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General => General Technical => Topic started by: weskereric on July 26, 2010, 11:54:13 AM

Title: No Spark on one spark plug !!
Post by: weskereric on July 26, 2010, 11:54:13 AM
Hi,
I\'ve got a problem on my rx7.
When the car is cold, it starts normally and runs correctly but then we had some problems when the car is warmed driving or when we wanted to switch off the engine and start again.
We have changed all spark plugs, leads, and coil packs and this doesn\'t change anything.
Then we checked again the spark plugs and one of the spark plug doesn\'t make any spark ?
What could it be ?
The engine is safe (no smoke and comp test ok).
Cheers.
Title: No Spark on one spark plug !!
Post by: RXSpeedy on July 26, 2010, 12:04:34 PM
Have you checked all the wiring upto the coil packs?
Title: No Spark on one spark plug !!
Post by: weskereric on July 26, 2010, 12:47:40 PM
I\'ll ask the garage if they have checked, if not we will.
I\'ll post updates asap :)
Title: No Spark on one spark plug !!
Post by: RXSpeedy on July 26, 2010, 11:27:19 PM
Sounds to me like it may possiby be a short, as the car warms up the break in the wire becomes exposed shorting/arcing.
Title: No Spark on one spark plug !!
Post by: HaywardRotary on July 27, 2010, 08:27:23 AM
Take the coils out and see if any are arcing and also where the plug lead goes in see if it is corroded.Might be the plug leads too.
Regards
Carl
Title: No Spark on one spark plug !!
Post by: weskereric on July 28, 2010, 03:42:20 PM
We have changed all the coipacks, spark and lead plugs, coil sub loom, ignitor and we still don\'t have spark on the top right plug.
Title: No Spark on one spark plug !!
Post by: weskereric on August 05, 2010, 08:42:32 AM
The car seems to be repaired and it\'s back home. There were few loom wires cut or damaged :)
Title: No Spark on one spark plug !!
Post by: HaywardRotary on August 05, 2010, 09:35:03 AM
That\'s good news!
Regards
Carl
Title: No Spark on one spark plug !!
Post by: RXSpeedy on August 05, 2010, 10:26:30 AM
Glad you got it sorted.