On my 1999 XK8 I am getting P0356/7 OBD II codes, which indicate ignition coils may be defective.

Looking for replacement parts I found a number of low cost offers on eBay, for example this one:
Ignition Coil Kit Set of 8 for Jaguar XJ8 XJR Vanden Plas XK8 XKR NEW | eBay



The price is $120 for a set of 8, which is much better than anything available from a dealer or a parts store.

I wonder if anyone had experience with such products and can share it with the rest of us.

Thank you in advance

 

I bought some cheap ones for my 03 from ebay, trash. Ended up at Rock Auto for around $27 ea.

 

Yo, just go OEM, you gotta Jag, treat it like one It's well worth it. Leave the aftermarket stuff to a Honda. Cheap coils burn out too quick

 

I had to replace a coil on my #5 cylinder, and decided to replace all of them (since the e-bay price was so good)
The engine ran worse than when it was missing. Sent all the e-bay coils back and put the old ones back on, and purchased just 1 better quality coil pack for #5 from Autozone.
All is well!

 

^^^ and case closed!

 

Welcome to the forum sukalsl,

I've edited your post to make the link work and added a screenshot because the original ebay listing will soon disappear.

This question comes up from time to time and the usual advice is to go with OE.

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I bought a couple of used OEM coils on ebay and they were fine.

 

You can get these nameless coil packs for just a couple of dollars per piece in china, so the seller on ebay has a very good margin here, and of course it wouldn't be an issue for him to provide 10 years of warranty.

I would stay away from these or any other nameless stuff.

 

I purchased a set of new ebay coils for my E55 Mercedes 7 years ago, surprisingly car Still running strong no issues whatsoever

 

Beck/Arnley seems to make a very good replacement when OEM branded parts are not available or cost prohibitive. Avoid at all costs the Standard brand. It was once a good supplier, but is now a low-end Chinese product boxed in the Standard box.

 

Thank you all for your responses - great forum!