e39 after market coil packs / ignition coils

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Anyone had any good or bad experiences with OEM quality ie bremi, bosch etc?

I may need to do mine soon but expect that original bmw ones would be quite a bit more

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yep good question... i wrote the post before completing my diagnosis

inpa was throwing up code 240, a misfire cylinder 3. went for a spin just a second ago and now its both 240 and 30 and the latter points directly to a failed coil for cylinder 3

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yep and compression test done for good measure and no adverse findings

im 99.9% sure that ill get the issue resolved in replacing the ignition coil so ill report back when done

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got 6 for 40 squid from ebay from a 2002 car will stick the replacement in and then keep a couple spare and flog the rest if needed

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just reporting back that after 30 odd miles the new used coil pack seems to be working ok and misfire gone on cylinder 3 and no codes