Replacing Coils and Spark Plugs VW 2.5L 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 

I bought everything I needed to fix the coils and spark plugs. I did it and then went to the dealership to have them reset the codes, they said I did a spectacular job all codes cleared and I drove away feeling empowered. Thank you for the video, it was explicit and helpful.

DUDE Im extremely grateful I found this video. I'm an amateur who likes to repair my own car when possible (for financial reasons). I was about to go into this blind. I could only find people changing it in other cars, but this helps a ton. Much appreciated

I just finished doing a tuneup on my VW Jetta mk5. It was easier than I thought. $250 at dealer but did it myself and got job satisfaction. You need large slip joint pliers (not the fancy long reach ones) a 3/8 analog torque wrench (not the digital short range one) Bosch plugs (3 times cheaper than the dealer ones) t20 hex bit, dialectic grease, flat head screwdriver. Put grease on engine cover posts and inside ignition coils. Use the flat head screwdriver to gently twist tab on coil until you hear click then gently pull by hand connector on each of the five coils. Use a short zip tie and loop it around head of coil and pull each one. Use torque wrench 21 ft lbs or 252 inch pounds to torque the spark plugs using a deep 3/8 inch socket with a magnet built in it. Then push the connector into the coil until you hear an audible click. Then align into groove and push coil with your thumb finger until you hear thump. I practiced at a salvage yard before doing it in my own car. Easier than I expected. Now my car run smoothly.

good video, lots of detail, i know these are tough to make to satisfy everyone. People with varying degrees of knowledge will view it differently. Experienced viewers. will complain of too much detail, less experienced will complain of leaving details out.I know that youtube videos have saved me hundreds of dollars on repairs that I don't have to pay someone else to do.Thanks for taking the time.

I am an experienced guy with cars...and found this super easy to follow and we'll described...thank you for explaining it all. Nicely done. !

I'm old school and went from plugs and wires in a truck to a Jetta. Thank you so much for your video(s). Never in my life did I think I would have to watch a video to do a tune up, change cabin and air filters.

Thanks for posting this and the PCV/mass air sensor vid. I replaced all of this on my 2012 without a single hitch, cleared the codes, now it idles and runs better. FWIW, I bought my car with 40k on the clock, and it’s been super reliable.

Incredibly helpful! I’m working on this repair and your tips are making this feel easy to a guy who doesn’t normally do engine work. Thanks!!!

Thank you! I was scared to take my car to a shop because I thought they’d have me replacing a million things. I sent the video to my son he watched it once , finished the job and my car is running like new again.

Watching this once made me be able to change them myself without any issues. Thanks!

I do all the repairs on my families cars and I’m pretty mechanical. We just bought a used Jetta for my daughter and this was a perfect video no matter how much experience you have working on cars.

I took a leap of faith after researching spark plug install and this video was very helpful. The wire harness latches was VERY difficult to detach from the coils! Nonetheless-Success! Great video

This video helped me so much. Thanks for making this! My Jetta is running much smoother now 🤟🏽

Very informative helpful, gives me the courage to physically do this myself this weekend, true money saver. Thank You.

Changed a many of plugs but a quick 30 sec lookovwr your video made my life easier. Changing the plugs on my fiancee's 12 jetta As she had a check engine light that indicated a missfire

Two Thumbs up! Great video to follow. Busted it out in less than 30 min. Changed the air filter while I was at it. Saved me some $$$$. Much appreciated.

Needed a look/see before replacing on my daughter's car, thanks.

excellent video! Very good pre and post production. thank you for the excellent commentary and audio WITHOUT MUSIC! Going through the necessary tools and shop supplies was great. All the little tricks like connectors, sequence of operations, silicone grease to grommets were perfect, and the cautions were great. Over all a real pro job! My only suggestion/ request would be when dealing with small items like the VAG style connectors an additional close-up shot with brighter lighting, spliced in in slow-mo, would be helpful to newbies to understand how those things work.

Thanks for making this video. I currently own a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt, but I've always been interested in owning a VW. Before I watched your video I watched a video of someone changing the spark plugs and coils on a 2012 Chevrolet Cruz. The job was so easy and I was discouraged about owning a VW. I thought, "I'll probably have to take the whole engine apart to change the spark plugs and coils on a 2.5 VW." Your video shows me this is not the case and gives me a lot of reassurance about owning a VW. Thanks.

If you use NGK plugs, they already have a factory coating of proprietary anti-seize on the threads. NGK does NOT recommend using anti-seize on their threads. Also, dielectric grease is insulating and should only be applied to rubber or plastic sealing surfaces and NOT to any metal connecting parts. Yes, it should be used for moisture-proofing but it should not be used between metals where current travels. It also makes inserting or removing the coil boots easier. There is also a special high-temperature dielectric grease available. A little bit goes a very long ways. Just apply a thin film with your finger tips.

