3800 no sparky
originaly had code multiple missfires than car ran on a few cylinders for a short period of time. i read this article how to test crank pos sensor and icm both seemed all though proper testing from this article required a osiliscope. anyways i got a deal on the icm and crank position sensor so i replace them both. But before replacing these i tested each coil in the the coil pack. the middle coil was sparking only i re-arranged the coil that was sparking to the top position and it sparked there as well. So it seems that two coils were dead left car for a few days now no coils are sparking. I recieved specs to test the coils in the box for the icm it did a primary resistance test and a secondary resistance test none of the coils were in the range. I am wondering how accurate this test is and kinda wondering why all of a sudden the last coll has no spark. Any ideas if this type of test on the coils is accurate test or any other ideas of no spark
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It will still have spark with a dead cam sensor. The cam sensor just gives the ECM a TDC reference for the injection system. I would check the power and grounds to the ICM
https://www.gmforum.com/trouble-shoo...m-test-299761/
https://www.gmforum.com/trouble-shoo...m-test-299761/
I checked the power on the ignition feed in terminal Please and ground terminal K . Both checked independently and had around 11 volts from the following reference http://www.justanswer.com/buick/5la0...engine-no.html I tried to test the crank position sensor but my test light was wacky and I didn't have a scope instead I replaced it still no luck not sure what else to try
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