I've got a problem
11-09-2003, 09:28 PM
#21
Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Milton, WA
Posts: 1,117
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I have had a similar situation. Mine was due to a bad connection incoming to the coil. These things don't just go bad all that much. Use any old plug, see if you have a spark. If not, you've got to me missing power to coil - from reading what you said so far.
11-09-2003, 09:29 PM
#22
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 917
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Put one wire in where the coil contact is(where the plug attaches), connect the end of the wire to your light, then attach the other wire to the other contact on the light, and touch the other end of that wire to a ground(anywhere).
11-10-2003, 12:40 PM
#24
Contributing Member
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 10,916
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Burnt the rotor on the dist? Nahh, highly unlikely. You just changed it anyway. Besides, I have seen a Nissan NX run 120K miles on the original rotor. You sure it's getting fuel?
11-10-2003, 03:05 PM
#27
Guest
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 4,697
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I know the wires are good, because #1 I tested them, and #2 they are toyota. The cap and rotor arn't bad because I just bought new one's today. It's not the coil. It could be the igniter though. I went to the dealer today and talked to them, they said that might be the problem and I should test it. Well I've got the multi-meter, but I don't know what to test on it. If it is the problem, I'm royally screwed because they want $400 at the dealer! I have $100 to my name right now. I'm screwed:cry:
11-10-2003, 04:23 PM
#29
Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Arkansas
Posts: 61
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Try this.....remove your distributor cap and crank the engine over. If your rotor turns you can eliminate the possibility of your timing belt being bad. This can obviously be the cause of not having any spark. This was my problem last year when mine suddenly quit.
11-10-2003, 05:19 PM
#30
Guest
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 4,697
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Well, I hopefully found the source to the problem. It's the igniter. I used a test light to find that there is power going to the igniter, there for, by careful elimination, I determined that the igniter is the possible cause to my lack of spark. I'm going to napa to find out how much it should be. It was 250 at checker here, so I'd imagine that it isn't much more than that. Now I've got to do the fun thing called borrowing money.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
theking11863
Vehicle Audio & Home Entertainment
2
03-19-2016 09:36 PM
