04-26-2009, 08:10 PM
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Danny Beach
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car trouble any ideas would help
my wife's car (93 Nissan Altima) sometimes dose not get spark from coil other times it runs fine
have tried swapping out coils ( same thing happens) also tried swapping out the ignition control module it seems to do it after the car runs for a while it has died a few times then not stard back for a while any ideas could help thanks
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04-26-2009, 08:27 PM
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is there any oil inside the distributor,under cap. i've seen oil leak thru the shaft seal and get onto the pick-up and cause similar problems.
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04-26-2009, 08:37 PM
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Danny Beach
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the coil is not fireing so it's before the distibutor
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04-26-2009, 11:07 PM
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the pick-up inside the dist tells the coil when to fire
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04-27-2009, 08:34 AM
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Danny Beach
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ok thanks will try that
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04-27-2009, 12:09 PM
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Terrain Stomper
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Cps?
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04-27-2009, 06:13 PM
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Danny Beach
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What do you mean Cps?
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04-27-2009, 08:17 PM
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CPS = Cam position sensor! May be the ticket I tell ya.
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