D.i.y: Changing Coilpacks On R34 Gtt

[Sheng]

I did a quick research on coilpacks change on R34s but there aint any, so i thought id have a go myself

im no mechnic or anything, still a noobish minded when pull something out the car lol... but i hope this helps

BTW: Thanks to Anthony McGrath's inspiration, i manage to save a few hundred from my pocket

but anyway we here we go..

Difficultie: 5/10

Time: 3 Hours including rest..

Tools you need: 8mm socket, 13 mm socket, set of allen keys, pilers or pansy fingers like me ...mmm and Coilpack deerr..

Step 1

pop da hood, and disconnect the catch can hose, and the hose next to it, and it should look like this

Step 2

Disconnect the breather pip on top of the coilcover, the BIG SILVER PIPE you cant miss it.. and teh socket set will come in use, loosen it up

and shes all good . and also in the last picture shown theres another pipe underneath, you may have to jiggle with it a bit to get it out,

and if you have pansy fingers like me..youd prob use a good pair of pilers to do the job for you. and the final result should look like this..

Step 3

now unplug all sensor plugs that in the way of removing the coilcover, then remove the cover(mite need a jiggle) and you should be be sweet

Step 4

And now just plug out plug in

and your done..

Step 5

Break...

Step 6

and now just put everything back together.. BUT BEFORE THAT MAKE SURE YOU"VE CHECKED ALL THE COILS ARE SLOTTED IN PROPERLY ..

hope this helps

[sunnycoast]

Not a bad read. Good job and thanks for taking the time to bother doing it

Edited November 8, 2007 by SunnyCoast

[nissanskyrice]

this will definately come in handy later on when i need to do this. thanks for taking the time mate. i think if i did that i'd need a few more breaks in between if you know what i mean

[Simon-S14]

i think you'll find you need a 12mm socket not a 13

[Jmaac]

Shouldnt you be putting that special silcone underneath?

[Sheng]

errr mmm what silicone?

[Jmaac]

Sorry about the confusion, I thought they were meant to have conductor paste/silicone underneath like ignition modules/pc cpu's etc. The paste acts like a conducter/heat exchange and helps draw heat away from your coil packs preventing premature failure.

Im sure ive seen someone put silcone on them, insulation maybe?

my mistake...

[Sheng]

oh ok then.

you had me clicking

[chrisR34GTT]

Thanks for this. Used it to coat my stocko's as an interim to aftermarket items.

Might add that this is not noob friendly. Being a noob myself it was a slight nightmare lol. Step 2 has about 20 minor steps to it. Also, the breather pipe has a small nipple underneath it with a hose that connects to the boost sensor near the firewall, I didn't see this and pulled and yanked on the breather pipe to get it off and by doing so ripped the end of the hose off!! Found that removing the strut brace was helpful.

Was a good learning point in that I will probably just let a mechanic do it next time lol

[V28VX37]

Darn, wish I had seen this a week ago before taping up my coil packs and changing the spark plugs, would have saved a lot of head scratching!

chrisR34GTT agree that us noobs could use even more hand-holding

Still a great post, thanks for sharing!

[Black25GTT]

Hi sheng.

How much were the coilpacks and how much were they?

Cheers

[Black25GTT]

Sorry, I ment where did you get them from?

[viper2002]

On 16/06/2010 at 4:37 PM, chrisR34GTT said:

Thanks for this. Used it to coat my stocko's as an interim to aftermarket items.

Might add that this is not noob friendly. Being a noob myself it was a slight nightmare lol. Step 2 has about 20 minor steps to it. Also, the breather pipe has a small nipple underneath it with a hose that connects to the boost sensor near the firewall, I didn't see this and pulled and yanked on the breather pipe to get it off and by doing so ripped the end of the hose off!! Found that removing the strut brace was helpful.

Was a good learning point in that I will probably just let a mechanic do it next time lol

Attempted this last weekend but didn't want to break any of the hoses. 

Definitely a lot more steps to removing the breather pipe towards the back, there's around 5 rubber hoses that are quite fragile. 

Anyone have tips for removing the breather pipe and hoses near there?