 Only Firing on 1 cylinder, changed distributor... still nothing |
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 Jun 7, 2010 - 11:07 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Aug 15, '06 From MICHIGAN Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%)  |
I was just wondering if anyone had experienced this problem and could give me some advice on how to fix it. My car was running fine and then one morning when I went to start it, there was nothing. We tested for spark and found out it was only sparking on 1 cylinder. We didn't think it would be the plugs or wires, because that would mean that 3 went out at the same time. So we decided it was the distributor. We changed the distributor (and cap) and still nothing. Any help that anyone could give me I would REALLY appreciate.
thank you so much in advance!! |
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Jun 7, 2010 - 11:44 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 10, '09 From Louisiana Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
Same thing is what's wrong with my car I was told by Toyota 900$ later that it something in the wiring.
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Jun 8, 2010 - 3:11 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 31, '07 From NSW, Australia Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I dropped 2 cylinders last week, happened all of a sudden. Turned out to be the tappet gasket. Pulled out the leads and there was oil sitting all around the spark plug. Replaced plugs leads and gasket and it's running fine again. I was told it's not an uncommon problem with the 5s-fe at least.
Hope that helps. Ty |
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Jun 9, 2010 - 4:25 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 15, '06 From MICHIGAN Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Thanks for the responses! I'm not even getting spark from the plug wires without them being attached to plugs, just using a tester. Any other ideas?
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Jun 9, 2010 - 10:16 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 22, '07 From Houston, TX Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
cap rotor and plug wires, then go from there
-------------------- QUOTE "And, as always, your friendship, help, and dedication to the advancement of Texas Celica dominance is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks bro." -DEATH 1994 GT: V6 swap, 5speed E53 W/ LSD, All Power, now RED 1995 ST: SOLD @273k miles, Auto, all power, CarPC, White 1994 ST: Totaled, 5spd, all power, Red RIP 07/09/09 @ 241,810 1994 Lexus LS400: This is my new DD |
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Jun 12, 2010 - 3:24 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 15, '06 From MICHIGAN Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Ok, I changed the plug wires and checked if the coil is sparking and it definitely is, but I'm still getting spark from only 1 plug wire, so now I'm thinking the ignition control module. Does that sound like something that could be wrong?
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Jun 14, 2010 - 12:10 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 22, '07 From Houston, TX Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
maybe ignitor? btw i have one somewhere i might be able to sell
-------------------- QUOTE "And, as always, your friendship, help, and dedication to the advancement of Texas Celica dominance is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks bro." -DEATH 1994 GT: V6 swap, 5speed E53 W/ LSD, All Power, now RED 1995 ST: SOLD @273k miles, Auto, all power, CarPC, White 1994 ST: Totaled, 5spd, all power, Red RIP 07/09/09 @ 241,810 1994 Lexus LS400: This is my new DD |
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