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RONDUMOND

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2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
4 CYL
FWD
MANUAL
38,500 MILES

Hi,
I REPLACED THE PLUGS WITH IRIDIUMN, CHANGED THE AIR FILTER. PUT IT ALL BACK TOGETHER AND IT STARTED. I TOOK IT FOR A SHORT TEST DRIVE AND IT STARTED SKIPPING. I GOT IT HOME (LESS THAN A MILE TOTAL) BY THE TIME I GOT HOME AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD I SAW AND SMELLED SMOKE. I HAD FRIED THE 1ST COIL. I REPLACED IT AND I DO HAVE POWER, BUT NONE TO THE PLUGS. I DO NEED TO TELL YOU THE REASON FOR THE FRYING IS I FORGOT TO PLUG IN THE CONNECTOR WIRE ANT THE BACK LEFT SIDE WHERE THERE IS A CLAMPED HOUSING, I WOULD IMAGINE FOR VENTILLATION. INSIDER THAT HOUSING ON THE REMOVABLE COVER IS A SENSOR. THE SHORT OF IT IS I HAVE CK ENGINE LIGHT AND KEY SENSOR LIGHT IS ON THE DASHBOARD. I THINK IT JUST NEEDS TO BE RESET? PLEASE ADVISE.
RON IN TROUBLE.

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KHLOW2008

MECHANIC
41,814 POSTS

Hi Ron,

Thank you for the donation.

There are many variants of the engine and each has different layouts so I would need you to provide me the details.

1. Engine capacity.
2. Turbo.
3. Number of cylinders.
4. Is it possible to attach a photo of the sensor that you are refering to?

I suspect it to be the camshaft sensor.

I have a pic of the cam sensor for a 2.5, is it the same?

Since Check Engine Light (CEL) is on, you would need a scanner to retrieve the Diagnostic Trouble ( DTC) code to verify source of problem.

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Saturday, March 7th, 2009 AT 11:03 PM

RONDUMOND

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IN REPLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE! SORRY ABOUT THE MEGAR DONATION, BUT THAT'S ALL I HAD AVAILABLE ON MY BANK CARD. ITS A SHAME I KNOW. HOWEVER, I HOPE THE ABOVE INFO IS HELPFUL. THE PHOTO PROVIDED IS NOT THE SAME AS MY SETUP, BUT I BELIEVE YOU ARE RIGHT. THERE ARE CODES THAT NEED TO BE CLEARED IN ORDER TO GET THE ENGIN RUNNING RIGHT. I AM HAVEING IT TOWED TO VW IN THE MORNING AND I JUST HOPE THAT I DIDN'T FRY ANYTHING ELS. I DID THINK THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO RESET EVERYTHING WITHOUT THE DEALER COMPUTER. I DID WATCH A MECANIC RESET THE COMPUTER BY USING THE KEY, GEARSHIFT AND CLUTCH, BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER THE SEQUENCE.