90 240sx won't start, no spark?

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justmerging
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I have a problem, my '90 240 won't start, it will crank and crank and crank. It gets fuel but not spark. I replaced the coil, ignitor, plugs and wires with new oem parts, what else could it be? Ran fine, just didn't start one morning. Could this be a relay that I don't know about, all the fuses are fine and the ecu still works(tested in a friends car). Please help, I'm looking to sell this car but now it doesn't run. Thanks.


180fan
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did you try checking the distributor cap and rotor?

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justmerging
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Those are also new. The only thing I didn't replace was the actual dist. itself(unless there is a relay i don't know about).

s13sr20chris
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you can sometimes fix a dist by taking it apart and cleaning it.

89SiR
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i too am having this some problem, no spark from the coil. what is the resistance to ground to check for on the coil? I just don't wanna end up replacing the coil if im missing a ground wire to it or something.

first time nissan owner, please help me out.

ThanksJeremy

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no spark from coil is usually distributor related. if you can get your hands on a junkyard distributor to test with it will save you many headaches. you can even leave the other one in. just plug up a spare and spin it. if you get injector firing at that time the dist is good. in fact, why dont you check for fuel in the cyls and get back to me.

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problem solved...the plug to the dizzy wasn't plugged in all the way.


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