Oil from the Ignition Coil

[Ken's 57]

Can anyone advise as to whether (and if so, where) I can get an ignition coil reconditioned please. I have an original GMH coil and when the lead was removed recently it appears that a little oil from inside the coil has been running down the lead and into the distributor. Does this mean the coil is on the way out even though the old grey is still able to start and run OK?

Cheers..........Ken K

[Effie C]

G'Day Ken
If the oil is coming from the coil it has seen better days. I would be very careful with the coil because due the age of them they are more than likely filled with PCB's,this is a type of transformer oil which has been banned due to it ability to cause cancer and has a shelf life of just about forever.
All the power companies had to remove the PCB tranny oil and have it destroyed in a high intensity furnace a few years ago.(Like the one Sydney did not want)
Like anything else it is all right if not distrubed,touched breathed eaten etc etc.
Good Luck
John M