Ignition

Piranha Brother 2 said:
Same sort, Cam? Don't sound like sound items to me ...  :-\
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No. The OEM coils are around $200 each. I got a set of aftermarket coils for less than $100 each.

They're long thin stick coils that sit on top of the spark plugs. Otherwise known as coil on plug or direct ignition. I know that a lot of engines have that type of coil these days, presumably to eliminate the HT leads. but I dunno why. Poking coils down a hole in the cylinder head seems like a bad idea to me. It gets pretty warm in there. The bike has only done 23,000km, and according to the Benelli forum, coil failures are common. The attitude on the forum seems to be that they're a consumable item. If these ones fail, I reckon I'll get a set of 0.6 Ohm Nology coils from Red and use HT plug leads in the "normal" way instead of the stick coils.
 
Was it easy to change out, a mate had one go on a K1200s and he had to practically strip the whole bike to get at the stick coil including the rad and fluid change.
 
It was a prick of a thing to get at Vince. Had to dismantle some bodywork before I could get at the tank, then getting the tank itself off was reasonably complicated. A special tool is required to disconnect the high pressure fuel feed from the injector pump (in the tank). I managed to do it without the special tool, but it was a bit of a fiddle. Then the airbox had to come off, which was more complicated than it looked. Once the airbox was off, I could get at the coils and plugs. All up it was a couple of hours work.

Now that I know how it all comes apart, it'll be a lot quicker next time. But I still wouldn't want to have to change a spark plug on the side of the road!

 
Hi redax5

Can you confirm that the exact reference for the  Nology  coil is : Pro-fire 30D ?
It's available in France !
The PLV seems to only be a 2,2 ohms one. Good or bad for the DMC ?

Have a nice day
 
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