96 2.8L Jetta DOHC won't start when its damp out

My car is a 1996 VW Jetta V6 2.8L DOHC with the Distributorles
Ignition System (DIS). I noticed that in the morning when it is wet...
after a soaking rain, heavy dew, or extremely humid day, the DIS was
sparking beween the DIS and each (or some of the) plug wire
connector. I am surmizing that the plug wires are going bad, but am
still confused because the DIS is an epoxy filled module... how it it
shorting and to what???

I was going to try and replace the wireset, but dang... impossible
with the infamous "tool, special". Any help is appreciated in
this...

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Those coils are notorious for going bad. I would bet money that its the coil
rather than the wires. I always replace both though.

The coils actually crack & allow water to enter which gives a path to
ground.

Craig

"radi8" > wrote in message
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> My car is a 1996 VW Jetta V6 2.8L DOHC with the Distributorles
> Ignition System (DIS). I noticed that in the morning when it is wet...
> after a soaking rain, heavy dew, or extremely humid day, the DIS was
> sparking beween the DIS and each (or some of the) plug wire
> connector. I am surmizing that the plug wires are going bad, but am
> still confused because the DIS is an epoxy filled module... how it it
> shorting and to what???
>
> I was going to try and replace the wireset, but dang... impossible
> with the infamous "tool, special". Any help is appreciated in
> this...
>
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I usually reseal them esp since the 2001 coil packs cost over $400. There
are some websites devoted to this procedure!
http://chris.quietlife.net/passat/coilpack.html



"Craig" > wrote in message
...
> Those coils are notorious for going bad. I would bet money that its the
> coil rather than the wires. I always replace both though.
>
> The coils actually crack & allow water to enter which gives a path to
> ground.
>
> Craig
>
> "radi8" > wrote in message
> news:1210447_3b4f838743cea6e757d811602583cafe@auto boardz.com...
>> My car is a 1996 VW Jetta V6 2.8L DOHC with the Distributorles
>> Ignition System (DIS). I noticed that in the morning when it is wet...
>> after a soaking rain, heavy dew, or extremely humid day, the DIS was
>> sparking beween the DIS and each (or some of the) plug wire
>> connector. I am surmizing that the plug wires are going bad, but am
>> still confused because the DIS is an epoxy filled module... how it it
>> shorting and to what???
>>
>> I was going to try and replace the wireset, but dang... impossible
>> with the infamous "tool, special". Any help is appreciated in
>> this...
>>
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>

Also from Chris,

http://web.newsguy.com/vrooomm/VW/coilpack.htm

Mark

In article >,
says...
> I usually reseal them esp since the 2001 coil packs cost over $400. There
> are some websites devoted to this procedure!
> http://chris.quietlife.net/passat/coilpack.html
>
>
>
> "Craig" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Those coils are notorious for going bad. I would bet money that its the
> > coil rather than the wires. I always replace both though.
> >
> > The coils actually crack & allow water to enter which gives a path to
> > ground.
> >
> > Craig
> >
> > "radi8" > wrote in message
> > news:1210447_3b4f838743cea6e757d811602583cafe@auto boardz.com...
> >> My car is a 1996 VW Jetta V6 2.8L DOHC with the Distributorles
> >> Ignition System (DIS). I noticed that in the morning when it is wet...
> >> after a soaking rain, heavy dew, or extremely humid day, the DIS was
> >> sparking beween the DIS and each (or some of the) plug wire
> >> connector. I am surmizing that the plug wires are going bad, but am
> >> still confused because the DIS is an epoxy filled module... how it it
> >> shorting and to what???
> >>
> >> I was going to try and replace the wireset, but dang... impossible
> >> with the infamous "tool, special". Any help is appreciated in
> >> this...
> >>
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