Friday, November 22, 2013
1996 Chevy Silverado Coil Removal
Removal of the ignition coil from the engine in your 1996 Chevy Silverado may be necessary to access parts of the engine behind or below the coil or if the coil is failing and replacement becomes necessary. The ignition coil supplies high-voltage electricity to the spark plugs, by way of the distributor, to produce the spark required to fire the fuel in the engine cylinders. If the coil begins to fail, lower voltage to the spark plugs will result in weak spark and the engine will run poorly if at all.
Instructions
- 1
Locate the negative battery cable end on the battery terminal and loosen the clamp bolts with a wrench. Remove the cable from the terminal and set it aside, isolating it from the battery terminals.
2Locate the ignition coil on the top of the engine, near the front on the drivers side. Pull the high-tension cable off the top of the coil and lay it off to one side. Locate the wiring harness connection on the side of the coil.
3Depress the locking tab on the side of the wiring harness connector and remove the connector from the coil. Locate the two mounting bolts on the mounting bracket and remove them with a socket and ratchet.
4Lift the coil and bracket off the engine. If you are installing a new coil, you will need to reuse the mounting bracket so do not discard it once you remove it from the engine.
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