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Car Forum / Chrysler Cars / July 2007'96 Stratus -- no spark
I reported earlier that this vehicle ('96 Stratus ES -- 2.5L V6) sometimes was difficult to start, and somebody suggested a fuel injector problem. The problem did not reoccur -- until yesterday, when it died completely and had to be helped home (it was stuck protruding into a major road about half a mile from home at 1am, and the sheriff's deputies came along and pushed it home with the push bumper -- very nice of them, when I guess they could have issued a ticket and/or ordered up a tow truck at our expense). It will not restart, although the battery shows normal voltage (yet the engine does not seem to crank over as fast as normal -- unless I am imagining that), and there is no spark at the one plug I removed, so I am guessing the problem is in the coil/distributor unit, which I understand has to be replaced as a whole. I also understand that these were prone to failure, so ours may have done well to last this long (85K miles). Anything else to check before deciding that this *is* the problem? Shouldn't the "Check Engine" light have indicated a problem of this kind? More questions: looking at the AutoZone Web site (just as one example), I see 5 different options, some new, some remanufactured, ranging in price from approx. $220 (with return of core) to $425 and with varying warranties. Any reason to prefer one brand over another? Any better place to buy? How much of a hassle to replace this myself? I have the Haynes and Chilton manuals -- I know, I know. Perce 2.5 v6 has a timing belt did that let loose?? > I reported earlier that this vehicle ('96 Stratus ES -- 2.5L V6) > sometimes was difficult to start, and somebody suggested a fuel injector [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Perce I bet that it was very hot that day when the problem reoccur. If you meassure de coil/distributor (that's the part I ment in your earlier post) and there is no resistant then there is no spark and the coil is probably very warm. When the coil cools down the problem is over and you meassure resistant. That's why the problem occurs when you make a trip and stop the car. The temperature under the hood is getting warmer and warmer. When you try to start the engine in about 20 minutes it won't start. (the coil is hot) If you wait a little longer the temperature goes down and the engine starts up. If the problem occurs during driving the car the outside temperature is probably so high that the coil stop working. About the "stop engine" light and fault codes. I had the same car like you ('95 Stratus LX 2.5 V6) and I had the common "limp in" problem. I tried almost everything I read on this newsgroup. I had no faultcodes and no lights were coming up. I found out that also this problem occurs when it was very hot outside so I blamed the airco. Also the airco had nothing to do with it and at last I bought a ATM on the junkyard for 35 euro and the problem was gone forever! Succes Hennie. >I reported earlier that this vehicle ('96 Stratus ES -- 2.5L V6) sometimes >was difficult to start, and somebody suggested a fuel injector problem. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Perce > It will not restart, although the battery shows normal voltage (yet the > engine does not seem to crank over as fast as normal -- unless I am > imagining that), and there is no spark at the one plug I removed, A stall and then no spark combined with cranking that doesnt sound right sounds a whole lot like a broken timing belt to me. Make sure the camshafts are rotating before you waste money on ignition parts. >> It will not restart, although the battery shows normal voltage (yet >> the engine does not seem to crank over as fast as normal -- unless I [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > sounds a whole lot like a broken timing belt to me. Make sure the > camshafts are rotating before you waste money on ignition parts. AFAIK, the timing belt was replaced when the water pump was replaced at about 60K miles (now up to about 85K). I'd have to go through a whole lot of files to find the paperwork for that job, but I am certain I told them (a long way away from where I now live) to do the timing belt while they were about it. Is the 6-cyl. an interference engine? I thought I had read here that it is. If the timing belt breaks on an interference engine, doesn't it go BANG!? Since I wrote my original message I checked the battery voltage while the engine is cranking over, and it stays around 12v. Wouldn't the voltage drop more than that if the starter were OK? Perhaps the starter had problems already -- I'm not the one that drives this car usually. Perce |
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