Coilpack Maintenance

[InterCooL]

hey guys

was reading through a hot 4's magazine where it said that we should maintain our coilpacks so they don't fail on us. "Removal and inspection is the best bet, with frequent lubrication of the silicone seals that live between the coil and spark plug being the best way of stopping moisture ingress"

can someone clarify where lubrication is meant to occur? i'm afraid i will put lubrication which will inhibit the spark travelling down to the plug

here's a pic if someone wants to draw on it

[RBwhatever]

From what I can understand from that statement, the oil is just to help prevent moisture making its way down to the plug and shorting out the coilpack......no?

I don't think this maintenance is going to stop age taking it's toll on the coilpack itself.

Edited December 27, 2008 by KeyMaker

[R31Nismoid]

I don't think i've ever heard of a coil pack failing due to moisture.

Its usually heat, over time, cracking the coil pack casing or they just wear out.

Just ignore hot4's IMO. It doesn't apply to every make, model.

[InterCooL]

I don't think i've ever heard of a coil pack failing due to moisture.

Its usually heat, over time, cracking the coil pack casing or they just wear out.

Just ignore hot4's IMO. It doesn't apply to every make, model.

its hard to know what to do when you see things like this;

"Corrosion, formed by the presence of liquid around the plug and coil pack, is one of the greatest electrical resistors known to mankind, providing enough of a blockage to the voltage transfer process to keep the spark plug from firing correctly. Once the whole shooting match has been dried out, there is also the ever-present threat of corrosion in the form of white chalky powerd that once more will inhibit the spark plug firing... Always run your centre cover too, as the myths started about coil packs overheating and shutting down are absolute rubbish."

the article contained a test dummy ca18det engine with aftermarket coil packs which produced all over less power and could not even rev out without misfiring (where the standard ones worked fine). i thought it would be applicable as its another similar aged import nissan engine.

but i really have no idea, i havent run a center cover for 18+ months and was a bit concerned i was ignoring the maintennace of my car?

[swanny180]

Havent had a centre cover on my coilpacks since Ive had my car Pegg

[Sinista32]

Suggest ignore after you put your new coil packs in. Unless of course your pouring water in the wells. The cover will help but even without a cover I'd suggest you have a decade or more of peace of mind. It will fail from heat b4 it fails from water seeping in.

Hit em with WD40 if your concerned.

BTW ~ What's Kmart Racing? Sheeeezus! mate!

Edited December 28, 2008 by Sinista32

[InterCooL]

kmart was paying for all mine and swanny180's rides for many years, so we sorta just put that as a sig?

thankfully i've moved on. when will swanny???

[R31Nismoid]

I ran cover off also, don't really need it

Did that on my RB25 also.