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hi iv got a question and im hoping someone here will be able to help me out. a friend of mine had a 95 celica gt and recently while driving the timing belt broke.(it has well over 200k miles). so he took it to a shop and while it was there before it was completelly put back together he needed some money so i bought it. no problem right, its getting new parts and itl b fine wen it comes out of the shop. well now the mechanic has the timing belt, water pump, all new parts, etc on and its not getting any fire. he put a new distributor in it and that didnt help anything so now im getting the car tomorrow and it doesnt run. any tips would be greatly appreciated. do u guys know of anything i could check or has any1 had a similar problem? thanks in advance

ECU, Igniter or a bad dist will cause a no-spark issue. Even if the dist is new, unless it is brand new OEM, it might not work. Rebuilt dists can be faulty, I had 2 of those in less than a week.

^thank you. where do u guys recommend i buy these parts at? and is there anyway to test a distributor? or any of those parts mentioned?

Heck your fuses my gtfour had that problem it was a fuse I can't rememer wich one right now thoughthough

ok i got the car home and everything. when i turn the key to the on position (not starting the engine) the check engine light does not come on. correct me if im wrong but doesnt that mean the the computer is bad? i havnt checked any fuses. is it even possible that it be a fuse or does it automatically mean the computer is bad wen the cel doesnt come on?

The fuse could've popped, it's a good place to check. The EFI relay might have gone bad as well.

sorry for the noobness but what is an EFI relay? im gona go check all the fuses now. where would this relay be located ur talking about? under the hood?

The EFI relay basically tells the fuel pump when to turn on. My ECU had no power when I pulled my EFI relay. Check the fusebox under the hood, towards the front left corner of the car you'll see two little plastic boxes. One is black and one is purple. One of them is the EFI relay and the other is power steering, though I can't remember which is which. While you're in that fusebox, look for a fuse labeled "EFI A." That is the main fuse for the ECU, and there is an EFI B in the fusebox inside the car.

also iv been looking for an ecu. on mine the numbers are 89661-2B670. if i need another ecu will it need to match these numbers exactly? iv found 1 that says for a m/t 95 gt. however the numbers on it are 89661-2B690. will it work in mine. also thank you all for all of ur input. you'v been tons of help.

hi ive been looking for the ecu location on a 96 gt. my code reader doesnt read mine. where did you find it? under the radio panel or the glove? thanks