Moisture in coils?

[Upstairs Chris]

I had my car at the dealer because it was missing sometimes. He told me that there was moisture in my coils and he removed them all and dried them out and put them back in. Cars runs fine now except for about the first minute when I start it. It shudders a little bit but then once I get going it never does it again.

I told him not to get new coils because my warranty deductible for repairs is 200$ and they would replace one faulty coil at a time and it was ring up at just under 200$ so I would be paying an ass load, per coil. I figured I would just order a set recommend on her and have them installed. I just wanted your thoughts on this?

Thanks in advance. Also, if there is a tutorial on her somewhere for changing out the coils I would appreciate a link, I cant seem to find one.

 

[centason]

How many miles on the car? Anything under 100k, they are replaced under factory warranty at no charge.

 

[bmxbang]

How many miles on the car? Anything under 100k, they are replaced under factory warranty at no charge.

IF its an 03-05 lincoln LS

 

[Hawk03]

Thanks in advance. Also, if there is a tutorial on her somewhere for changing out the coils I would appreciate a link, I cant seem to find one.

Found this in the Tech section

http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/tech/Lincoln-LS/IgnitionCoilV8/

 

[TooManyToys]

The coils are potted but the connector is not. It's possible that some moisture was screwing up the signal but if there still is an initial start-up issue it may still be there while driving, just not enough for you to feel it.

There has been some issues with moisture getting under the coil covers, enough so that Ford issued a TSB. The seals on the coil covers are not replaceable, so if you feel the need you have to buy new covers for about $18 each. If someone has been in there before it's more likely that water could be entering at the point where the wires go in as you have to use RTV to seal that entryway.

Coils and covers are pretty easy if you have a V8. The pass side is a breeze, the drivers side a little problematic. To get to the drivers side rear lower bolt you have to use a 6pt combination wrench reaching from behind the motor due to the brake booster being in the way, doing small rotational moves on the bolt until you can turn the bolt by hand. BYMs have a bad habit of not replacing this bolt due to the time and effort, which also leads to more incidents of this problem.

1. Remove the six bolts from the cover.
2. Starting from the front coil of the motor, unplug the connector after pushing on the retaining clip.
3. Remove the coil retaining bolt.
4. Twist and pull off the coil from the sparkplug.
5. Continue with other coils in a reward fashion.
6. Replace sparkplugs (should always be replaced in pairs with coils).
7. Install new coils, hold down bolts and connectors.
8. Remove old silicone from rear of cover where RTV is placed.
9. Place new RTV under and above harness where it comes into cover.
10. Put cover on within 4 minutes of RTV installation and tighten bolts.

 

[centason]

IF its an 03-05 lincoln LS

Forgot to add that, Thank you

 

[Upstairs Chris]

Its an odd light shudder. It only happens once in a while, other times its business as usual.

Just for the record its an 06 with 59k on it. I really appreciate all this info, if it happens more often, I am just going to purchase a set of coils and plugs on my own dime and do it. However, right now is tricky being in a police academy 5 days a week. Hopefully it was last me until I have some more time on my hands.

 

[BlackLS06]

I told him not to get new coils because my warranty deductible for repairs is 200$ and they would replace one faulty coil at a time and it was ring up at just under 200$ so I would be paying an ass load, per coil. I figured I would just order a set recommend on her and have them installed. I just wanted your thoughts on this?

Buy the visteons.

 

[1LoudLS]

Hopefully it was last me until I have some more time on my hands.

if your problem is a misfire, damage is being done to the catalytic converters every time it happens, the price of the repair bill will soon go up exponentially if you wait too long.