No spark... need help.
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Originally Posted by russianpolarbear
Originally Posted by xZim
something that I failed to mention:
It had been dying from time to time while driving, I thought that replacing the fuel pump had fixed the problem... but I suppoe it didn't afterall..
Recnetly, it had been dying while going down a hill and making a stop at the bottom of it, with no less than a 1/4 tank of gas...
I don't think it'* the pump as I drove it for a couple of weeks after replacing it and it was driving just fine for the most part.
I'm off to work.
I'll talk to you all soon - lunch maybe
It had been dying from time to time while driving, I thought that replacing the fuel pump had fixed the problem... but I suppoe it didn't afterall..
Recnetly, it had been dying while going down a hill and making a stop at the bottom of it, with no less than a 1/4 tank of gas...
I don't think it'* the pump as I drove it for a couple of weeks after replacing it and it was driving just fine for the most part.
I'm off to work.
I'll talk to you all soon - lunch maybe

I'll be back this evening.
Thanks for the info.
Originally Posted by willwren
I think the PRNDL switch should prevent it from cranking, not simply disable spark.
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Hm, so it sounds like we're back at stage one.
If I take it into a dealer to have them use a scan tool or something, will the tool be able to pull more error codes than just what the blinking light is telling me?
Or is there some otherway I can go about diagnosing the problem?
I'm starting to question weather or not I should have even replaced the fuel pump before googling some more... I'll be if I would have found this forum before then, it would have saved me tons of time and money.
If I take it into a dealer to have them use a scan tool or something, will the tool be able to pull more error codes than just what the blinking light is telling me?
Or is there some otherway I can go about diagnosing the problem?
I'm starting to question weather or not I should have even replaced the fuel pump before googling some more... I'll be if I would have found this forum before then, it would have saved me tons of time and money.
Originally Posted by xZim
Hm, so it sounds like we're back at stage one.
I'm a little puzzled about your reference to a distributor post, as I was under the impression that you've got a coil pack under the hood, not a distributor, unless we're talking about a different car here...? In any event, if you've got an intermittent ignition system for some reason (e.g. bad coil pack, loose harness connections, loose plug wires), your engine may quit on you at random intervals, as you're seeing. I don't think your fuel pump is the issue here, from the symptoms you're describing; it sounds more like an electrical problem.
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Originally Posted by acg_ssei
Originally Posted by xZim
Hm, so it sounds like we're back at stage one.
I'm a little puzzled about your reference to a distributor post, as I was under the impression that you've got a coil pack under the hood, not a distributor, unless we're talking about a different car here...? In any event, if you've got an intermittent ignition system for some reason (e.g. bad coil pack, loose harness connections, loose plug wires), your engine may quit on you at random intervals, as you're seeing. I don't think your fuel pump is the issue here, from the symptoms you're describing; it sounds more like an electrical problem.
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Originally Posted by SSEBONNE4EVA
How old is the crank sensor?
Has the electrical grounds been checked?
Has the electrical grounds been checked?
I've not checked anything for ground, is it easy to do yourself?


