ignition coil

[lechez71]

is there a way to check the coils with a ohm meter, if yes how can i do this. i think one of my coils is bad trucks been missing.

[oleshifty]

yes. What truck? We have a chart at work, with the correct readings/places to check.

[conekiller01]

there is a redneck type of way to do this......just make sure you wear gloves!!!! or your pants might end up wet

....i was told my a old man at ledford performance that if you pull the coil side of the suspected plug wire off and it throws a white spark then that coil is no bueno....hope somebody else chimes in on this so i dont sound like a complete idiot ...worked on my buddys firebird...after i got knocked to the ground

[lechez71]

yes. What truck? We have a chart at work, with the correct readings/places to check.

its for my 99 silverado 5.3L. please let me know.

[tanz45]

there is a redneck type of way to do this......just make sure you wear gloves!!!! or your pants might end up wet

....i was told my a old man at ledford performance that if you pull the coil side of the suspected plug wire off and it throws a white spark then that coil is no bueno....hope somebody else chimes in on this so i dont sound like a complete idiot ...worked on my buddys firebird...after i got knocked to the ground

I've been known to hold a plug or two in my hand to check spark. lol, ZAP! yep its good.

[r6z4o6]

If it is throwing cylinder specific misfire code, swap the suspect coil with one of your other seven and see if misfire follows it.

[lechez71]

If it is throwing cylinder specific misfire code, swap the suspect coil with one of your other seven and see if misfire follows it.

its not throwing any codes.

[GasGuzzler]

Single cylinder misfire codes are very rare. 99.9999999999% of the time you only get P0300 no matter how bad one cylinder is missing.