Ignition Coil - Can-Am DS 450 2008 Shop Manual

Section 06 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Subsection 01 (IGNITION SYSTEM)
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CONNECTOR HIC1 PIN-OUT
Repair or replace wiring/connector as applicable.

IGNITION COIL

The ignition coils are mounted to the top RH side
frame member.
To access the ignition coils, remove the front body
assembly. Refer to the
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IGNITION COIL LOCATIONS
1. Rear ignition coil
2. Front ignition coil
When troubleshooting an ignition coil problem,
first carry out a spark occurrence test, refer to
SPARK PLUG in this section.
If there is no spark, carry out the coil input voltage
test, then the coil resistance tests.
Ignition Coil Input Voltage Test
Ensure ignition coil is properly powered as follows.
Remove front body assembly. Refer to the
section.
Locate the two small primary winding connectors
on each ignition coil.
Pull back each plastic connector housing enough
to access the metal connectors.
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BODY
section.
BODY
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1. Front ignition coil
2. VIOLET/BLUE connector housing
3. BROWN/ORANGE connector housing
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1. Rear ignition coil
2. VIOLET/BLUE connector housing
3. BROWN/ORANGE connector housing
NOTE: The small primary winding connectors to
the coils are soldered to the coil terminals.
Set the Fluke 115 multimeter (P/N 529 035 868)
to Vdc.
Measure battery voltage between the battery ter-
minals.
Set engine stop switch to "RUN".
Turn ignition switch to "ON".
Measure coil input voltage as follows.
IGNITION COIL INPUT VOLTAGE TEST
TEST PROBES
VIOLET/BLUE wire with
chassis ground
BROWN/ORANGE wire with
chassis ground
VOLTAGE
Battery voltage
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