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      02-26-2010, 09:52 AM   #13
jeremyc74
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Drives: '08 135i Montego/Terra
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Originally Posted by marvinp View Post
Oh ok. What's the coil and what does it do?

It sits on top of the spark plug, and it takes the 13.5VDC from the vehicle's electrical system and on command from the ECU it converts it into a high voltage pulse that's feed to the spark plug, creating the spark that ignites the fuel in the cylinder.
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