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Title: No spark sidekick 8v
Post by: kreator on September 20, 2012, 06:08:45 PM

1993 sidekick no spark 8v engine
My friend is out of town with her kick and it has no spark , they tried changing the coil with no luck. How do you check the module in the distributor? Or where else should I tell them to look before I go drag them home ? and they just called back and had changed the distributor also so I ques it must be the ECU ? any thoughts thanks guys for any help

Title: Re: No spark sidekick 8v
Post by: Skyhiranger on September 21, 2012, 05:47:40 AM

ECM would be my guess on the problem.  Either replace or rebuild.

Title: Re: No spark sidekick 8v
Post by: kreator on September 21, 2012, 02:41:26 PM

we went and towed it home and tried a ecu/ecm out of a rig that ran and still no spark,checked fuses got power every where that it should and cant find issue ? where should I go with this thing now ?dose the map sensor kill ignition ?

Title: Re: No spark sidekick 8v
Post by: Drone637 on September 21, 2012, 04:56:55 PM

Does the fuel pump run?  On the 16v if you don't have fuel pressure it won't fire, not sure about the 8v though.

Title: Re: No spark sidekick 8v
Post by: Skyhiranger on September 21, 2012, 05:12:57 PM

Does the distributor turn when the engine is turning over?  If so, that would ensure the timing belt isn't broke.

Title: Re: No spark sidekick 8v
Post by: Joe Llamahead on September 21, 2012, 09:52:21 PM

If he T belt is broke, the engine will spin like its got no compression

Title: Re: No spark sidekick 8v
Post by: kreator on September 22, 2012, 10:55:38 AM

fuel pump works and its not the timing belt ,thats what they thought was wrong to start with

Title: Re: No spark sidekick 8v
Post by: kreator on October 07, 2012, 04:38:06 PM

well the problem was a bad wire at the ecu plug and thats what took out the ecu and gave false testing. There was a wire that had backed out and with the vibration would cause it to make a connection / run then die.
Back running again

Title: Re: No spark sidekick 8v
Post by: Drone637 on October 08, 2012, 02:31:01 PM

At least you found it.