Rounded off torx coil pack screws

[catfish79]

Hi Guys Your help please.My Sons Old Focus 1.6 needs a new coil pack.Unfortunately 2 of the 4 Torx mounting screws have rounded off and We can’t get a bit to bite to remove them .Any one else had this problem and how did You get them out.? Thanks

[stef123]

Drill the heads off them. 

[Stoney871]

Use a removal tool like Speedout or similar.

Sent from my SM-G965F (S9+)

[catfish79]

Cheers Guys. Is it something You have both had to do with Focus coil packs? Is it common or have I just been unlucky?

[stef123]

I've drilled a few heads off the screws on the older mk1. drill the head off them get grips on the remaining part once the coil pack is removed. 

[catfish79]

Thanks Stef.Well it kind of resolved itself.The coil pack footings were as brittle as Hell when I went to do the job the old (defective )coil fell to pieces and I just removed the two seized studs with grips!! Car now running beautiful but the engine lights still on.Do I reset it and how ? Or will it just go out eventually on its own?

[stef123]

Well that makes life a bit easier 😂😂

It might clear itself after a few drive cycles without a misfire.. if not it’ll need cleared with a scan tool.

 

[catfish79]

Thanks Stef. I disconnected the battery waited an hour and then reconnected it and the light now has gone off.Not sure if this is the correct procedure but it seems to have worked!!