Engine Performance Issue

[Kellar]

BA XR6T Auto Jan 2003 82000 k - purchased the car today with the following engine issue - runs fine & smooth until you boot it - then it seems to be lacking fuel or has ignition problem - engine dies, can anyone advise possible causes- Thanks

[berzerker]

Sounds like coil packs, they normally need to be done anytime after 70k

[bluprinturbo]

+1 for coils. probably just one of them but you may as well do the lot.

[Kellar]

Thanks for the info, will replace the coil packs, any advise on which ones & where to purchase - as we intend to modify the engine for performance increase in stages - perhaps we should look at high performance coils - what are your thoughts

[Henz]

I found stock ford ones good upto 320odd kw, other people have ran alot more, theres a thread somewhere here on the different coils available and what works.

[berzerker]

Aftermarket ebay ones are the go mate. Less than half the price of the Genuines and no difference in reliability or anything.

[tab]

Did it come with any sort of warranty? Or was it a private purchase?

[straughsberry]

Aftermarket ebay ones are the go mate. Less than half the price of the Genuines and no difference in reliability or anything.

Sorry, but that's not necessarily true. It seems to be a bit hit and miss with after market units. I've used 2 sets (Borgg and another set selling for $124) and they were both rubbish. The Borggs lasted days until they totally failed and began to misfire. The $124 dollar jobs lasted a couple of weeks and they did the same. Other's have reported similar issues while some have had no problems.

The point? Buy at your own risk! Don't forget that even though genuine Ford units are a bit exy, they come with a 2 year warranty.

[Kellar]

Thanks for the info, there are sets of 6 genuine coils on Ebay for $160, I think that these are good value - purchased the car privately, the performance issue was raised when negotiating the price

[straughsberry]

That's another story. I'm sceptical that the ebay Ford genuine coils are actually Ford genuine coils. I know what the dealer buy price is on these and it's more than what they are being sold for on ebay. So how are they selling them for a fair bit less than the dealer buy price?