How to replace coil packs and spark plugs | VW Passat 2.0T

How to replace the coil packs and spark plugs on a 2006 VW Passat 2.0T - This car was running rough, low on power, with check engine light flashing.

[@audreyjames8649]

Thanks because of you i saved $150 in labor and was able to do it myself and Im a teenager.

[@ore83]

That's great! Super glad it saved you a ton of money. People charge too much for labor.

[@touchtherapy239]

Thanks for the video! Took my 07 in last month and they changed plugs and 1 coil pack. Cost me $235. Car started doing the shakes again yesterday. I'm gonna go ahead and do the rest of the coil packs myself now!

[@maryseale3834]

Thank you for this video, was very helpful in diagnosing and fixing my 08 Passat. Was such an easy fix.

[@emceeevile3875]

my friends 09 passat turbo doing the same thing ima wrk on it tomorrow n check the plugs thanks gr8 vid right to the point

[@timpyle2125]

Finally a video that solved my problem! Thank you so much 😊

[@kleenk8]

Happened to my 2006. Went into limp mode, but got me to the dealer. Yep...coil pack was the issue, had them all replaced. Thanks for the great video. I still have the car, but it is killing me slowly by a thousand cuts. VW service although great, is now way too expensive. I have done some of the easy work myself and it helps. Saved over 250 bucks when I replaced my driver side window switch cluster. KZbin is fantastic. Don't forget to replace the cam follower regularly.

[@raffitchakmakjian]

That very same light came on as I was heading out from Las Vegas to Reno (450 miles through barren desert) literally 5 minutes into the drive, car has 136k miles on it. I thought that malfunction light was a transmission symbol, and the car was jitterring and vibrating, so I immediately expected the worst. We limped it off the freeway, prayed, and the light turned off. I checked in the owners manual and saw it was a malfunction code, and it occurred to me it may be timing related. Made it back to Reno just fine, light hasn't come back on, but I'm going to replace all 4 coils and plugs. An ounce of prevention as they say. Thanks for the vid!

[@joyroadmike4937]

Thanks brother your a big help!!

[@theblackout8080]

My sister has the exact same car with the exact same problem. Cyl 4. Fixing it today.

[@ore83]

Good luck! Hope it starts running good again soon.

[@xxrampagexx7273]

Leo do u think I can get a picture of the fuse box under the hood. I have the same vw but someone messed up the fuses. I’ll really appreciate it

[@nero1876]

GREAT VIDEO!!!

[@pinche_nerd]

when do you have to replace them by? any recommendation? my passat is running fine but i just want to maintaince it

[@maxtaylor443]

Evap purge is ticking probably why the check engine light is on. Does it say check gas cap once in a while? If so that's the problem

[@MrRL-yu9ir]

Hey, we have the same car..our vac leak was the hose/grommet to the break booster.

[@Twinkiiman1]

Did you get an engine knocking noise when accelerating? Mine would vibrate excessively when idling however when I would go past 20 MPH it would begin to knock and vibrate. Would a spark plug cause this?

[@SkeleMusic]

Great video :)

[@FaithisKey792]

Thank you. I think I would have to pay my Wife to hold a wrench for me😃. I have a 2009 Vw Passat 2.0 T. Yesterday it starting acting just like you have mentioned. God bless you.

[@cryptoisaac]

Do you have to un hook the battery? When you plug the battery back in someone told me the computer need to be re learned is that true?

[@gjmaztr7]

How many miles since your last Coil Pack replacement do you recall? I'm going to replace my Coil Pack by tomorrow, since i last replaced them in 2009 at 60K miles,, nowadays i'm at 197K miles, so thats 130K interval..'which i know is way way way too long'. But i'd notice my idle speed wanting to almost dip too low on occasion,, plus highway uphill passing power had dropped off too...Not Good.

[@kicks_one_eight]

Is the 08 jetta 2.0 the same process ?

[@ChasetheShadowInc]

See? Real ladies work on their cars! 😁

[@ore83]

Katy Potter still the best comment! Lol

[@aimeagle]

But how on earth do the harness "clips" come off the pack? I see someone already broke 2 off and I'd rather not have them all broken

[@MrHeavensoverrated]

What colours your hair die. .as it's my natural colour too...I might do mine ...I do love that action man look.....xlolx

[@younggodz4104]

Leo is that engine ticking sound normal ?

