I want to know if ignitors used on most toyota 4 cylinder engines are the same ?, other than the diferent plugs on the wires could they be made to work in our trucks (22RE) by swapping the plugs from an old ignitor onto another one ?. ive never taken an ignitor a part to compare them but i would think they would all be the same for the most part.

 

i'd be willing to guess, that if the toyota part number is different, somthing changed... and it may work or may not.

 

Different cars will have different part numbers for the same part even though they could be the same ?.

 

potentially, yes... kinda like my motorcycle has a part number for the upper steering head bearing, and it is physically the same part as the lower bearing for another motorcycle, but the other motorcycle has a different part number.

when you get into the world of ignition components, even slight changes in the ignition coils can require different ignitors, and even though they may work for a while, little things might change how long it lasts, etc.

 

Lots of them are yes. I have a Lexus SC400 with a v8 and it just uses 2 ignitors that are the same part number as my 89 Toyota 22re.

 

Lol that was the least helpful non-answer I have ever read!





Typically with toyota trucks and 4Runners, as long as you have the coil AND ignitor assy, the only differences are the plugs. If you can overcome that large obstacle, they will work. We have changed plugs at work to run vehicles with damaged ignitors and make 91 truck ignitors work in everything from camrys to mr2's

 

yeah, DC will tell you about his exploits... but will he prove them?

 

Sure, if you don't mind waiting until we get another vehicle in with a damaged ignitor! They come in about once every year, since it takes a MAJOR hit to damage that thing!

 

Are you looking at using a different 22re ignitor?

I have a 83(22r) and the ignitor just went out one day on the trail (truck just died and it killed the coil to) I ended up getting one from Toyota at the cost of just under 300$ and found out later that I could have used an MSD box or a chevrolet ignitor (like 40 bux). Now I am working on putting a 22re in my truck and my brand new ignitor is going to be a paper weight. What are you trying to do and we can help better?

 

Im not trying to do anything, i go to pic n pull almost every weekend and look through all the toyota cars and trucks and they all have ignitors and for the most part they all look the same except for the plugs, so i was just wondering if you took one from another 4 cylinder engine and swapped plugs from an ignitor for a 22RE if it would work ?, ive been looking for a spare ignitor for a long while and there hard to come by around here. you have to be standing there when they put a truck out in the yard at pic n pull to get an ignitor off of one, but i never seem to be that lucky, so thats why i asked question if one from another toyota would work.

 

i found a BRAND NEW INGNITOR in my garage.. my father must have bought it for our 87 22re... plugs different but wires are the same..... good to know cause i think i might have a bum one on one of the runners...


i bet my father paid alot of money for it and he would have never throuwn it out.. could also be from a celica..

either way im gonna use it or trail spare it!