Hi all
My wife has an 02 Polo 1.4. I have had the bonnet up once or twice to put
oil and water in but that's about it.
Today a silly light has come on and the engine is running rough.
Give it a try and obviously a plug or lead has failed and it is only firing
on three cylinders.
No problem hoik the bonnet open and check the plugs and leads. Not exactly
rocket science is it.

Question :
Where are the plugs and how do you get to them?

I assume they are under that great big plastic cover but I cant get it off!

Any help appreciated.

"4x4v6" wrote in message
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I assume they are under that great big plastic cover but I cant get it
off!

Looking at Etka it appears that the only things holding it on are the oil
filler cap and 4 small balljoints fixed to the cylinder head that the cover
clips onto. In theory it looks like you only need to remove the oil filler
cap and it should just pull off but don't blame me if you break it.
I can email you a screenshot of Etka if it helps?

"4x4v6" wrote in message
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Hi all
My wife has an 02 Polo 1.4. I have had the bonnet up once or twice to put
oil and water in but that's about it.
Today a silly light has come on and the engine is running rough.
Give it a try and obviously a plug or lead has failed and it is only
firing on three cylinders.
No problem hoik the bonnet open and check the plugs and leads. Not exactly
rocket science is it.

Question :
Where are the plugs and how do you get to them?

I assume they are under that great big plastic cover but I cant get it
off!

Any help appreciated.


The light is not really a silly light its a warning informing you something
is wrong but you probably guess that whilst you was mis firing

Once you figure out how to get the cover off. Its either on rubber grommets
(just yank it off after disconnecting breather hose or whatever else) or has
a series of bolts securing it under rubber cover pieces.

Once you get that done I **think** on that you looking for coil packs which
is what I would imagaine has gone bad. Which once who knows. They are a
common failure. Usually you get it scanned with VAG-COM and that tells you
which pack has gone, replace, reset job done. You could play guess the coil
pack and replacing and figure our which one it is. Thats what I think may
have gone wrong. I'm no expert though.

Good luck.

"James" wrote in message
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Once you get that done I **think** on that you looking for coil packs
which is what I would imagaine has gone bad. Which once who knows. They
are a common failure. Usually you get it scanned with VAG-COM and that
tells you which pack has gone, replace, reset job done. You could play
guess the coil pack and replacing and figure our which one it is. Thats
what I think may have gone wrong. I'm no expert though.


On Etka the 02 Polo appears to have a single coilpack with ignition leads.

"James" wrote in message
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"4x4v6" wrote in message
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Hi all
My wife has an 02 Polo 1.4. I have had the bonnet up once or twice to put
oil and water in but that's about it.
Today a silly light has come on and the engine is running rough.
Give it a try and obviously a plug or lead has failed and it is only
firing on three cylinders.
No problem hoik the bonnet open and check the plugs and leads. Not
exactly rocket science is it.

Question :
Where are the plugs and how do you get to them?

I assume they are under that great big plastic cover but I cant get it
off!

Any help appreciated.


The light is not really a silly light its a warning informing you
something is wrong but you probably guess that whilst you was mis firing


Once you figure out how to get the cover off. Its either on rubber
grommets (just yank it off after disconnecting breather hose or whatever
else) or has a series of bolts securing it under rubber cover pieces.

Once you get that done I **think** on that you looking for coil packs
which is what I would imagaine has gone bad. Which once who knows. They
are a common failure. Usually you get it scanned with VAG-COM and that
tells you which pack has gone, replace, reset job done. You could play
guess the coil pack and replacing and figure our which one it is. Thats
what I think may have gone wrong. I'm no expert though.

Good luck.

We have Lift off or rather tug off.
I am no wiser. The plugs are still not accessible and there are small
connection blocks, tubes, and What is a coli pack ? can you get them from
Halfrods ?

My Austin A30 was never this much trouble. Had the sump off and new shells
back in and running in two hours.
This ******* is in a league of its own.((

"Homer" wrote in message
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"4x4v6" wrote in message
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I assume they are under that great big plastic cover but I cant get it
off!

