1.4 tsi act fr coilpack removal

[Imperial]

My 64 plate is booked in for a 40k service and my usual mechanic is nervous about doing the plugs as he says the coilpack shrouds have a habit of breaking when removing. Is this a genuine concern? Is there a special tool or something?

 

[Rooster]

I have changed mine both on the Ibiza and Leon with this engine, the coil packs are held in place with a bolt, and once removed they do take some pulling off by hand, tell him to go slow and be patient!

 

[RUM4MO]

Or if that garage is preparing for the future, why can't he buy a coil removal tool, they don't cost much, it has an expanding section that fits down into the hole left when the retaining bolt is removed, then you draw up a tapered wedge that expands the lower section, making removal a lot easier. the tool becomes a handle to pull these coils out with.

I do agree with the above comments though, I bought the correct tool before trying to remove that design of coil, and I reckon that I could have removed them without it - a lot easier to remove without special tools than some earlier coils used by VAG!