Engine Problem With My Is200

[George Murray]

Driving to work last night, and all of a sudden, seemed down on power, spluttering a bit, sounded like a scooby lol. TRC light flashing also. Am i right in thinking this is a spark plug/coilpack issue? No EML came on though, and most threads i've read with the same problem have had the EML come on as well

Any help appreciated

Is the engine cover easy enough to take off, so i can check plugs/coilpacks?

[lucey_d]

Coil pack alright,you will probably have to get 2 replaced as they normally break in pairs. i got 2 new coils on eBay 50 quid each.

[lucey_d]

Very easy to replace the coils just be careful not to drop any screws because they can be hard to get to. You will also need to hook it up to a Diagnostics computer to recalibrate once installed

[Monster-Mat]

dont bother with the calibration info above, just disconnect the Battery for the time it takes to swap the coilpack that has gone, never known them to go in pairs "normally".

once the Battery is reconnected it should have cleared the short memory from the ecu

[George Murray]

Cool, thanks for the info. I'm gonna check the plugs/coils tomorrow, i'm hopeful it may be a dud spark plug, but i'm fearing the worst tbh

[dandydons]

If it is the coils I have two available - were only on the car for about 50 miles. I wont be hard to deal with since no longer have the car.

[George Murray]

AA were called out today, it was diagnosed as coilpack 1 and 4 gone. This was confirmed as when coilpack 1 was moved to 2, and 4 to 6, another scan showed coilpacks 2 and 6 misfiring.

Dandydons is saving the day by sending me a couple of nearly new coilpacks, cheers buddy :)

[dandydons]

Happy to help mate glad the coils arrived and have sorted out misfire.

Cheers for quick payment .

Kev

[George Murray]

No worries mate. Thanks for the prompt delivery

So nice to have the IS running on 6 cylinders again :D