Jon, I was under the impression that the loom was same as original and the loom was optional (+recommended) due to heat degradation issues. I've replaced the coil loom on my BAM for this reason.........the insulation was, erm, not insulating any more!
it was for anyone going from the early type coil agu coils i was aiming that to, as plugs are pretty different as you can see above
I have still been considering this upgrade but atm funds are depleted and having just been made redundant again i can't see me doing this for a while but any and all info on this matter would be great John, can you pm a list of part numbers for what i would need to make my own loom for the early type? as i may look into this. Cheers Mark
i think its just the above, though you'll have to solder the pins direct to your loom (or replacement coilpack wiring) maybe someone can confirm what size wire you need if you could get fresh pins that would be better but i havent found a source as of yet, though of course you would need a pro crimp tool
A better bet would be to buy the repair wires from VW - look at ETKA in the separate electrical section - look for the 4-pin connector series and choose the repair wires. The suffix usually indicates whether tin or gold plate (from memory one is "A" and the other has no suffix). The repair wires are yellow colour only, and are about 30cm long with a pre-crimped terminal at each end - so you cut the wire and get two connectors and ~15cm of wire per part number. The wires to the coil packs are probably 1.5 or 2.0 sq.mm for the power and ground, with the signal being 0.5 or 1.0 sq.mm.
yeah thats what the party number is for above, the repair wires with gold pins. i dont know what size are required i just assumed 2.5mm. if you can get the pins on their own and have a pro tool the result will look neater
Jon I just realised my previous post went like this........."dear grandmother.......here's how you suck eggs......" Wasn't thinking, d'oh!
surely the male/female plugs are available on their own as thats all IE have done is make an adaptor loom about 20cm long
pricey: yes the part number for the male plug for the coilpacks is as above, but unfortunatly there is no mating connector for the AGU plug (at least in ETKA) so making up an adaptor loom isnt possible. one option would be to get the ecu loom from a later MK4/5/6 then you can pull the coilpack wires out of it. then fit it into your AGU loom, the pins you need for the ecu/t10/14a and the coil ingitery thingies are all easily available as they're standard junior/power/mini timer
i will keep an eye out for a later spec mk4 in the local scrappy's and see where i can go from there cheers John
I will check what ive got left from the three looms i have. If any use to someone you can have what you need.
Managed to pick up a new set of coil packs - 07K 905 715 F which are black and 2.0 FSi. Will need to check out some colder plugs now........
Why don't more people ditch the coilpacks altogether and go for a single coil and HT leads? That's what I've got and never had a problem. I'm running DTA management, I guess it depends what your setup is?
Because, if you use a factory system, running sequential spark, you need to use a COP matched to the ECU dwell call or matched to an ignitor. For aftermarket, running a wasted spark system, yes you can use Sagem or Bosch units, no problem
vw do a replacement coilpack harness which you could order then cut off agu plugs and join new harness remembering to also join wires where the amplifier is/was. wont have to mess with buying the expensive yellow wire and plugs., much more factory.
Whats the Difference in the 1.8T and 2.0TFSi from the same year. The coilpacks are both Red, i spoke to Awesome GTi today and the helpful chap there said that the 2.0 ones are longer and so you will need the bolt downs, where as the 1.8T from the same year and red coilpacks are a perfect fit but just a bit more expensive. Is there actually any difference?> and worth the punt! or shall i just go with ARZ?
