Low power at low rpm. #1 Coil bad
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Low power at low rpm. #1 Coil bad
I brought my 04 in for hard start and low power at low rpm. They found my 2 year old Optima battery was bad and the #1 Leading coil was bad. I replaced the battery. They replaced the starter, Leading Coil, and plug wires. It feels like a new car. I did not have any CELs. I was afraid my engine was bad. That made me nervous since I run this engine the way it is supposed to be ran. Turns out, my compression is like new and so is my cat. I have 47K miles on it. From reading other threads I guess the other three coils will be going shortly. All the work was covered under warranty, but I am guessing the three remaining coils will fail outside of the warranty. At least they are cheaper than the plugs.
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I brought my 04 in for hard start and low power at low rpm. They found my 2 year old Optima battery was bad and the #1 Leading coil was bad. I replaced the battery. They replaced the starter, Leading Coil, and plug wires. It feels like a new car. I did not have any CELs. I was afraid my engine was bad. That made me nervous since I run this engine the way it is supposed to be ran. Turns out, my compression is like new and so is my cat. I have 47K miles on it. From reading other threads I guess the other three coils will be going shortly. All the work was covered under warranty, but I am guessing the three remaining coils will fail outside of the warranty. At least they are cheaper than the plugs.
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your warranty now goes to 60k miles..
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Did you find out about the bad coil due to a thrown CEL or was a measurement taken? If the former, would someone please advise on how to determine coil health?
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when i was getting a CEL with a misfire code at 51k miles they said it was not under warranty i tried the emissions excuse and mentioned the manufacture extended warranty and they said its still not covered only the actual motor and tranny...
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