celivdc13

Ok I've done some searching around and haven't been able to find an answer (consistent answer) to my problem. I got the GIAC chip (performance & stock) a few weeks ago and had a coil pack go out. The dealer replaced it under warranty and overwrote the chip due to an Audi recall (I believe its the "ch" recall - whatever the hell that means). So I went back to the chip dealer and had it reflashed last week. Well to my surprise this morning the CEL goes on and it starts running rough again (seems like its misfiring). Basically the same problem before when the coil pack started to go. I haven't had the code(s) read yet so its only a guess at this point but it seems exactly the same as before.

I've seen various advice across different Audi models which have been chipped. I've also emailed GIAC for some advice. That said I'd like some advice from others on the forum who have experienced this type of problem. My car is a 2006 A4 2.0T manual with roughly 32K miles. I'm tempted to pull the trigger and buy 3 new coil packs but I'm not sure this will solve the problem. Does anyone make upgraded coil packs that can be used in the OEM setup? Is there anything else I can do to prevent this problem? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Tgr_Clw

experiencing coilpack failures as well. No biggy.

2.0GT35

happens to everyone including people that are still stock, its juts a big coil pack issue which is why Audi has a recall for 2001+.

celivdc13

Yeah based on other responses this seems to be a problem regardless of the chip. It seems the dealer swapping 1st CP and 2nd CP to verify the 2nd cylinder CP was bad which it was. Now the CP originally from cylinder 1 has gone bad. Interesting that both CP's failed in cylinder 2. I hope this is just a CP issue and not something larger. Thanks for the input.

Tgr_Clw

Just a CP issue. Don't worry about it.

scoobycarolan

I don't see the same amount of CP issues in the B7 board as I did on B6...