How to Change The Coil and HT Lead, Chinese QMB139 Scooters

Applies to: Baotian, Sukida, Hoatian, Lifan, JMStar, Jinlun, Kymco, Tank, Quinqzi, PGO, Roketa, Strada and Taishan QingQi and many more...

Checking and changing your chinese 4 stroke scooters HT Lead and Coil

Changing the Coil and HT Lead on your scooter is a fairly simple task. Some scooters may have bodywork or fittings that impede access, in which case you may have to remove the panels to give yourself room to work.

A suitable Coil and HT Lead can be obtained for your 139QMB moped either online or from reputable scooter dealers. On most scooters the HT Lead and Coil are an all-in-one unit. These Coil/HT Lead units are identical on most Chinese imported 50cc scooters.


  1. Place your motorbike on its center stand. In these pictures I have removed some bodywork for camera access, this is not always necessary. The HT lead attaches to the spark plug on the side of the engine and the coil is screwed to the frame on the same side as the exhaust.
  2. Pull the High Tension Lead (HT Lead) from the top of the spark plug.

    Pull the HT Lead of the spark plug Taishan chinese scooter
  3. Now follow the HT lead along the Scooters frame until it reaches the coil, usually above the exhaust. Undo the single locating screw or bolt and disconnect the two wires (usually one green and one black), noting their positions.

    TIP: when refitting the coil their is a locating lug on the mounting point on the moped frame that holds the coil in the correct position. GY6 Chinese Scooter Clone Coil Location Baotian and Tank
  4. You should now be able to remove the old coil and ht lead from the scooter and fit the replacement.










Notes

Poor running, difficult starting or not starting at all are all symptoms of a broken coil or ht lead. Even if you see a spark when you remove the spark plug it does not mean that the coil is OK. The spark on your Baotian, Sukida, Taishan or any other chinese 50cc scooter may be too weak or being delivered at the wrong time.

Most 4 stroke 50cc clone scooters such as Baotian and Tank and motorbikes and pitbikes use very similar coils.