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Old 05-23-2016, 01:50 PM
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Gents and Ladies,
I have a weird issue. My Shinka has been noticeably down on power lately. It's taking a lot more cranks to start up (struggling and I can smell fuel every time now) and in 1st gear it all but dies even when I stomp the gas ... does this point to a coil issue? I'm at 56k on stock coils, never been changed out.

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56k on the origional ignition? hell yes change all plugs, wires and coils. do you get a flashing cel? check your cat while you are at it
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Cool thanks. Recently replaced plugs and wires, but the mechanic didn't recommend coils. She sits in the garage all winter and this is the first summer in 3 years where she's getting regular drive-time... finally working from an office is fun

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replace coils asap and inspect the cat
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So my local Car-X says $59/ea for the coils ... do we have a source for less $$? It makes no sense to me to buy 1 at a time.

EDIT: Just bought a new set of coils + plugs on Amazon. $164 for everything ... looking good. Can't wait to get the power back!

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