Q: Hello I'm planning on buying this 2005 Acura MDX but one of the issue on the car is that it needs the coil pack replaced. Could yo

asked by on March 10, 2017

I'm planning on buying this 2005 Acura MDX. In the details about it, it said that the coil pack needed to be replaced. Could you tell me exactly what a coil pack is and how much it will cost to fix or replace?

My car has 165000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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