OFT OTS TUNE= Coilpack killer??

[zc06_kisstherain]

Originally Posted by thambu19

@tCsonfrs
Did the dealer repair it under warranty inspite of the header and tune? I thought it was a straight void of warranty if you messed with anything preCAT or anything that adds power or any changes to calibration. Can you throw some light on this? I am considering an OFT tune myself but not sure if I want to throw away my 6yr 100K warranty on powertrain
Thanks in advance

as somebody mentioned, it's probably header causing the issue. not the tune.

[NyC Zn6]

Similar mods as you OP been rocking the OFT for 10k+ miles and no cel here. Hey op I think I met you at 86 Expo I was blue tape lol.

[jawn]

That sweet, sweet necro.

[JB86'd]

[thambu19]

Originally Posted by zc06_kisstherain

as somebody mentioned, it's probably header causing the issue. not the tune.

Either way I thought that it still would have voided the warranty since it is a preCAT mod

[jawn]

Originally Posted by thambu19

Either way I thought that it still would have voided the warranty since it is a preCAT mod

Can we stop with this? Warranties don't get voided by aftermarket parts. Warranty claims can be denied, but the burden of proof is on the dealer/manufacturer to prove that customer negligence or non-standard parts are the cause of the failure. If anything, running catless headers reduces underhood temperatures (all other things being constant).

It doesn't matter if it's pre-cat or post-cat, or whatever other arbitrary jargon you want to label it. To answer your necro question, a lot of times warranty claims are up to the individual dealer. If your dealer wants to go to bat for you, you'd be surprised how much you can get covered by warranty. On the flip side, some dealers won't touch cars with aftermarket intakes.

These cars have terrible heat management, and you'd be surprised at what your underhood temperatures reach. I've had IATs hit 145F while sitting in traffic on a 75F day, and this was with completely stock everything. With catless headers, I wouldn't expect the dealer to replace O2 sensors out of pocket, but coil packs? Hell, there's plenty of documented instances of stock cars with bad coil packs.

[thambu19]

Thanks @jawn

[tCsonfrs]

Originally Posted by NyC Zn6

Similar mods as you OP been rocking the OFT for 10k+ miles and no cel here. Hey op I think I met you at 86 Expo I was blue tape lol.

Hey!! Nice to see you again! #10Seriesforlife lol


Just a quick update, I flashed back to stock and was able to get the dealer to goodwill the second bad coilpack. I then took the initiative to replace the other 2 as and all 4 spark plugs as preventative maint, I also wrapped the top of the coils in Gold heat reflective tape. This all occured at the beginning of August and 4k miles ago and it has been smooth sailing ever since.

I'll update this as time goes to see if the reflective tape on the coils is a long term solution.

[Gringosteve]

Maybe get a low temp thermostat?

[zc06_kisstherain]

Originally Posted by jawn

Can we stop with this? Warranties don't get voided by aftermarket parts. Warranty claims can be denied, but the burden of proof is on the dealer/manufacturer to prove that customer negligence or non-standard parts are the cause of the failure. If anything, running catless headers reduces underhood temperatures (all other things being constant).

It doesn't matter if it's pre-cat or post-cat, or whatever other arbitrary jargon you want to label it. To answer your necro question, a lot of times warranty claims are up to the individual dealer. If your dealer wants to go to bat for you, you'd be surprised how much you can get covered by warranty. On the flip side, some dealers won't touch cars with aftermarket intakes.

These cars have terrible heat management, and you'd be surprised at what your underhood temperatures reach. I've had IATs hit 145F while sitting in traffic on a 75F day, and this was with completely stock everything. With catless headers, I wouldn't expect the dealer to replace O2 sensors out of pocket, but coil packs? Hell, there's plenty of documented instances of stock cars with bad coil packs.

just ignore. every car forum has people talking about this kind of issue all the time.. mod vs warranty...

[Kronos]

Originally Posted by Gords_zenith

My coil pack issues turned out to be nothing more than a loose connection. Make sure all connections are tight and have dielectric grease.

Just threw p0353 code for the 4th time in the last 2 months. I haven't replaced anything yet. I'm pretty unfamiliar with this. What exactly was it that had a loose connection? And how did you check it?

[FRSBRZGT86FAN]

Originally Posted by Kronos

Just threw p0353 code for the 4th time in the last 2 months. I haven't replaced anything yet. I'm pretty unfamiliar with this. What exactly was it that had a loose connection? And how did you check it?

I believe he would've checked the coil-pack to plug, then coil pack to wire connections one of them may be lose, it's kind of straightforward but also probably difficult to reach down the side to that

[Kronos]

Oh I gotcha. Yeah sounds pretty straightforward. I'll have check that before I order any new parts. I appreciate the response.

And while I have you here 😁if I do end up needing to replace the coil pack for cylinder 3, is replacing the spark plug along with it necessary? I've read some people replacing the spark plugs as well


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[FRSBRZGT86FAN]

Originally Posted by Kronos

Oh I gotcha. Yeah sounds pretty straightforward. I'll have check that before I order any new parts. I appreciate the response.

And while I have you here 😁if I do end up needing to replace the coil pack for cylinder 3, is replacing the spark plug along with it necessary? I've read some people replacing the spark plugs as well


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While you're down there you might as well do all them (spark plugs) for shits and giggles, that way you don't waste time in the future