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Hi all,
How hard is it to chnage the coil on an XF unleaded carby beast? Can the replacement coil be placed anywhere or does it have to be a certain distance from the dizzy?
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Hi Charles It is a straight forward task just take note of the polarity of the wires when you take them off and make sure they go back on the same way. It would be easier to mount the replacement where the old one is.
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Hi Charles It is a straight forward task just take note of the polarity of the wires when you take them off and make sure they go back on the same way. It would be easier to mount the replacement where the old one is.
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I changed the bastard. Electricals were a piece of piss, but to get to the bugger, stick a 14mm socket to remove the nut holding the coil to the block and then manovering it through the obstacle course that is the intake side of an XF was the biggest ball
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Im having a bit of a friendly laugh. These things are certainly out of the way under many obstacles. The secret is to jack the car on stands if you cant hoist it and get to it from below. This is the easiest method! To work at it from the engine bay is ce
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