The invention discloses a testing method for detecting internal ESL of a self-healing type metallized film capacitor. A special short-circuit discharging testing loop is formed by a switching cabinet,a voltage adjusting device,a transformer,a silicon stack,a protecting resistor,a high-voltage switch,a discharging device,a heavy current discharging switch,a current transformer,an oscilloscope,a connecting guiding wire,a tested sample,an accompany sample and the like,and corresponding waveforms are obtained; according to principles of electric and electronic engineering,computing of the ESL of the loop is conducted according to the waveforms,final sample ESL is obtained through a difference method,and the blank of a precise measuring and testing method of ESL of capacitors in current industries is filled.