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Ignition Coil Resistance

  1. Carefully inspect external housing for burned spots indicating secondary circuit arcing to primary or ground circuits. Disconnect ignition coil primary 2-pin harness connector. Measure resistance between primary connector terminals.
  2. Measure resistance between secondary tower and positive terminal No. 1 (PU/W) wire, of coil primary connector. If either resistance is not as specified, replace ignition coil. See IGNITION COIL RESISTANCE  table.
IGNITION COIL RESISTANCE

Application Primary Secondary
Frontier & Xterra (2.4L) (1) Less than 1 (1) 7-13
Frontier & Xterra (3.3L) (2) 1.0 (2) 10,000
(1) Ohms at 77°F (25°C).
(2) Ohms at 68°F (20°C).