Astra loss-of-power-coil ?or comp box? | Technical matters | Back Room Forum

Mon 19 Feb 2007 01:44

Astra loss-of-power-coil ?or comp box? - the-astra-boy

Screwloose or Anyone

This is connected to the Astra 1999 X16XEL-Abnormal loss of power topic i posted earlier. But relatively a new topic.

Thanks for the advise, the cam was opened and everything seemed fine according to the garage, the turning point of all these goes back to the coil pack/ignition coil, your first advise. When the four sparks together with the coil pack were tested for electrical flow, one of the coil packs, the fourth one is weak in electrical current. Thus i guess this confirms it, the coil pack needs to be replaced.

I just hope its not the computer box, for the garage said that if its the computer box, there will be completely no electrical current on one pipe, similar to their experience with a BMW if a computer box is really defective.

Thanks would like to hear more what you think. I just hope its really the coil pack and nothing more for I've spent so much already.

How would you know now if its the coil pack or the computer box?

Thanks

mac

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