Looking at Etka it appears that the only things holding it on are the oil
filler cap and 4 small balljoints fixed to the cylinder head that the
cover clips onto. In theory it looks like you only need to remove the oil
filler cap and it should just pull off but don't blame me if you break it.




I can email you a screenshot of Etka if it helps?

Yes Please

"4x4v6" wrote in message
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"James" wrote in message
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"4x4v6" wrote in message
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Hi all
My wife has an 02 Polo 1.4. I have had the bonnet up once or twice to
put oil and water in but that's about it.
Today a silly light has come on and the engine is running rough.
Give it a try and obviously a plug or lead has failed and it is only
firing on three cylinders.
No problem hoik the bonnet open and check the plugs and leads. Not
exactly rocket science is it.

Question :
Where are the plugs and how do you get to them?

I assume they are under that great big plastic cover but I cant get it
off!

Any help appreciated.


The light is not really a silly light its a warning informing you
something is wrong but you probably guess that whilst you was mis firing


Once you figure out how to get the cover off. Its either on rubber
grommets (just yank it off after disconnecting breather hose or whatever
else) or has a series of bolts securing it under rubber cover pieces.

Once you get that done I **think** on that you looking for coil packs
which is what I would imagaine has gone bad. Which once who knows. They
are a common failure. Usually you get it scanned with VAG-COM and that
tells you which pack has gone, replace, reset job done. You could play
guess the coil pack and replacing and figure our which one it is. Thats
what I think may have gone wrong. I'm no expert though.

Good luck.

We have Lift off or rather tug off.
I am no wiser. The plugs are still not accessible and there are small
connection blocks, tubes, and What is a coli pack ? can you get them from
Halfrods ?

My Austin A30 was never this much trouble. Had the sump off and new shells
back in and running in two hours.
This ******* is in a league of its own.((


lol yeah they are a pain in the nuts so I have found out the hard way.

Coil packs are available from main dealers or online. I use this place
http://www.gsfcarparts.com/ you may have a store near you or you can order
online.

"4x4v6" wrote in message
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"Homer" wrote in message
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"4x4v6" wrote in message

I can email you a screenshot of Etka if it helps?

Yes Please

Thank you. It looks as though I need a workshop manual.
If there is only one coil it cant be that. I need to inspect the plugs but
don't want to start pulling things off without a reference book.
So silly. this should be such an easy thing to do.

Probably cant get a good manual on sunday so the car is out of action((

Best regards

"4x4v6" wrote in message
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Hi all
My wife has an 02 Polo 1.4. I have had the bonnet up once or twice to put
oil and water in but that's about it.
Today a silly light has come on and the engine is running rough.
Give it a try and obviously a plug or lead has failed and it is only
firing on three cylinders.
No problem hoik the bonnet open and check the plugs and leads. Not exactly
rocket science is it.

Question :
Where are the plugs and how do you get to them?

I assume they are under that great big plastic cover but I cant get it
off!

Any help appreciated.

I am sitting here looking at a faulty "coil pack" It cost about £40 + to
replace. They are a constant problem.
VW are crap

"4x4v6" wrote in message
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"4x4v6" wrote in message
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Hi all
My wife has an 02 Polo 1.4. I have had the bonnet up once or twice to put
oil and water in but that's about it.
Today a silly light has come on and the engine is running rough.
Give it a try and obviously a plug or lead has failed and it is only
firing on three cylinders.
No problem hoik the bonnet open and check the plugs and leads. Not
exactly rocket science is it.

Question :
Where are the plugs and how do you get to them?

I assume they are under that great big plastic cover but I cant get it
off!

Any help appreciated.

I am sitting here looking at a faulty "coil pack" It cost about £40 + to
replace. They are a constant problem.
VW are crap



PS the car is an 02 with 12K on the clock

My suzuki has 120K and has only had oil and filter changed a couple of times
plus front discs and of course tyres.
Buy another VW
I dont think so!