Hi all

My Nephew's Kamiq has let him down, same coil pack issue again. Purchased new, 6 months out of warranty, less than 25000 miles done mainly pottering around town. This is the 4th time this has happened, first two within warranty period, car recovered to main dealer and fixed. He is afraid to drive the car any distance now. Is this a thing with the Kamiq's or has he bought a lemon.

Thanks

Mike

Whilst not on a Kamiq, or indeed a Skoda, I have known coil pack failures. Did the dealer replace the plugs when the coils were previously replaced under warranty? I am told that it is best practice to do so to prevent premature failure of the coil pack.

Yes, on each occasion plugs were done. Seems daft, coil pack and plug every 6k miles on average. Thanks for the reply.

As plugs are new then maybe get wiring to coil packs checked. If its damaged or poor connection it may reduce life span as can a weak battery/alternator. Is it the same one each time?

Alasdair

Something else is happening to cause this.

I'd suspect a slight water or oil leak as the first culprits allowing contamination of the coil packs.

If he lives in a rural location then I'd also add in a suspicion of animal damage.

Given it's happened more than once and happened twice inside warranty then Clearly it's not fixed. So he has a claim.

I'd ask the garage to do some proper diagnostics and check running voltages and currents on the coil packs on a diagnostic device. Easy enough to do if you know how and there will be specs on all the forgoing.

The bigger issue will be finding a technician who knows how to do it. Independents are often better than main dealers at this. So it might be worth spending a few quid to get to the bottom of the issue quickly.

Have a look at this: Repeated ignition coil failure. What may cause this?

Edited 11 February11 Feb by Aldfort

Thanks Aldfort, I will pass on your suggestions when I speak to him tonight. There has to be an underlying problem but it looks like on each occasion they simply assumed that it was a coil pack failure. I had to drive him to the main dealer on the second occasion. I had a brief word with the technician that carried out the repair. he confirmed the coil pack replacement and all 3 plugs, one plug was fouled he assumed as a result of the corresponding coil . Regards

Just an update, following an independent assessment one of the injectors was found to be leaking.

Just now, mikehannon said:

Just an update, following an independent assessment one of the injectors was found to be leaking.

Thanks for the resolution feedback

1 hour ago, mikehannon said:

Just an update, following an independent assessment one of the injectors was found to be leaking.

That makes sense, a leaky injector will lead to an overworked or fouled plug which will put strain on the coil pack.

Glad it's sorted.

Thanks Now the real work begins, namely to get main dealer to accept diagnosis and replace injector as a goodwill gesture.

It injector should be around £30, I'd hope they'd pay up to cover their embarrassment!

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