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Ignition Coil Split

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Post subject: Ignition Coil Split

Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 2:28 pm

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Name: Keith

2008 GP 3.8L ~46,000miles
Complaint: No Start - No Spark
Cause: 2-5 Coil split open and ignition module not communicating with ECM
Correction: New ignition module and coil

Anyone experience this costly problem?

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2000mistedGTP

Post subject: Re: Ignition Coil Split

Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 6:52 pm

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scanner wrote:

I've seen coils split that is common. Keep in mind electricity flows to path of least resistance. My guess is the coil split and the spark zapped the module instead of going through the wire. Haven't personally seen it happen but see no reason why it couldn't.

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