iBrent
Veteran CEG'er
Hey everyone,
So I'm one of the not so few who have bucking/hesitation problems from idel to when the secondaries open up. I recently replaced the following:
- spark plugs (Double Plats, properly gapped and greased)
- plug wires (Motorcraft OEM from Autozone)
- Fuel filter (OEM)
- Fuel Pump (at the stealership)
So now, still convinced its an ignition problem, I went to test the coil pack as per the instructions on the Autozone website. The primaries all tested around .7 Ohm. I then removed the wires from 1+5, and tested the secondary for coil 1. It tested around 14.4kOhms (out of spec). So I put those two wires back on and moved to the second coil in the middle. Removed its wires and tested...14.5kOhms. Same with the third. Now could the reason these are testing out of specs is because I'm leaving the other 4 wires on? Or are each coil bank isolated from the others? Meaning, would I get different results if I removed all 6 wires and then tested it? I didn't want to label and remove all the wires which is why I did it this way.
Also, the autozone link that everyone goes by is for the 99 Contour/Mystique/Cougar. Mine is a 2000 SVT...I'm assuming its all the same right?
Thanks everyone!
Brent
So I'm one of the not so few who have bucking/hesitation problems from idel to when the secondaries open up. I recently replaced the following:
- spark plugs (Double Plats, properly gapped and greased)
- plug wires (Motorcraft OEM from Autozone)
- Fuel filter (OEM)
- Fuel Pump (at the stealership)
So now, still convinced its an ignition problem, I went to test the coil pack as per the instructions on the Autozone website. The primaries all tested around .7 Ohm. I then removed the wires from 1+5, and tested the secondary for coil 1. It tested around 14.4kOhms (out of spec). So I put those two wires back on and moved to the second coil in the middle. Removed its wires and tested...14.5kOhms. Same with the third. Now could the reason these are testing out of specs is because I'm leaving the other 4 wires on? Or are each coil bank isolated from the others? Meaning, would I get different results if I removed all 6 wires and then tested it? I didn't want to label and remove all the wires which is why I did it this way.
Also, the autozone link that everyone goes by is for the 99 Contour/Mystique/Cougar. Mine is a 2000 SVT...I'm assuming its all the same right?
Thanks everyone!
Brent