no, not factory, i actually hadn't seen a coil like this except in my vehicle, not even sure how to search for it online since ignition coils brings up the regular cylindrical ones.
thanks, noted these points down for when i talk to them next. its the only issue left on the car I want to get sorted so I could finally enjoy the car. the 30 minutes I had with he car this weekend was a blast.
But are the symptoms related to a bad alternator? I know battery dying is a symptom but the engine making popping sounds out of the exhaust (like a backfire) then stuttering and dying while cruising on the highway, is that something a bad alternator could cause?
My FJ40 was fully restored and when I got it back it ran fine for two days and then things started going wrong.
I first started noticed it when I hit around 100km/h on the freeway and the car made a popping sound and the engine felt like it had hit the rev limiter.
Then it started happening...