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Question by  Vina98124 (69)

Is the ignition coil the same as the spark plug coil?

I'm trying to look stuff up to troubleshoot a problem with my car.

 
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Answer by  foxstang (133)

Yes. Some vehicles use a single coil and a distributor to supply voltage to the spark plugs. Most new vehicles have a separate coil for each spark plug.

 
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Answer by  Steve10 (9)

It is similar. The ignition coil relays electricity to your spark plugs, but do not actually contain the spark plugs themselves.

 
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Answer by  tkarlav (1502)

yes the coil is better known as igition coil. on some cars there can be one per spark plug. this makes the vehicle problems a little harder to diaganose but alows the vehicle to better produce spark and therefor be more fuel efficient. also creates more powwer and better emmisions to meet standards .

 
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Answer by  Amber40 (24961)

On a newer car with the single coil per plug setup they could be the same thing. The more technical term is an ignition coil. On an older car there was only a single ignition coil. However that one is not commonly called a spark plug coil.

 
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