Hey Everyone,

This is a DIY thread on how to replace your Aussie Mk3 VR6 Coilpack (European) for a brand new, cheaper replacement.

So what I did was I purchased a US spec coilpack which cost me half the price (including shipping to Australia - $130 landed to my door) for a brand new coilpack, the only difference is the connector, otherwise they are exactly the same in shape, size, function and looks, the only difference is a slight difference in the bolts on the back but we'll get to that.

So get your old busted coilpack, take off the plastic cover to get to the four screws with the nuts and washers, remove the nuts and washers and you get this, bare screws...also notice it has a square connector on it.





Get your American coilpack which you will notice will not connect to your vehicle as it has a OVAL shape connector, same coilpack, same product, different connector...





Now turn old coilpack upside down, remove the 2 torx screws, and you will release the back plate.



Now you want to put your old back plate onto the new coilpack because you need the correct connector, the square connector is what you want to retain so you can fit your coilpack into the wiring again.

That is pretty much it, really easy. I came into one problem when I did this, someone told me the OVAL connector coilpacks are MKIV Coilpacks and some say they are US spec coilpacks, either way, the coilpacks are exactly the same and worked for me. Since the coilpack is for another vehicle originally or a different spec vehicle, I found one tiny difference;

1. They use "imperial" bolts, I just used torx for the bolts and it worked fine and used my old coilpack bolts so I could crank them up nice and tight.
2. The back plate that is held in with the two screws at the bottom (see below) has been manufactured with a tiny tolerance out, so its about 0.5mm out, I just used my dremel to shave some material off the holes so they would fit and then hammer to close the back plate onto the coilpack and then torqued the screws down real tight. It worked a treat.

This thing:



Hope this helps some people, it saved me over $200 I think and its brand new replacement, not a repair bodge job on a 12 year old coil pack.

Cheers, Jono.