...help..!!!

nug · #1 09-02-2006, 06:33 PM

...my young fella said, I'm helping you fix the car dad, while i was opening the box of new leads and plugs,....thats good, i said.....but...oh no....he's gone and pulled all the leads off the coils....now i dont know which order they go back on...or even what order the cillinders are.....motor is a V6 3.8 ecotec....
is the cillinder count 246 up the left side and 135 up the right from standing at the front???? and what are the coils count.....can someone help....I need a beer....thanks in advance....

bangers · #2 09-02-2006, 06:52 PM

facing the engine from the front it should be 1,3,5 up the LEFT bank.

clixanup · #3 09-02-2006, 06:57 PM

OK.

Cylinder 1 is on the passengers side, closest to the front of the car.

Cylinder 2 is on the drivers side, closest to the front of the car.

Firing order is 1-6-5-4-3-2.

Facing the car head-on it would look like this:

6 -- 5
4 -- 3
2 -- 1

HTH

clixanup · #4 09-02-2006, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by bangers

facing the engine from the front it should be 1,3,5 up the LEFT bank.

These were originally American designed engines, so they're the opposite to what you'd expect - Cylinder 1 is on the passenger side. Same on Gen3 & Gen4, but opposite on the 308 & 253.

nug · #5 09-02-2006, 07:31 PM

...so far so good...."246 up the left side and 135 up the right from standing at the front"
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"Cylinder 1 is on the passengers side, closest to the front of the car.

Cylinder 2 is on the drivers side, closest to the front of the car.

...so now..if so..where do they position them[the leads] on the coil block??
....is the coil bloke order 6 to 1=left to right......? ..pretty sure the first pin came off #6 pot and the last pin came off #1 pot....

clixanup · #6 09-02-2006, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by nug

....is the coil bloke order 6 to 1=left to right......? ..pretty sure the first pin came off #6 pot and the last pin came off #1 pot....

The coils should have the numbers stamped on them.

Max Ellery reckons that they go in this order from left to right:

6-3-2-5-4-1

Try wiping the coils with a soft rag to see if the numbers show up, because I don't have a V6 I can reference this with.

Much easier on the Gen 3s. They have a coil for each cylinder mounted 6 inches from their respective spark plugs. ****er...

nug · #7 09-02-2006, 08:20 PM

....that worked...thanks clixanup.apppreciate the help..she's all sweet again...couldn't see any numbers....new coils last year, could be a/market...had me worried for a bit...

The boy learnt a bit this arv as well....thats what kids are for......

clixanup · #8 09-02-2006, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by nug

The boy learnt a bit this arv as well....

That's the most important thing. Learning from our mistakes is what life is all about.