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Coil not quite broken

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 5:18 pm
by bigbroony
My son's Megane has a low tickover.We've changed the throttle body and nothing else shows up on a diagnostic.He's previously had a coil fail( no3 ).I wondered whether another could be on the verge of giving up.A local mechanic said it wasn't likely as it doesn't misfire when revved.I've also read that you shouldn't disconnect the coils singly to check as it can cause damage.
Does anyone have an idea please.

Re: Coil not quite broken

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 5:41 pm
by Rapidshed
hi its not harmful in a small check proceedure, just means that cycle wont fire etc,

it may be down to maf or lambda and reading low intake/fuel and causing revs to be low, just a guess.

Re: Coil not quite broken

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:15 pm
by bigbroony
It's had a new lambda sensor recently.Wouldn't this sort of thing show up in a diagnostic check?