Living Legacy Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Just found one of the plastic tabs that holds the wiring harness onto the ignition coil broke off (see attached picture). The connector seems to stay on and the car still runs fine, but with all of the vibrations I'm afraid it might work itself free causing the engine to miss. Is there any reason to replace all of the coils instead of just replacing the one with the broken tab? For background, my '05 LGT has 140K, all of the coils are original and I'm about to go stage 2.5. Thanks All! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesA Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 You may be able to repair the coil pack. Epoxy a new tab to the coil pack in place of the part that broke off. You could easily fashion a new tab from scrap materials on hand, e.g. a piece cut from a zip tie. Could save you some money. No real need to replace a coil pack IMHO unless you start getting problems with it, such as misfires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Yeah. Just use a zip tie wrapped around the coil and the connector. I have three coil packs zip tied . Been like that for years now. No problem to report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianEarlSpilner Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 I've had one with a broken tab for a couple years. I don't even zip tie it and the thing stays put Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Living Legacy Posted January 26, 2017 Author Share Posted January 26, 2017 Thanks guys. Turns out, mines been like this for some time as well. I'll probably just throw a zip tie on it unless my tuner wants it replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grovlet Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Yup - One of mine is zip tied.... It came loose after breaking and made for a scare when the car ran like crap:spin: But Zip ties hold for quite some time:wub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WahooNo2 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 +1 on zip tie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesA Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Make sure to inspect your zip ties every 3,750 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJuan Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 I stopped counting on how many zip ties I have on various connectors. Zip ties FTW, along with duct tape. My wife's balls are delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 because roadkill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colodano Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Yup, zip ties on the LGT, and I have a connector on a coil on my WRX that got slightly melted, and just stays on realllly well. I just pull the coils that have them on out with the harness attached, so I don't have to mess with redoing any of the ties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatentWagen Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I just pull the coils that have them on out with the harness attached, so I don't have to mess with redoing any of the ties. Yea I've changed plugs dozens of times on these cars and always leave the connectors plugged in. Pull the coil out, rotate it out of the way, and pop it back in, no broken tabs FTW. LW's spec. B / YT / IG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xt2005bonbon Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 That's a good point. I'll probably do this from now on as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdmayne Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Yea I've changed plugs dozens of times on these cars and always leave the connectors plugged in. Pull the coil out, rotate it out of the way, and pop it back in, no broken tabs FTW. That's the only way to do it IMO. No chance of breaking tabs, or putting the wrong wires on the wrong coil. (it happens, especially on Volvos...) John Hancock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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