No Spark !! Help

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riodcs
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ok so guys i have a ca18det and i have no spark at all and i kno y but i dont how to fix it....there is no power going from ECU to the igniter but i have power on the coils cuz i checked it...so if u kno wat that could be pls help me then thx


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ca18detgabby
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how do you have no power at the ignitor, but power at the Coils?

sounds like a wiring issue.

riodcs
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ca18detgabby wrote:how do you have no power at the ignitor, but power at the Coils?

sounds like a wiring issue.
The ECU is not sending back any power from 4 wires that go to the igniter

jynxtrix
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are your lights on the back of your ecu coming on? if so you could look for a code, if not, then the ecu relay could be the problem? have you tried a different ecu?

riodcs
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jynxtrix wrote:are your lights on the back of your ecu coming on? if so you could look for a code, if not, then the ecu relay could be the problem? have you tried a different ecu?
Yes they are on, I'll look for it today and im pretty sure the ecu relay is fine. Nope I didnt.I had the spark few days ago but somehow one day the car didnt want to start and I found out that i had blowed fuse , i replaced it but it didnt help at allany sugestions?

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Sounds like a bad wiring job as gabby suggested. And unless someone from around here was there to see, it's going to be pretty hard to help you. Just hope and pray you didn't screw-up your ecu. Back track and see what could've gone wrong. Only you can figure this out because we are not there with you to see what you've done.

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riodcs
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ok wen i rewired the plugs for the ignition and coils couple days ago the car started right up....but i had rpm's problemwen i tried to rev it it only went to about 2000 2500 rpm and then it was about to die. so i tought the maf sensor isn't workin properly or at all....i checked the old harness and the silver wires tht r around maf sensor cables have to be hooked up to ground so i did tht i hooked it up to the ground cable tht was goin from maf plug and i tried to start up the car...and surprisingly it didnt start....since then i couldnt figure out wat could of happen...

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riodcs wrote:ok wen i rewired the plugs for the ignition and coils couple days ago the car started right up....but i had rpm's problemwen i tried to rev it it only went to about 2000 2500 rpm and then it was about to die. so i tought the maf sensor isn't workin properly or at all....i checked the old harness and the silver wires tht r around maf sensor cables have to be hooked up to ground so i did tht i hooked it up to the ground cable tht was goin from maf plug and i tried to start up the car...and surprisingly it didnt start....since then i couldnt figure out wat could of happen...
Dude, if you have to, send it to someone to wire it correctly. Everybody wants to be able to do it themselves, but that doesn'tcome without a nasty penalty in the form "It won't start" or I think my ecu is fried. Or find someone in your area that truly knows what in the hell they are doing wen it comes to this application.

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riodcs
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after the wiring car worked fine but after connecting the maf it broked downand cas is fine because when i turned it i heard injectors working

riodcs
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The problem is solved , we fried ecu but with ours polish golden hands we fixed it.



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