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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / November 2005ignition module
My 92 Mercury Capri wont start, it'll turn, but no ignition. I checked the spark plugs, the coil, and the fuel lines. I understand it could be a numbe rof issues, my dad had suggested it could be the ignition module. where are these, and is is this even the problem? thanks for taking time to even read this! Steve You should say what year and engine. Does it have spark when the starter is turning? Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/index.html?id=2120343242 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) > My 92 Mercury Capri wont start, it'll turn, but no ignition. I checked > the spark plugs, the coil, and the fuel lines. I understand it could be > a numbe rof issues, my dad had suggested it could be the ignition > module. where are these, and is is this even the problem? thanks for > taking time to even read this! > Steve sorry! it's a 1992 - 1.6L 16 valve DOHC. yes there are sparks. i pulled a plug out and tested it. > sorry! it's a 1992 - 1.6L 16 valve DOHC. yes there are sparks. i > pulled a plug out and tested it. If you have spark, then chances are, you are not getting fuel....lets say you pump the gas pedal while trying to start it up.... do you smell gas?? When you turn the ignition key to the on position, do you hear a click or noise like a hum coming from the rear? If not, then chances are your fuel pump has sh.t the bed.....check the fuel pump to see if this is the cause... good luck... Fwed we pulled the hose off the fuel filter and when we pumped the gas while trying to start it, gas most def came out! Ok, so you have spark and you have gas. Have you checked the air filter out? If it is plugged it can flood out the engine big time. If this is the case, you might be able to get it going by holding the gas pedal to the floor with the dirty air filter out. You might have to remove the plugs and dry them out. So you have gas in the lines. After trying to start it, I would pull a spark plug out to see if it is wet with gas. It should be. If it isn't then something electrical is interfering with the gas getting to the cylinders. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/index.html?id=2120343242 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) > we pulled the hose off the fuel filter and when we pumped the gas while > trying to start it, gas most def came out! I will check the air filter out today. it would have to be super dirty! this is just strange cause it was overnight when this happened. OK anothe rproblem (that i don't think has to do with this, bu ti might, you decide) is that for about a month i have had a very slow leak in the cooling system. All the hoses are old and i have been replacing them from time to time when they give, but I couldn't find this leak in a moment, so becuase it was so slow, i just put water in from time to time. about once a week it needed some. if the cooling mix was mostly water and the temp got below freezing, could this screw up my car? it's warmed up since then, so i ruled that out before i came on here. Because it would have had to thaw by now...what do you all think? I have had air filters 'suddenly' block. Usually when something like the PCV got sticky or an emissions component failed or got overloaded on a high speed run so a bunch of oil got puked into it. I have had 'way' too many friends show up with vehicles that wouldn't go much over idle and were buggers to start and their air filter was just done in. Having water in the engine can destroy the vehicle if it freezes up. The inside heater core will freeze and explode. The waterpump will seize and maybe break off the impeller or burn off the fan belt, literally. The rad can freeze and explode. The engine can freeze and explode or if you are just lucky only the 'frost' plugs will blow out which can cost about a grand to replace if the motor has to come out like lots do to fix that. I would be checking the spark plugs to see if they are wet or maybe frozen. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/index.html?id=2120343242 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) > I will check the air filter out today. it would have to be super dirty! > this is just strange cause it was overnight when this happened. OK [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > warmed up since then, so i ruled that out before i came on here. > Because it would have had to thaw by now...what do you all think? > My 92 Mercury Capri wont start, it'll turn, but no ignition. I checked > the spark plugs, the coil, and the fuel lines. I understand it could be > a numbe rof issues, my dad had suggested it could be the ignition > module. where are these, and is is this even the problem? thanks for > taking time to even read this! > Steve It could be many things.... if it doesn't have spark, then you can try changing out your ignition module.... this is located inside the distributor. It's not hard to do, you just need to remove the cap and then the rotor... it lies under the rotor. I would check the coil first though to make sure you are getting voltage out of the coil..... If you don't have any gas, then chances are it is your fuel pump. One way to find this out is listen to see if you hear a click or sound coming from the rear of the car when you turn the key to the on position. If you don't hear anything, then your fuel pump sound like it is bad and needs replacing....if you hear a noise for a brief moment, then it isn't your fuel pump. good Luck... Fwed ignition modules can be tested. some parts stores do it for free. they tend to be expensive to replace. look at www.ncf.ca/~ag384/Cars.htm for a description of replacing mine. > My 92 Mercury Capri wont start, it'll turn, but no ignition. I checked > the spark plugs, the coil, and the fuel lines. I understand it could be > a numbe rof issues, my dad had suggested it could be the ignition > module. where are these, and is is this even the problem? thanks for > taking time to even read this! > Steve Do you have an injector pulse while cranking? Sometimes you can put your finger along side the injector 's while somebody cranks the engine, and feel it vibrate. You could use a noid lite. If the injector plug has 2 wires, that should be B+ and a switching ground while cranking. There are several ways to check. Did you check for codes? yeah i have no idea what you are talking about...! sorry i'm not terribly learned cars I'm afraid. As far as a wiring diagram, or knowing if the ingnition/fuel system is Mazda or not, I don't know that either. I'm sorry, i know you ca't help if you don't know what you are working with. Is there a way I can check, or is this a lost cause, due to my knowledge? thanks guys so much! I just had a question. My info says your engine is made by Mazda. I don't have a wiring diagram on it. Is your ignition and fuel system the same as the Mazda 1.6 engine? |
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