Sometimes to identify
a failing ignition coil, mechanics may try swapping a suspected coil with a known good one from a different cylinder, to see if the misfiring moves with the coil or stays at the same cylinder.
This sounds like a common sign of
a failing ignition coil.
It sounds like what you are describing is a classic sign of
a failing ignition coil that may be getting too hot to operate properly and is going through a heat cycling phase.
While it could be any number of things, my issue was
a failing ignition coil.
A failed ignition coil would send raw fuel to the cat, where it would ignite and disintegrate the cat.
The irregular work of the engine is often connected with
failed ignition coils.
Failed ignition coils can cause the Check Engine light to come on with misfiring codes.
Timely spark plug replacement will help avoid more serious problems like
failed ignition coils.
A failed ignition coil may cause the engine to misfire and run rough.
Other common problems include varietuy of coolant and oil leaks, Check Engine light,
failing ignition coils and injectors.
Failed ignition coils and some minor electrical glitches are also often mentioned.
Failed ignition coils are quite common too.
When replacing
a failed ignition coil, it's a good idea to change all the spark plugs too.
Not exact matches
When the signal
fails, the computer knows there's an issue with the
coil or the
ignition circuit and will send a fault code, then notify the driver with the glorious check engine light.
A misfire occurs when a cylinder
fails to ignite the air / fuel mixture at the right time and could happen due to a wide range of reasons, including lack of spark (a bad
coil), lack of fuel delivery (clogged fuel injectors) and improper
ignition timing (out - of - spec cam timing).
From time to time
ignition coils fail on this engine, what leads to misfire.
The first one could be that your
ignition system has an issue such as a
failed spark plug or
ignition coil.
Hi There, It sounds like this may be related to your evaporative emissions system malfunctioning rather than an
ignition coil failing.
Hi There, What you are describing sounds like an
ignition coil pack that may be
failing.
Ignition coils are prone to this type of erratic functioning or heat cycling when they are beginning to
fail due to the temperature fluctuations under the...
Rough idle and excessive shaking of the engine could be due to a bad tank of gasoline, dirty fuel injectors, incorrect idle speed, exhaust restrictions, vacuum leaks, incorrectly installed or damaged spark plugs, a defective or clogged fuel pump or fuel filter,
failing electrical components such as the
ignition control module, plug wires,
coils, and spark plugs, a defective airflow sensor, dirty oxygen sensors and other causes.
Ignition coils will
fail and cause a sputtering or a misfire, but there could be other issues as well.
It could be, a spark plug failure or an
ignition coil has
failed.
When one
coil starts to
fail or
fails it increases resistance in the whole
ignition system.
The 5.4 L Triton V8's are notorious for the
ignition coils failing.
Hello, when one
ignition coil fails it is generally recommended to replace all
coils at the same time.
In a V6 engine, if one of the rear
ignition coils failed, it's a good idea to change all three rear
coils at the same time.
Another disadvantage of the V6 is that sometimes one of the
ignition coils could
fail and it could be quite expensive to replace
coils and spark plugs on the rear cylinder bank in a V6.
Ignition coils are more likely to
fail if spark plugs haven't been replaced for a long time.
In a V6 engine, if any of the
ignition coils failed, replace all the spark plugs to avoid more
coils failing.
If you need to replace an
ignition coil because of misfiring, have all the spark plugs changed as well; this may help keep the
ignition coils from
failing.
Often,
ignition coils fail after water has gotten into the engine bay.
Ignition coils are common to
fail in many cars.
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failed on - plug
ignition coil, damaged
ignition coil wiring.
Ignition coils may
fail, causing misfiring.
Ignition coils can
fail causing the engine to misfire.