Thanks I enjoyed watching the video and helped me do my Golf 2013 which is similar in engine style which is 2.5 engine also. I have a little difficulty in removing the coil for a while and a little pry loosens its grip from the spark plug. I guess a little trick on those wire harness, lift the wire and a lever lift and push it out with a flat screw driver and that will come out, hard but I did it. Thanks again, my mechanic said I can do it, just watch the RU-vid.

Thank you very much I just changed mine after watching it made engine sound so much better

Thanks a lot man I have a 2013 passat cant wait to do this myself

Your video saved me $1200. Thank you!

This is a great, detailed instruction video. It is very handy and useful. Thank you, it helped me.

Saved me $750! Thanks so much!!!

Thank you so much for this vid and the step-by-step. I am by no means a car guy, but I knocked this out in my 2012 Passat in no time. Hell, I spent way more time just trying to get that damn hose clamp back on.

Maybe the best DIY, I've ever seen.

Your video help me so much and thank you. Car is running solid.

Great video, helped me a lot and fixed my misfiring problem, thanks 🙏🏻

Gracias maestro eres muy bueno explicado 👍

Great video, thank you so much.

Awesome video. Well explained. Big thanks.

Tight Video . Gotta 2011 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 changing spark plugs tomorrow. Never used diobolic well.. Bolic something. Great knowing it slows moisture. 👉You show easy to follow steps..👈 got aroud using the t20... By sticking a flat head that fits right in between those t20 bolts. Great help. 🏅You rock sir. Noticed that it didn't matter mixing up the coils. On some cars.. I believe it customary to certainly put back the same coils in the same hole. Like a number match. ? Not so here. Im glad. Thanks this 🔩diy is the shit!💯💯🛠️ definitely subscribing.

PERFECT VIDEO - THANK YOU!

Very helpful, thanks!

great video, a lot of help

I like your dielectric grease tube bro

Thank you, will try to do it myself!

Thanks man.. the lager coil packs and ngk plugs are in.. if you dont have a grabber or long enough needle nose, just use the old coil pack and push it down in the engine block, it will grab the spark plug!

Such a great video

Very helpful many thanks to you.

Thank you for sharing !

very helpful, if I had not watched this I would have broken the tang connector but I didn't ty

Excellent job👌🙌🙌🙌👆👍💪💪💪

Thank you for the video

Very good video bro

If the coil bushings gets stuck on the plugs could that cause it not to turn over, I pulled the coils out and the rubber stayed on the plug didn’t disconnect anything else and now car won’t start came across this video after and just wanted to ask thank you

Major points for the Aprilia in the garage! Of course there's a down side and that is the low volume of your voice, but not fatal. Would have really liked to have gotten info on torquing the plugs but I'm sure I can live without it. Now go ride that bike!

Good video, thank you for making it

Nice n informative

Very thorough

Aye man you just saved my ass I swear to god

Good videos men put more wolkswagen beetle 2013 2.5

Thank you!

putting that grease on the cover grommets is a really good idea!

You do not really need a magnet to pull the spark plugs from the cylinderhead. You can simply use the coils themselves to pull them out after you unthread them. Just a quick thought

How do you release the connector? Push into coil and down and pull or with flathead screwdriver pull the tab until it clicks? Close-up would be good.

Perfect!!

Great,great detailed video bro! Really needed to see this. The camera angles are great. QUESTION...I use this same method for my 2014 2.0 Jetta???

I have an 09 Jetta. Is it necessary to gap the spark plugs before installing? I recently did my first ever spark plug and coil change and after about 15 minutes or less of driving the check engine light came on, not sure where I went wrong.

My Jetta is a 2.5 the tricky part is disconnecting the harnesses from the ignition coil should I use a flat screwdriver to pry it out or push the tab and pull? Don’t want to break the tab.

Thank you for the video, awesome video extremely helpful. I have a question once the tune up is done, do you need to do any type of scan in the computer or anything related to it.

Thank you

Appreciate the video accept it already knew how to do all of this. I was just hoping you included the torque specs on the spark plugs. I have the 2011 Vw Jetta and it’s got 198,000 miles. I think I only changed the spark plugs one time and I can’t remember when I had it done

I'm about to do an ignition service on my Passat. Gonna put in new coils and spark plugs. Would you recommend cleaning the plug wells before installing the plugs? Thanks

What!! You changed them at 70k My 13 jetta has 145k and have not changed mine. I do my own oil changes and better get on this maintenance repair, pronto!! Thanks for tip buddy.

You forgot the part about tightening the new spark plugs with a torque wrench. Bosch says 21 foot pounds.

