VH45 S13 cylinders 2,4,6,8 not firing

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scs13
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im having a problem with my vh swap in my s13. as the title says im not getting any spark from cylinders 2,4,6,8. i have checked all the coils, ignitor and the harness and they are all fine. i also dont have an fsm for a 1990 q45 to check the wiring so any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!


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Gotta ask, but is the ground connection at the end of the harness, past #8 cylinder, bolted to the engine and corrosion free?

The coil harnesses get hot and brittle since they're covered by the spark plug/coil ornamental cover. Did you check the continuity of each of the wires back to the connector with a voltmeter, especially the ground wire?

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I have swapped coil pack harnesses from one side to another and no change. so I know the harness is good. I assume it is a problem within the engine harness or something just dont know what pins to check.

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its most likley the ignitor or the ground as mentioned above. try swaping the left and right bank ignitors.

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As I said above, I've already done all that. Seems it has to be a wiring issue in the engine harness. I will probably just swap the entire harness since I can't find an fsm for a 1990-1993 Q45.

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You can use the 1994 FSM:

http://www.nicoclub.com/FSM/Q45/1994_Q45/

or buy mine (forgot that I still had this):

post5710170.html#p5710170

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The one I have for a 94 shows a different plug for the ignitor.

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Did you get this figured out?


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