How do I know if my car coil is bad?
If your car is experiencing any of the problems listed below, you may have a faulty ignition coil on your hands:
- Engine misfires.
- Rough idle.
- A decrease in car power, especially in acceleration.
- Poor fuel economy.
- Difficulty starting the engine.
- Check engine light is on.
- Exhaust backfiring.
- Increased hydrocarbon emissions.
Can you still drive a car with a bad coil?
It is possible to drive with a faulty Coil On Plug (COP), but not advisable. Driving with a faulty waste spark ignition system won’t be possible. Driving with a faulty coil pack can damage other components of the engine. You’ll also learn how to diagnose and replace your faulty coil.
How long can you drive with a bad coil pack?
The answer is you should not. You can drive the car until it breaks down completely (and it will). While doing so you will, as pointed out by other answers, run the risk of damaging the converter but you also run the risk of fire. If the coil is faulty very bad things can happen.
Where is the ignition coil on a Toyota Camry?
The cool thing is that, even though the 2.2L Toyota Camry’s ignition coil is inside the distributor, testing it is not hard and can by easily done with a few simple tools. In this tutorial I’ll explain how to test it, all in plain English and in a step-by-step way.
Can a 1992-1995 Toyota Camry not start?
When the ignition coil fails inside the distributor, your 1992-1995 2.2L Toyota Camry is not gonna’ start. The cool thing is that, even though the 2.2L Toyota Camry’s ignition coil is inside the distributor, testing it is not hard and can by easily done with a few simple tools.
How to test the ignition coil ( 1992-1995 2.2L )?
You can find this tutorial in Spanish here: Cómo Probar La Bobina De Encendido 1992-1995 2.2L Toyota Camry (at: autotecnico-online.com ). The distributor, on your 2.2L Toyota Camry, has two connectors. One connector has 4 terminals and the other has 2. The connector that we’re gonna’ worry about, in this tutorial, is the one with 2 terminals.