coil packs or what?

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fallen180sx
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alrighty, the ca is running a bit hesitant. we just put in new ngk's, gapped 1.1mm. we pulled each pack out one by one to see if any difference, and no difference. you can hear the packs ticking though. the metal below the packs on pack 1 (closest to the headlights) is broken. above the red thing, below the pack.. but it hesitates then sputters at about 5 rpms. also it smokes white smoke out the exhaust after rev. and the muffler "pops" when you rev.
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Did you check for spark on each plug? Pull each coilpack and put the plug in the coilpack, then ground the side of the plug on your intake manifold. Look to see if you have weak spark (by comparison) in any of your plugs.

The clicking is probably your injectors you're hearing.

If a coilpack is broken, maybe the connection isn't very good to the plug. You may need to buy a new pack.


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where can i get a new pack? i called sean, he said its a possible boost leak. but now we cant get it to start. it just rolls but wont crank up.


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