my99 a4 1.8 is starting to misfire, any probable cause- dealer cannot solve the problem 60,000 mls.
08-27-2002, 01:00 PM
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Are u driving the car....Does the CEL "flash" at you?? and Vag shows cyl X misfire??
<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/13510/mvc-004s.jpg"></center><p>But, its not the coil pack?
Its the coil amplefyier(sp) located on top of air box...cost? about $180-$190
Its the coil amplefyier(sp) located on top of air box...cost? about $180-$190
08-27-2002, 01:26 PM
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Actually, the amplifier is more like $280 new from the stealership.
I'd make for DAMN sure that the amplifier is in fact the problem before just buying a new one. If you're just getting occasional misfires, under hard acceleration for instance, I would venture you need to check sparkplugs, then coilpacks. However, if your car is shaking horribly and it's running on 3 cylinders--the amplifier is your problem. Good luck
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08-28-2002, 05:25 AM
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my dealer wanted $350, buddy of mine works there...
bought it for me and it still cost 198 after tax. and for some reason usually it's #2 that fails to get spark when these things go bad.
08-28-2002, 11:30 AM
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$350 for just the part?!?
If so, they're bending you (someone) over. If that's the TOTAL price for the part + the 5 minutes that it takes to install it....then that's right. That's exactly what I paid when I was put at the mercy of the stealership....$280 for the part and 1/2 labor to install it and 1/2 hr to clear codes. I wish they charged labor by the minute, cuz they didn't use 55 of the minutes that they charged me for :-)
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