ran a Blaster 2 on my old car for a bit. Idle was a little smoother, but it was probably because the coil on it was crap. No real performance gains expected.
Pros: smoother idle
Cons: no performance gains
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
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