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( number 3 and 6 coil keeps braking down!)


brettjones

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hi as same of you might remember i bought my wife a gto na 92for her bday.Well it keeps eating a coil 3/6 i have replaced the spark-plugs, ht leads, coil and ignition amplifier all was well for 2days now its eaten another one.I am thinking thats its the ecu and need a little help with this anyone have any thoughts many thanks Brett..

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You need to get someone to check the firing KV of the ignition system using a oscilloscope to find out what is really happening, check the resistance of the coils against each other IF one has a lower resistance than the others then it will draw more current, which will lead to ignition amplifer failure due to heat. the ecu will only give a low current signal to the amplifer to trigger the coils so cannot see it being the problem.

also check the voltage at the coils with ignition ON they should all be the same, IF you have a low voltage at one coil compared to the others that can also have a effect on current draw that will damage a coil.

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i have checked the resistance of the coils and the one that dose 3&6 is always lower the other too are the same . Dont think it helps he keeps buying second hand coils .

 

that might be the problem then:) and will proberly damage another amplifer.

 

 

P.S if using a secondhand coil then i will definitely get a scope test done on it with engine running. a resistance check on any coil will ONLY give a indication that the coil will fire ie spark, not the performance of it.

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