Man I want to be the cool guy with the all black gloves.... all I got is Drs. Office blue 😁

Can u pls do a video on the struts/shocks replacement for similar VW models as this. Thx a ton

please show how to clean mass airflow on the 2.5 engine for the passat 2013. also how to service the transmission oil on them thanks. great video.

Does anyone know what it mean if I replaced all of the ignition coils and spark plugs but I’m still getting a misfire for the forth cylinder? Should I just replace them again I used aftermarket coils idk if that caused it to not work or not?

Anyone know if a knock sensor code would come on with the check engine light if the spark plugs have not been changed or does that mean specifically the knock sensor has an issue?

Great video. I learned a lot. Two questions. I'm guessing this video holds true for a 2010 Eos 2.0 T and did you gap the plugs or did they come already gapped?

Off hand, do you know if prying up the ignition coils, to make detaching the electrical plug, also work on a 2009 2.5L v5 Jetta? The set up looks pretty much the exact same so I hope the 2009 will have as much wiggle room as that looks to be the most difficult part of the process.

Friend, it seems you missed one step to tighten the spark plugs before replacing the coils.

16:13 just trying to watch this for a friend and I got called out 😂 this is a great video tho

Hey bro. I have the same model great video. Did you ever have issues with Map sensor P0106. ?

where do you buy the dielectric grease ?

Whats the tightening torque on the plugs?

Did you tighten the spark plugs back down cause it looked like you just dropped them back into the cylinder and do you have to gap them?

Were is the mass air flow sensor located?

Great video have you replaced a water pump before? Do you have to jack the engine?

Hi can you tel me wher it locate the gas filter on ve Passat 2013 2.5 L

Great informative video! I ordered Bosch replacement spark plugs for my 2011 Volkswagon Jetta Sportline. The thread pitch is correct however the total length of the replacement plugs are about 3/16" shorter than the existing plugs. Will a shorter plug work? Please comment when you have a moment. Thanks

Thank you. Question where did you purchase your coils and plugs?

you applied the Dielectric Grease way incorrectly! dont forget that Dielectric Grease is an insulator, so you should AVOID applying it directly on connectors and any metal parts in general. its to be applied on rubber (inside the boot but without touching any metal connectors). you can always apply it very slightly on the outside of the spark plugs (the ceramic portion), but again avoiding any metal part. The way you applied it directly to connectors means, you actually created a barrier/insulator that will make it harder on the connectors to function properly! its going to increase resistance and overheating the wires or lead to misfiring...

Thank you for making this videos man, I have a 2013 Jetta 2.5 automatic, I want get to some spark plugs for it, they sold me some ZFR6FGP ones I’m not sure if those are right ones. Can you help?

Good video almost: did not cover spark plug spacing or tightening the spark plugs - how many ft. lbs. used to put them back in? (a pretty important part)

I still wanna know how to takeoff the lid I’m having a hard time with that

Do you know what I should do if I have oil by the spark plug when you take them out?

Has anyone seen any videos on changing VVT solenoids for 2012 vw passats?

Just a question the plugs have never been changed on this 2013 Jetta. Is it better to remove them with the block cold / warm or doesn’t it matter. I’m Leary they could snap off ? Thanks JT

Cannot find any video that explains how to get the rubber insulation off the spark plug when it breaks off as you're pulling the coil pack up. The rubber inside the coil pack leg, tore, and is stuck on the plugs. They won't go back on now, and #1 not at all, and that one is misfiring. I know I need new coils now that they broke, but I cannot find anything on how to remove the broken piece stuck to the plugs.

Thank you for this video! One question... it appears you unscrewed the spsrk plugs before you removed them but only dropped in the new ones without screwing them in-did i miss something? 17:28

Can we get a list of the tools and parts?

Broke the tang thing on the connector.. Should I replace the whole thing or zip tie it?

Hey Y’all, so I’m trying to find coils and plugs for my 2015 VW Passat 1.8L SE... I’ve literally been searching for two days now with no results. I want to try any kits that I can order. I’m fully aware that I can get OEM... but those are $38 a pop... bs. Any help would be much appreciated!

any thoughts on a 2012 VW Jetta SE that drives fine, BUT has stalled when slowing down and when sitting at a light itermittently over the past 2 months maybe 5 times total with daily driving. Also when turning over it cranks fine, but recently same time as it began stalling it may take 2 turns of the key to start her up. this has happened 3 or so times over 2 months as well. I thought maybe fuel pump or relay, but no dash lights come on or error code. 2 mechanics so far have told me they dont know where to look. I was planning on having air filter replaced, and maybe relay then fuel pump if still acting up. Had a tune up 1 year ago, plugs and coils replaced at that time..any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

What is the tool used on the clamp called?