this is my wife's account - i've been going crazy with the car this weekend.
over the past few days the car hasn't been running right, during hard throttle onto the freeway the engine would seem to cut out for a second and go right back to running right. i drove it and found the car would almost buck when i pressed the gas hard. no check engine light
i changed the fuel filter, cleaned the mass airflow sensor, changed the plugs and found a broken #2 coil. i ended up changing all four coils.
disconnected the battery - started the car and it runs fine, rev it a few times and a solid check engine light comes on. autozone scanned it and says p1358 #2 cylinder coil issue. warrantied it out and same thing no code until i rev it.
car runs better with check engine light than what it did without.
i am at a complete loss what to do from here.
What are the odds? That your original No. 2 coil was faulty, then you replaced all the coils and again No. 2 coil was faulty. If you want to return the autozone coils, ECS tuning has coils on sale. I believe they are made in Japan
I also have a 2000 GLX and still have the original coils. Seems those type of coils are more expensive to replace than the 2001+ coils. When I recently changed out my valve cover gasket I did break a coil connector in half. Those things get totally brittle over time and from the heat. Lucky for me I didn't break any of wires inside the connector. I ordered a couple of new connector housings and replaced the housing on the broken connector. If those connectors are cracked or compromised it will short out that coil in a very short time. You may want to inspect that number 2 coil connector for damage and make sure the wires inside aren't broken or somehow damaged.
Good Luck and have your wife enjoy the LadyBug
Well, I just checked on the Autozone Duralast coils. They are actually made by Wells Manufacturing which their headquarters are in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Wells electronics actually has quite an excellent reputation worldwide for their products and automotive electronics inovations. So their coils should be pretty much up to OEM standards.
very weird how it all worked out to be with #2 - the coil wasn't fried originally, when i removed it half of it decided to stay with the spark plug. luckily a friend of mine works at a vw/euro tuning shop that specializes in the turbo motors so they gave it a good look over before sending us on our way.
so far - two days later the car runs better than it ever has and no trouble codes (knock on wood). between the fuel filter, cleaned sensors, ngk plugs (replaced autolites from the po) and coils - the car is completely different to drive.