TOPIC: Coil

Okay I was out on the water Saturday and engine just died. Would not start no spart at all. Got it home and I pull cover to find oil on engine under coil. I pull the coil wire and it is all oily inside. The only place there is oil on the engine is below the coil. So my question is do the coils have a fluid in them that could leak out and cause them to go bad?

Yes , some coils are oil filled to help in keeping the magnet wire in them cool.

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This then keeps the coil from shorting ( wire to wire ) and it will live longer.

Thanks I ordered a new one off ebay for 78.00, guess a coil is not just a coil.

Coils are wound with " magnet wire " not just bare wire..

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The wire has a thin coating of insulating material to keep the wire from shorting out.----Of course they can be made to what ever specification is ordered.---As in good insulation and " better " insulation.

you said you ordered coils but you never said what motor you have. The only coils I know on outboard motor have oil in them are exturier kind the look like car coils. Now if up pull the maga plate and look at the top crank seal I bet that is leaking. I had and Evinrude 40hp the that was the problem. The oil will come up past the seal and get slung out on to the coils plus get on the points and they will stop making contact.
Mike aka pathfinderz1
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hope this helps