# Ignition coils

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/ignition-coils/57875>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** lincoln\
**Created:** [November 22, 2010, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ignition-coils/57875 "2010-11-22T21:02:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Clanker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@Clanker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Clanker)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ignition-coils/57875/1 "2010-11-22T21:02:09Z")

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How should it cost to replace one cylinder ignition coil

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ignition-coils/57875/2 "2010-11-22T21:28:48Z")

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It might help if you told us want year Town Car you have.

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**Author:** ![tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@tardis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tardis)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ignition-coils/57875/3 "2010-11-22T21:32:06Z")

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The part itself is around $50. A dealer may charge around $100 for the coil. You will also have to replace the spark plug on that cylinder. That will be from $4 to $10 depending on markup. The labor is minor, but if you have to pay someone to do it, then you will get the minimum labor charge, probably about $100.  
DIY = $55.00  
Someone else = $210

(I am assuming that your Town Car is somewhere from 1998 to 2010.)

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ignition-coils/57875/4 "2010-11-22T21:40:44Z")

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You will have a hard time finding a new for $50. They are $79-$89 at Autozone…They are one of few weaknesses of that 4.6L engine…Pressure-washing those engines can be a disaster, almost guaranteed to blow two or three coils…

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**Author:** ![tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@tardis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tardis)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ignition-coils/57875/5 "2010-11-22T21:43:14Z")

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There’s a ford dealer in Az that sells parts on the internet, and around $50 was what I paid for coils a few months ago. You can get them for less on e-bay, but many bad parts are sold there.

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ignition-coils/57875/6 "2010-11-22T21:57:57Z")

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You are correct, time has brought the price way down! $41.99 !!

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