Replacing the ignition coil - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

ae924af · 01-18-2011, 12:49 PM

So i bought a new ignition coil. it is an aftermarket accel coil but I have a 4 af engine so it seems the coil is somewhere inside? Idk Has anybody done this before?

Flashmn · 01-18-2011, 02:28 PM

its on the side, under the distributor cap and no an universal type coil wont fit, has to be one made for the particular dizzy and its also part number specific.

ae924af · 01-18-2011, 02:39 PM

hahah So much for universal. Anyway is there a way to upgrade the ignition coil then? or is that just not worth the trouble?

Flashmn · 01-18-2011, 02:58 PM

Theres no easy way to upgrade it and theres no use to do it, unless you actually _need_ to do so. Upgrading a coil wont give you any performance boost. For example I'm running a stock coil with a turbocharged car, ok sure I blew two 3 coils, but it was due to other reasons, nothing to do with the coil itself.

Blof-fan · 01-18-2011, 03:17 PM

This is where the coil is hidden.

A cut-out I made of a (2nd gen) 4A-FE dizzy:

ae924af · 01-18-2011, 03:49 PM

Is it worthwhile to replace it? Just your guys opinion would help.

verlaryder · 01-19-2011, 02:43 AM

Beware of subliminal advertizing. Names like "Accel" and "Blaster" make teens and young men think "acceleration". So they buy Accel and Blaster products and the older men who dreamed up the names laugh all the way to the bank.

The only legitimate reason for replacing a coil is if your engine has an intermittent ignition miss that jolts the whole car while you are driving at a steady speed.

Flashmn · 01-19-2011, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by ae924af

Is it worthwhile to replace it? Just your guys opinion would help.

Man you really should read my posts.

ae924af · 01-19-2011, 09:49 AM

Whoops sorry about that.