Hi there,

Does anyone know the spec of the ignition coil for a 1990 420SEL. Mine's due a replacement and the original Mercedes ones are pretty expensive over here in the uk - is there any reason I couldn't use a cheaper 'generic' one, as I have a spare that I bought for my V8 efi Range Rover a few years back and never used....

I suspect that they are some strange sort of 'Mercedes only' thing but thought I'd ask!

Cheers, Martin

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1990 420SEL 217k Miles
1975 Chevy K10 400ci SBC power!
1995 Jeep Cherokee 4.0 Limited
1997 Suzuki GSXR750 SRAD
1989 Kawasaki GT550G4

Try this one.

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Regards

Warren

Currently 1965 220Sb, 2002 FORD Crown Vic Police Interceptor

Had 1965 220SEb, 1967 230S, 280SE 4.5, 300SE (W126), 420SEL

ENTER > = (HP RPN)

Not part of the in-crowd since 1952.

Would you consider that to be an upgrade from the original, or just a cheaper replacement? How long have you had it in and working (time/miles)?

Thanks for the quick response, Martin

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1990 420SEL 217k Miles
1975 Chevy K10 400ci SBC power!
1995 Jeep Cherokee 4.0 Limited
1997 Suzuki GSXR750 SRAD
1989 Kawasaki GT550G4

MSD parts are quite good. It's not my pic but I posted it as an example. FORD also has a coil that would work or you could go FORD EDIS with a trigger wheel etc.

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Regards

Warren

Currently 1965 220Sb, 2002 FORD Crown Vic Police Interceptor

Had 1965 220SEb, 1967 230S, 280SE 4.5, 300SE (W126), 420SEL

ENTER > = (HP RPN)

Not part of the in-crowd since 1952.

Thanks for the info, I'll keep looking into it.

Has anyone actually done it to their own car as I've heard of ignition control systems being burnt out/dying due to the wrong kind of coil being fitted....

I'd thought about going megajolt with EDIS-8 but I'm short on time at the minute!

Cheers, Martin

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1990 420SEL 217k Miles
1975 Chevy K10 400ci SBC power!
1995 Jeep Cherokee 4.0 Limited
1997 Suzuki GSXR750 SRAD
1989 Kawasaki GT550G4