is not firing. I switched spark plugs around and still get no response. Wires seem to be ok. I am looking for any other suggestions as to what the problem may be.
2006-06-11 15:00:56 · 8 answers · asked by papi 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Nissan
I know that year has a bad design on the distibutor and you may want to check that. Its never been a problem that I have known of with bad spark to 1 plug though.
2006-06-11 15:05:16 · answer #1 · answered by rolandrx7 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pull the plug wire and hold it near any metal part of the engine. You should see a nice, fat, blue spark. If you don't, the wire or the distributor cap is bad. If you do, pull the plug and check its condition. It should be a light tan color if it's firing properly. Replace the plugs if it's worn or fouled.
If replacing the plugs doesn't fix the problem, run a compression test or a cylinder leak-down test. Most likely you have a burned or otherwise damaged valve.
2006-06-11 22:09:30 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try swapping wires out. Take a wire from one that you know is working & put it on the one you think is not working. See if the spark plug still fires or not. If the plug still fails to fire even with a different wire on it (a wire you know works) then it might be a distributor or something along those lines.
2006-06-11 22:04:32 · answer #3 · answered by Pandora 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you have a distributor it mite be fouled. its new enough that it probably has coil packs on it instead. be very care-full when you try this!!!!!!!!!
take the plug wire off the plug you think is not firing, place a flat head screw driver into the wire and brace it against something with a little bit of a gap so you can see if its getting spark or not. have some one else fire up your car while you are watching for an ark off of screw driver. DO NOT TOUCH!!!!!!!! it will hurt very bad(i know, trust me)
2006-06-11 22:09:52 · answer #4 · answered by matt h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, if it has coil packs, try and switch the wires at the coil packs to see if you need a new coil pack. If it has a distrubutor cap and rotor button, switch the wires at the cap. If that changes the location of the spark problem, change the cap and rotor... should be less than 35 bucks for both.
On top of that, you cant tell about wires by looking at them, so dont rule them out.
2006-06-11 22:09:43 · answer #5 · answered by RedRooster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The wires seem to OK? Well if they are, you could have a bad coil.
You really need to check the wires though.
Check the connections to the coil too, no loose or corroded terminals.
2006-06-11 22:07:02 · answer #6 · answered by webman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wires SEEMS to be OK??
Swap wires and see if the trouble follows the wire.
2006-06-11 22:04:01 · answer #7 · answered by Jay 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check distributor cap.
2006-06-11 22:06:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