Early V6 front bank coil positions ?

roverbarmy · 15th July 2019, 10:58

I've just been checking in Haynes re front bank plug and coil positions on my early V6 with plugs and leads. I was very careful to take them off one by one and mark the positions. No 1 lead was connected to the middle coil. No 3 lead (middle plug) was connected to the coil on the driver's side of the engine (UK car) and No.5 lead was connected to the coil on the passenger side. The Haynes pic seems to show the leads and coils as Front, Centre and rear (ie 1, 3 then 5), which is what you would logically expect. Could someone with an early V6 please check their plug and coil configurations and advise please? Thanks in advance, Mike.

edit- Just found this post re plug cap erosion:-
https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...KV6+plug+leads

Edit:- OK, I've just re-read Haynes and I think that they may be suggesting labelling the end of the plug leads as Front, rear and centre in relation to the coils to which they connect. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt! I prefer to label the plug leads as 1, 3 and 5 and label the coils in a similar manner to avoid any confusion when refitting. I usually use white paint in a dice dot configuration.

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roverbarmy This is my second home Roverless + 1.7D Sportage Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: East Norfolk Posts: 7,050 Thanks: 729 Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts	Early V6 front bank coil positions ? I've just been checking in Haynes re front bank plug and coil positions on my early V6 with plugs and leads. I was very careful to take them off one by one and mark the positions. No 1 lead was connected to the middle coil. No 3 lead (middle plug) was connected to the coil on the driver's side of the engine (UK car) and No.5 lead was connected to the coil on the passenger side. The Haynes pic seems to show the leads and coils as Front, Centre and rear (ie 1, 3 then 5), which is what you would logically expect. Could someone with an early V6 please check their plug and coil configurations and advise please? Thanks in advance, Mike.edit- Just found this post re plug cap erosion:- https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...KV6+plug+leads Edit:- OK, I've just re-read Haynes and I think that they may be suggesting labelling the end of the plug leads as Front, rear and centre in relation to the coils to which they connect. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt! I prefer to label the plug leads as 1, 3 and 5 and label the coils in a similar manner to avoid any confusion when refitting. I usually use white paint in a dice dot configuration. __________________ Oil in my veins! Last edited by roverbarmy; 15th July 2019 at 12:24..