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2004 Volkswagen Polo

Tiny
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  • 2004 VOLKSWAGEN POLO
  • 4 CYL
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 67,000 MILES
I recently had a 60,000 km service, which indicated a number of replacements required. The major one was the timing belt and all associated pulleys/cams. And water pump.
The items were replaced and the next day the car would not start, I was informed by an independant mechanic that it was not the battery. It was towed back to the garage and the investigation showed that 2 of the ignition coils need to be replaced. Are these 2 items (ignition coils and timing belt) connected? Or was it just coincedence?
And do I need to have all 4 ignition coils replaced as advised?
Thank you.
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 AT 2:23 AM

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Tiny
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Hi there,

I think that it is a case of just plain bad timing, the coils and the timing belt are totally independent and there will be no bearing on either when the work is carried out, I would not worry about changing the other coils, there is no reason to, but if you want to that would not be a problem.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 AT 4:37 AM
Tiny
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Thanks for your advice, I have know been told the throttle body has gone and the 4 spark plugs as a result of trying to get the engine to start.
Expensive!
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 AT 10:52 PM
Tiny
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I would question the problem with the throttle body, what are they saying is the problem there?

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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 AT 11:08 PM

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