MSD 8239 Ignition Coil, Red, Individual

This coil replaced my OEM coil at 88k miles. This coil is originally a drop in replacement for Dodge Neon's however, due to the Chrysler based Tritec Motor in the R50 and R53 MINI cooper's, this coil will also fit. Note, the bolt holes for this coil DO NOT fit the MINI's factory coil's bolts. No big deal, this is much publicized around the net and I was aware of this problem before purchasing. There are 2 ways around this issue. #1 Replace the bolts. I did not choose this route as the stock bolts have a metal cylinder sleeve with rubber bushings at the top and bottom of the coil to reduce vibration and increase longevity of the coil. These also help to prevent the coil's bolts from being overtorqued. Others that simply replace the bolts with standard bolts lose this sleeve and bushings and therefore have to worry about stripping out the valve cover threads, cracking the valve cover due to overtorquing, or having issues from the bolts being inserted too deep into the valve cover's threaded studs. I chose option #2, drill out the holes of the MSD coil to enlarge them to factory size. This was quite simple actually. The pressed in sleeves on the MSD coil I believe are aluminum, at least it seemed that way because they cut quite easily with standard drill bits. I simply removed the OEM coil and figured out what size drill bit was required (I don't remember now). Then put the MSD coil on the drill press and gradually increased the drill bit sizes incrementally until the bolt holes were large enough to accept the factory bolts. This is honestly an easy route to go and then you get to reuse the factory bolts and know that the factory torque spec will work for properly securing the coil without damaging the valve cover. My main reason for replacing the coil was due to high mileage with a slight 'miss' on idle. The number 3 terminal of the OEM coil corrodes and this rust and corrosion will build up on the coil and the spark plug wire connector as well. I could've replaced with another coil but why when the MSD is both cheaper and an improvement. True both produce the same output voltage, however MSD has brass terminals which will not corrode and rust like the OEM coil. Because of this I chose the MSD. The red color also accents the Engine bay and dresses it up quite nicely.

Was having some issues with my 2005 Dodge Neon SXT - misfires, rough idle, hard starts. So, decided to do a little tune up to possibly fix it. Got the MSD 8239 ignition coil, MSD 32729 spark plug wires, and some Bosch (4501) FGR8DQI platinum IR fusion spark plugs. And sure enough my idle has significantly decreased (use to shake my entire car), stars one the first or second crank, and no more misfire codes.

You can't go wrong with MSD Products Over the years I have used MSD coil packs on different vehicles and never had a problem MSD Is a name you can trust

Replacing the old coil with this MSD coil on my Neon was definitely worth it. I have noticed a smoother idle and a little better gas mileage. And it wasnt hard to do either, it just takes a little bit to take out the bolts. I also noticed my car starts right up every time too. I also have MSD wires and NGK spark plugs, which make having the coil so much more worth it. It was well worth the $80 and I look forward to keep buying parts from MSD.

the coil fits perfectly, but it doesn't come with screws and the original mini cooper s 05 coil screws do not fit. They have a spacer on them that doesn't fit it the hole the msd coil has. I used a claw hammer and beat the spacers off not very easy but it worked. Also replaced the factory rubber spacers with some flat rubber o-rings that had a better fit that the round ones that come factory

Only lasted about 10 months in my 05 PT Cruiser. Wasn't installed immediately, so it was just past warranty. After some digging, it turns out that the PT is too picky for this coil and ends up not working out for long. It ran great till it started a cylinder 3 misfire. Not blaming this coil for the failure, as I did enjoy those 10 months, and now know it's not for PT's.

I ordered 3 things for my Mini 05 R53 tune up...this msd coil box, new NGK wires n platinum plugs. They came at different times but I was so excited to see if they stop the lag I was getting in second gear...Received the coil box 1st placed it on per instructions..took a test drive...lag was gone..later that day the wires and plugs came..put them on and another test drive was unbelievable...for the posters stating there was no difference..something else must be wrong because these 3 components have my 05 Mini S R53 riding like it's off the line with 129k miles on her!

As mentioned by many, this unit has smaller mounting holes, I tried to enlarge them using a drill, but they were surprisingly tough, after going through about half the drill bit refused go any further, hmmmm.. In desperate I kept pushing the drill harder and harder, to a point that the metal bit heat up and melt the plastic! then the whole metal piece popped off. I was worried that the mounting holes would be ruined, turns out it held up surprisingly well, the original screws went through perfectly. Didn't notice any horse power / MPG gain, the red color matched my red spark plug wire pretty well, can't blame the bling factor.

Was in need of a new coilpack. This works great and now I need to replace my spark plugs and wires.

Le da más potencia y suavidad al motor

Al principio funcionó muy bien, pero al tiempo de uso fallo, desconozco si fue por defecto de fabricación ...

Great product great price fast delivery

Needed to go buy 4 bolts and washers to make it fit, the originals had sleeves... but a great product itself mated to low temp plugs and MSD wires on my MCS R53 gave great results in the midrange and top end, lessened backfires when off the gas.