[@timothy7508]

Muchas gracias

[@jackfrost9736]

This one is still celebrating Christmas

[@RobertBrown-rf4pz]

I replace two coil packs still have the same problem should I replace the other two plus and full spark plug already

[@ore83]

Did you check for codes telling you which cylinder was misfiring? A good practice is to replace all of them because if one failed, the others could be soon to follow. Always check the plugs to see if they're in good shape, but another good practice is to just replace them while you've got the coil packs off. They aren't that much $ after all.

[@joyroadmike4937]

My 2008 Passat is doing the same I wanna replace the coil that’s bad trying to save some money I’m 17 years old instead of buying the set ? Any help please I’m trying to figure out witch coil is actually bad

[@ore83]

Joy Road Mike buy the single coil and pick one to swap out. Start car and test. One by one you can see which is bad.

[@tubemaniac206]

you can go to autozone to get check engine light scanned. the code will come up which cylinder the misfire is coming from. its just best to replace all at same time since the others are due for a change. its really not saving money if ur car was to go out in the middle of road and have to get it towed.

[@JohnDoe-iy2tb]

I have 2010 be Jetta 2.5 All cylinders are misfing check engine light blinks, rpms get stuck around 2200rpm, I keep getting the crankshaft, cam senor,codes I replaced everything.can someone please help me.…..

[@gerardovelasco8871]

having the same problem with my 2010 2.0t passat! everything you just i have wrong with my car, expect mine dosent wanna go over 4k rpms

[@nate7917]

When i replaced my stock coils they had that metal sheath around them but the new ones i bought didnt, should i move them across

[@hannahprice2482]

What if you replace the coil pack and it still runs the same or won't start...I have a 2009 vw cc sport

[@ore83]

Hannah Price do you have a check engine light? Coil pack, spark plug, next could be fuel injector

[@adrianunaboone4296]

@@ore83 yes it was flashing when I changed the coil pack it crunk up then shut off when I went to put the cover back on the engine and wouldn't come back on

[@TheMackdaddy001389]

Check the fuse

[@legend-ch6fe]

What was you car doing before you replaced them ?

[@ore83]

It had a misfire, was running rough

[@kelvintaylor7279]

What brand spark plugs are you using ?

[@ore83]

Kelvin Taylor believe NGK

[@Evan-memo]

My car smells like gas when I first turn it on it’s 2003 Passat 1.8 turbo but wastes a lot of gas In not a normal ways no leaks no nothing everything there do spark plugs save fuel ? The car I bought haven’t been changed since 150,000km on it from previews owner and I put another 30,000km on it so I wonder maybe that could be a reason ? My brother said if your spark plugs are that old means they aren’t burning fuel properly I’m not sure if you see this message let me know like I said when I first turn it on fuel smell comes from muffler then goes away as I drive let me know and thank you

[@ore83]

Dark Night that’s normal for most cars because a cold engine requires more fuel to run correctly. As it warms up it needs less fuel and the smell goes away.

[@andko00201]

How do you remove check engine light?

[@william_coduks]

🤣

[@damienallen5187]

Mines still misfiring what do you think it can be redid the spark plugs even did the coal packs an throttle body

[@ore83]

Damien Allen check codes, but usually dirty fuel injector or something serious at that point

[@damienallen5187]

@@ore83 ok I was told to try gas treatment ima get codes checked to most definitely

[@ore83]

Damien Allen gas treatment is an inexpensive thing to try but typically the gas we use already has cleaners and additives in it so cleaning or replacing fuel injector usually works better. Good luck to you though and let me know when you get it figured out

[@robertrothvoss5929]

Check the plug gaps . If off will cause misfire alone . I replaced plugs and were not gapped right and caused misfire on 1 and 4 that was not there before . This only engine I’ve ever had issue with plug gaps on and work on cars . Very finicky engines .032

[@derrickbullington5504]

Show how to remove plugs. Why does every video skip that stop?

[@alfredojarillo3146]

That ain’t that hard bud 😂 get yourself a a spark plug socket…that’s it

[@irfanazemi8073]

My question is how the hell it's showing u 435 miles range with 3/4 of a tank, when mine with full tank shows me around 350 miles range, i would love to know that

[@omarmunoz5268]

My car is the same it says that on a full tank it last 530 miles but ends up being like 420 ish on premium fuel

[@benf101]

I replaced mine many times. It never ran quite right, even with new ones... and I went through three sets (12 total coils) over the past two years. The guys at the dealership said, "Oh yeah, it's because you're not using the genuine VW parts" blah blah blah. So, since I had no better ideas, I tried the genuine VW coils... and now it runs good again. So, moral of the story, if you're having misfires, even after getting new coils, you need factory coils. The after market ones have no business calling themselves replacement parts. They aren't.

