Cheap Nissan Pulsar Coil Pack

The Nissan Pulsar sold in the UK (2014–2018) was available with both petrol and diesel engines, and only the petrol variants use a coil pack — diesel engines use glow plugs instead of spark ignition, so there is no coil pack on the diesel Pulsar at all. The petrol engines, including the 1.2 DIG-T and 1.6 DIG-T, do use individual coil-on-plug ignition coils, which are commonly referred to as a coil pack. If you have a diesel Pulsar and are chasing an ignition or starting fault, you'll want to be looking at glow plugs or the glow plug relay rather than a coil pack.

The UK Nissan Pulsar ran as a single generation from 2014 to 2018 with no major structural generation change, but there can be mid-production engineering revisions that affect ancillary components like ignition coils. The most reliable guide is the engine code, which you'll find on your V5C or via a VIN check — if both cars share the same engine code, fitment is very likely, but you should confirm with the breaker against your registration to rule out any running changes during that production span. Don't rely on year alone; engine code is the key detail to quote.

For the coil pack itself, gearbox type does not affect fitment — the ignition coils are part of the engine, not the transmission, so a manual and automatic car with the same engine code will use the same coils. What does matter is the exact engine code and any associated ECU calibration, so quote the engine code to the breaker rather than just stating manual or automatic. Gearbox type is worth mentioning to the breaker for context, but it won't be the deciding factor here.

Trim level makes no difference whatsoever to coil pack fitment on the Pulsar — the Visia, Acenta, and Tekna all use the same ignition coils if they share the same engine code. Trim differences between those grades are cosmetic and equipment-based, not mechanical, so a coil from a stripped-out Visia is mechanically identical to one from a Tekna. Just make sure the engine code matches and you're buying from a petrol car, not a diesel.

Petrol Pulsar engines use one coil per cylinder — a four-cylinder engine such as the 1.2 DIG-T or 1.6 DIG-T will have four individual coil-on-plug units. It's common practice to replace all four at the same time when one fails, since they age at the same rate and labour is minimal once you're in there, but you can technically replace just the faulty one. When sourcing from a breaker, ask whether they can supply a full set from a single donor vehicle so the mileage and wear are consistent across all four.

Some Nissan petrol engines of this era do share components across models, and if the engine code is identical the coil may well be the same part, but this is not something to assume based on badge or engine size alone. The engine code is the only reliable basis for cross-model comparison, and even then there can be revision changes that affect compatibility. Run the engine code past the breaker and ask them to check it against their parts data before purchasing — never assume compatibility across different model lines without that confirmation.