Dis Pack or Not

[Timbuk]

Just took the dis pack off the project car as the previous owner had said it had failed due to him taking it to his local vauxhall stealers and them saying so.....hmmmm. This is what i have found, looks pretty good to me, any thoughts?

[Markie]

it looks very good....but not sure you can really tell...

Looks like i am doing the same as you today  
whats your symptoms?

[Timbuk]

it looks very good....but not sure you can really tell...

Looks like i am doing the same as you today  
whats your symptoms?

I think its running on five which is unusual as they usually fail in pairs, well mine certainly did last year. When i took mine off it was absolutely fooked , cracked , rusty, split, a hell of a lot worse than this one, rocker gasket is leaking though..... I wonder  

This was the one from mine earlier this year, definately knacked, bit of a difference

[Markie]

that is fubar !! Rocker gasket leak would perhaps be your issue here...how are the plug wells?

[Timbuk]

that is fubar !! Rocker gasket leak would perhaps be your issue here...how are the plug wells?

Dunno, rain stopped play  :-/ gonna have a look when it stops, if it ever does  

[TheBoy]

I guess it could break internally, should be able to see that with a meter though...

[JasonH]

You can check the resistance of the 3 coils - should be something like 11 kOhms to 14k Ohms each.

Trouble is if the iron core has delaminated the inductance will change resulting in a weaker spark. Hard to measure.

If the coil insulation has broken down you'll get some leakage again resulting in a weaker spark. Again hard to measure.

[Timbuk]

Just measured the 3 coils and they are all 11.8kOhms each, this pack seems ok to me :question

[TheBoy]

Just measured the 3 coils and they are all 11.8kOhms each, this pack seems ok to me :question

plugs or leads then next....

[Admin]

Well I have to say the DIS pack looks shot to me...

Too much water infiltration, especially on the right side (rust).

[Timbuk]

Well, there's no oil in any of the plug wells, all nice and dry, dis pack to be safe i think, anyone got one :question

[TheBoy]

dis pack to be safe i think, anyone got one :question

I gave my last one away

[Timbuk]

dis pack to be safe i think, anyone got one :question

I gave my last one away

And im sitting ten yards away from it, wouldn't fit this one anyway

[Markie]

If you do decide to buy a new one...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Omega-2-5-3-0-V6-Coil-Pack-DIS-Unit-NEW_W0QQitemZ330134540219QQihZ014QQcategoryZ10404QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


About as chap as you can get ( just check the part number before bidding though)  

[Timbuk]

If you do decide to buy a new one...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Omega-2-5-3-0-V6-Coil-Pack-DIS-Unit-NEW_W0QQitemZ330134540219QQihZ014QQcategoryZ10404QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


About as chap as you can get ( just check the part number before bidding though)  

Cheers Markie Although i do have Scottish blood in me ( did i really just admit to that ) so i doubt i will be buying a new one