[@ore83]

benf101 this is very true for certain car parts. VWs are picky! The other car parts you want to go OEM with are oxygen sensors.

[@half_r_mk5]

You didn't mention the socket size used to remove the spark plugs

[@ore83]

I want to say 5/8 but I might be wrong

[@AmandaLee-xi1ty]

How long did this work take?

[@ore83]

Less than half an hour. If it was just plugs or just coils probably 15mins.

[@AmandaLee-xi1ty]

@@ore83 ohh okay. Thanks so much. :)

[@jenniferyork9364]

Do have to replace spark plugs at same time when I'm replacing coils?

[@ore83]

Jennifer York not required.

[@jesus-nn8qk]

i got a 2007 passat 2.0 and it’s was also shaky and sound like it was misfiring, turns out i just had to replace the variable timing solenoid

[@SilverFrost14]

Same year, car, and engine with the FSI, my cars been acting similar but I'm not sure if its either what you said or maybe carbon buildup or bad fuel injector? My only code is a cylinder 3 misfire and I've replaced all coil packs and swapped plugs around and nothing changed. I also replaced the cam follower.

[@dallinrogers6626]

@@SilverFrost14 mine is giving me a cylinder 1 misfire code. Does this video help?

[@davidhe7213]

@@SilverFrost14 hi mate could you please tell me how your car went? Many thanks

[@davidhe7213]

@@dallinrogers6626 hi Dallin did you manage to fix your problem? If so how? Many thanks

[@SilverFrost14]

@@davidhe7213 my issue was carbon buildup on the valves and my alternator was also a culprit to misfiring(replaced my battery along with doing alternator)

[@stephenbhoolai3832]

You keep moving the camera away while trying to record vital parts of the video or your cut seems are too short and sped right through. Watch your videos before you post them or have someone else review and give feedback. Other than that very informative and I am appreciative of you.

[@Sook995]

All four of my coils were replaced a month ago, i have a 2006 VW passat 2.0 it's still misfiring, not shaking too bad though but making a gurgling sound will idling. I have 110,000 miles. My engine light is on but not blinking, i will take it to VW $$$$$$,😢

[@ore83]

SOOKND have the code scanned for free at AutoZone, KZbin the code on how to fix. Stay away from VW, they overcharge.

[@jonathancarbajal]

I have the same car. I can drive it for as long as I want and it wont turn off everytjing seems fineuntil I turn it off. Then I turn it back on while still warm my car stsrts turning off. I have to let it sit for 15min so that won't happen. Anybody knows what can be the problem?? Ive taken it to a shop and they told me that they found nothing wrong.

[@ore83]

Could be a few things. But the first to come to mind is a bad coolant temperature sensor.

[@lavris6065]

Sooo.. what if my coil packs have oil in it? Whats the problem?

[@ore83]

Spark plug tube seals need to be replaced. It means buying a new valve cover gasket with tube seals, removing the valve cover and replacing the valve cover gasket and all four tube seals. Easier than it sounds.

[@lavris6065]

Thanks for the help man! Please post more informing videos like this! Thanks again!

[@thomascampbell3483]

Def valve cover gasket.

[@lesliezavala7195]

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[@william_coduks]

Fuu that easy aye

[@xxrampagexx7273]

@leo

[@raffitchakmakjian]

Just wanted to add, called the stealership, $71.69 PER COIL!@!@@!!! $18 per spark plug Oo DUUUUDE!!!! I searched for spark plug wires on Autozone and it said it didn't have anything for my car. Make sure you search for 'coils' or 'ignition coil', a pack of four is like $80 at Autozone, lol.

[@scatit4027]

98.99 at Autozone

[@raffitchakmakjian]

@@scatit4027 that inflation is real bruh

[@Sabryabutar]

زي سيارتي

[@sheffield8184]

Put R8 coil packs in they so much longer

[@ore83]

I’m sure you’re right because one of these went bad less than a year later.

[@sheffield8184]

@@ore83 ye standard coils are shit upgrade to R8 Can an there same price

[@TheWeedOperation]

Actually why not just buy the oem part for your car. If it is unreliable most likely there will be a revised part.

[@ore83]

TheWeedOperation that’s the best idea. She was on a tight budget at the time though. I think OEM costs a bit more (better quality though!)

[@sheffield8184]

@@TheWeedOperation because the r8 coils are the same price so you'd be stupid not to upgrade them

[@roninseattle]

I have done this several times, so what you do makes all sense to me, but I think, for a first timer, you go way too fast and you left out several steps, like how: the cover pops off, didn't mention the screws that hold the rail in place.