barbos011

i was just driving on a highway doing about 45-50 mph and my car started to studder... a minute later check engine light came on and started flashing, i pulled over to the side and let it sit for like 10 minutes, restarted the car, it ran fine for about 10 minutes and started doing it again... feels like one of the cylinders is not firing, i need some help please... i dont have a vag tool.

Nick

BSK auf Arbeit

check for loose cables and then use the vag-locator

The Burnt Audi

It's a coil pack

paul_858

what year ? ignition control module or coil pack potentially...

barbos011

2001 A4 1.8T FWD Tip

barbos011

his is also 1.8T...can i use his to check if it's the problem???

Silver Streakin'

coilpack. $25 at your nearest VW dealer.

barbos011

it's just agrivating... will coilpacks show any visible damage??? i pulled them out and they look fine, i also ckecked the plugs and they look good too.

The Burnt Audi

not sure if the coilpack from a 2002 GTI will work...probably your best bet is to Vag it to find out which one is bad. Did you ever have your originals replaced under the recall? You may wanna replace all 4 their pretty cheap and if you didn't go in for the recall they will be covered.

Silver Streakin'

when you pull one and it doesn't drop another cyl, then that's the one that is dead.

I think the L version is the latest one, but I could be wrong. It's just the last one that I have in my trunk as a spare. I suggest you do the same. I've had 5 or 6 failures - I've lost count.