Missing

[donut4]

Hi

 

My 2.3 Galaxy is 'missing' it seems that a little box which feeds the spark to the plugs is duff, is this called the 'Coil' and can I get a used one from anywhere. Also abs light is on, how do I know where the fault is?

 

Please help!

[big boy stevie]

yes they are called coil packs have you checked the wiring to these as when i serviced mine it ran like a dog with new plugs in it, i checked plugs were ok and was rather confused as to poor running looked at the wiring and noticed perished wires cut them back and replaced with new, i must have caught the wire when removing plugs but started up and was fine, the coil packs are rather expensive i believe £80 each i think was a set on ebay recently brand new didnt see what they sold for as i now own a turbo diesel.

 

abs you could try looking at wheel sensors on hubs common problem on galaxys the sensor has a build up of brake dust and road grime which blocks the signal and makes abs light come on around £30 for a new one, get a bit of fine sandpaper and clean the sensor also checking connections whilst your there, other thing is in the hub there is a ring which has grooves in it which is what the sensor uses to find out what the wheel is doing these break and cause abs light to come on not expensive to buy but have to strip down hub to replace and costly if not a diy mechanic hope these are a help to you.

 

steve

Edited July 18, 2010 by big boy stevie