VAG 1.8T - P1358 - Cylinder 2 Ignition Circuit fault.

[TonyRPH]

I have a '52 Skoda Octavia with the 1.8T engine.

I've just replaced a faulty coil pack and the engine appears to be running fine - however;

The MIL light came on in less than 2 miles. So I checked with a scanner and got "P1358 - Cylinder 2 Ignition Circuit".

I Googled this, and I have found a lot of US forums where the coil park harness has fractured, but this doesn't seem to be a common problem here in the UK?

The car was perfect before the coil pack failed and I replaced it.

Could it be a faulty coil pack, or am I barking up the wrong tree?

Edited by TonyRPH on Monday 2nd June 09:36

[TonyRPH]

So I posted this in the VW / Skoda / Audi forum and got an equally stellar response there as well.

It looks like it's the no name brand cheap coil pack anyway.

[amusingduck]

I took my Octavia to Skoda for the coilpack recall last year, they replaced all coilpacks with the new version free of charge.

Worth a call to see if it applies to you?

[Gad-Westy]

Was is a VAG part you fitted or a pattern part? I don't know if VAG cars are similar but Renaults seem to hate non-OEM coil packs.

[TonyRPH]

It was a pattern part, and non OEM.

OEM item has been ordered, I should have it for Thurs.

Watch this space as they say!

[Gad-Westy]

Fingers crossed for you.

[Toaster Pilot]

Have you tried swapping it to a different cylinder?

[TonyRPH]

Toaster Pilot said:

Have you tried swapping it to a different cylinder?

Yes, I swapped from #2 to #1 and the fault moved to #1 - pretty conclusive really.

[Toaster Pilot]

TonyRPH said:

Yes, I swapped from #2 to #1 and the fault moved to #1 - pretty conclusive really.

what was the difference in cost? Did you return the faulty one?

[TonyRPH]

Toaster Pilot said:

what was the difference in cost? Did you return the faulty one?

The genuine VW part (from a VW dealer) was double the price.

But if it fixes the problem I don't really care.

Once I'm sure it has solved the issue, I will be contacting the Ebay seller about the other part.