Coils Color?

There are color rings on them that denote their respective spring rates, just like sway bars

Ignition coils... Just saying.

SaVAGeSoot said:

Ignition coils... Just saying.

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****, seriously? Guess I missed that one

BillC said:

Is there any difference between coils that color denotes? I'm replacing mine on 2008 4.2. It came with red coils and the replacements are black. Any difference? Thanks, Bill

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I have no clue whether the parts are shared between the T2 4.2 V8 FSI and the EA888 Gen 2 of the same time period, but in the EA888 world factory packs were black on VWs, and Audis got red top/R8 coil packs.

if your 08 V8, which is an Audi motor, came with red packs, you are likely better off with red tops.

be careful where you buy them from - they’re not that much money, I would pay at dealer. Lots of fakes online. I got a fake set from rockauto in 2013. YMMV

Don't the red coil packs have a higher spark output than the standard black ones?

New2Tregs said:

Don't the red cil packs have a higher spark output than the standard black ones?

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Like Wang said, that's generationally dependent. For modern vag yes

Ignition coils! Never entered my mind either. Sorry for tangent heading in the wrong direction!

The proper technical term for a modern ignition coil pack that sits atop of a spark plug is COP (coil-on-plug).

That’s what had thrown me off… coils vs coil packs!