Used Hyundai i30 Coil Pack

The i30 is sold with both petrol and diesel engines, and coil packs only exist on the petrol variants — diesels use compression ignition and have no spark ignition system, so there is no coil pack on a diesel i30. If you have a petrol i30 (common engines include the 1.4 and 1.6 petrol units across all three generations), you will have either individual coil-on-plug coils or a coil pack depending on the exact engine code. Check your V5 or run a VIN check to confirm your engine code before ordering.

The first-generation i30 ran from 2007 to 2012 and the second generation from 2012 to 2017, and these are significantly different platforms with different petrol engine families, so a direct swap across that generation boundary is unlikely. The engine code is the deciding factor — if both cars share the exact same engine code (for example, the same G4FD or G4FA code), fitment is more plausible, but you should confirm this against your registration with the breaker before buying. Do not assume compatibility based on engine size alone.

The second-generation i30 received a facelift in 2015 rather than 2014, running as a pre-facelift from 2012 to 2015 and a facelift model from 2015 to 2017. Within the second generation, petrol engine codes were largely carried over through the facelift, which means a coil pack from the same engine code on either side of that boundary may well interchange — but ancillary or mounting changes mid-production are possible, so confirm the engine code match with the breaker against your exact registration before purchasing.

Trim level — whether SE, Premium, SR, N Line, or any other — makes no difference to which coil pack you need, as this is a mechanical engine component that follows the engine code, not the specification level. What matters is your engine code, which you can find on your V5 logbook or via a VIN check. Give that code to the breaker and they can match the correct part regardless of what badge is on the car.

The third-generation i30 launched in 2017 and remains in production, with a facelift arriving around 2020. It uses a different engine family to earlier generations — including turbocharged petrol units such as the 1.0 T-GDi and 1.4 T-GDi alongside naturally aspirated options — and coil packs from first or second-gen cars are very unlikely to cross over. Always match by engine code rather than generation name, and confirm compatibility with the breaker using your registration.

Hyundai and Kia share engine families across many models, and if the engine code is genuinely identical, the coil pack may well be the same part — this is worth exploring as it can widen the pool of available used parts. However, confirm this with the breaker by giving them both registration numbers, as mounting or loom differences can sometimes exist even where the core engine code matches. A reputable breaker will be able to cross-reference before you commit.