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130644, wont start / no spark. (Kinda long) Posted by 97GS-Tpal, May-16-10 11:06 PM
So i bought my GS for 800 bucks off a friends friend. Threw roughly around 2000+ in it just to get it back in decent condition (plugs wires coil, trani clutch flywheel, both halfshafts/hub assembly, and brakes all around, and cam shaft posistion sensor and all new ebrake assembly)
After all this she was running pretty decent, eating stock civics celicas and focus's all day even got a late 90s camaro (kid didnt know how to drive) and my cousins shitty firebird lol same thing tho, couldnt drive.
regardless, i was recently heading to work and out of no where my car just died. pull over onto the side of the road and tryed starting it. It would turn over, but wouldnt fire up. My radio had come on and stuff, so i know it wasnt the battery or the starter, and probably not the alternator.
After searching through here ive narrowed it down to possibly the coil, or something that runs to the coil. What gets me is that the plugs and coil assembly i replaced just a few months ago, so if it that, what could make it go bad? and any ideas of what exactly this may be or how to fix it.
RECENT/ONGOING problems Water pump gasket popped and leaks water (just carry water and fill it up before driving)
check engine light comes on(codes for o2 sensor which the guy who had it before me removed the front one for the after market meghan exhaust, why idk, but thats what he did. and the back one isnt hooked up either i think but this whole time its ran fine)ive had this car since november, so 7 months.
Before it died my check engine light had blinked a few times for a couple seconds, it hadnt done this before, why would it blink?
Kinda long, but im trying to give as much info as i can, Thanks in advance.
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130647, RE: wont start / no spark. (Kinda long) Posted by RoninEclipse2G, May-17-10 03:57 PM
Blinking CEL is a sign of missfire and/or knock IIRC.
Put a front O2 sensor on that thing. It's probably been stuck in "safe mode" and running pig rich.
Just dying and not starting again can be a lot of different issues, time to start hunting.
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130648, RE: wont start / no spark. (Kinda long) Posted by bullettdsm, May-17-10 04:09 PM
Spark, comp, fuel. What makes you say coil? Got spark? Got fuel? Got comp?
And what is it with you guys running without the front O2 lately? As Ronin said, replace....er no, install your front O2.
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130675, RE: wont start / no spark. (Kinda long) Posted by 97GS-Tpal, May-20-10 11:32 PM
EDIT**
Ok so i got under the hood today, Checking ohm readings and electrical currents...looks like the majority of the connecters HAD power. The connecter that plugs into the ignition coil (that powers the spark plugs) did not have any juice running to it, which in turn didnt spark my plugs, makes sense. Only problem is, idk what or where that connector goes to or starts at. At this point, she wont even turn over any more, no lights come one, no wipers, radio wont even turn on. So basically it started from just that connector to now i have no power at all to my car...any suggestions?
* checked fuses, and i didnt see any that were popped
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130679, RE: wont start / no spark. (Kinda long) Posted by Ebster1085, May-21-10 05:57 PM
Thoroughly check all the wiring that runs near the EGR pipe. The pipe gets very hot and has a way of damaging wires in that area.
Make sure to look inside all the loom in that general area for any signs of damage.
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