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Old Sep 18, 2019 | 08:39 AM
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Im reading a great deal about coils here, but im not seeing an answer to this.
Is there a way to tell what coils are in my car by just looking down at them and without pulling them out ?
My 06 runs fine, but the paranoia about coil health has me wondering what the last owner might have done or not done !
Car has 55000 miles, so something must have been done at this point !
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Old Sep 18, 2019 | 09:56 AM
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Nothing identifiable from the top. When in doubt, replace. The previous owner should be able to give you some indication though?
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Old Sep 18, 2019 | 10:17 AM
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Don't guess, test them.

https://easyautodiagnostics.com/misc...i-spark-tester
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Old Sep 18, 2019 | 10:31 AM
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You can tell what type of coil is installed oem, ls, ign, etc.

But it will be hard to tell which brand without taking things out.



stock



LS(bhr)



IGN
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Old Sep 18, 2019 | 11:01 AM
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You can buy an HEI coil tester from Amazon for ~$20.
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Old Sep 21, 2019 | 09:19 AM
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Thanks for the replies guys !
Great pics Sonic - Thanks !

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Old Oct 28, 2019 | 10:11 PM
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Finally pulled a coil out. They are 100A's - might be originals, i dont know! Its running fine, but at 56000 miles, ill be replacing them !
Previous owner left a set of new plugs in the glovebox so ill put them in. Old plugs dont look bad, but both leading and trailing plugs are definitely gapped a little closer than the new ones. New ones are in spec though !

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