Thread: Ignition coil sparks coooL

I just noticed at night that my ignition coil is shooting off some crazy lighting bolts. Is this a real serious problem where I should not drive the car or can I get by for now because I have to get to work for the rest of the week. I did notice some of the paint chipped off the coil if I repaint it would it stop the sparking?

probebly havent been getting the greatest gas mileage lately. its fine though just get a new coil on there asap

They're not painted, they are rubber coated I believe.

This ended up being the dam spark plug wires.. I found out the hard way ouch....

Lol. I've been shocked by spark plug wires. It's definitely an interesting feeling.

omg I hate spark plug wires. NGK's for the lose lol my car was miss firing and I replaced the damn coil and dizzy but turns out the wires were bad. It was a nice shock when I figured out which specific wire was no good.

yeah easy way to check your wires is to park your car in a really dark spot and spray water on your wires then start the car. if you see a lightning show then your wires are bad

thats how i check if my wires are bad. Certainly gets me motivated to change them

I'll try that next time....seems like fun.