2.5T_/<ouki
11-01-2011, 10:55 PM
Thank you for taking the time to view this. I truly appreciate the help.
I've got series 1 RB25 in my S14.
Just now, i was driving down the street and all of a sudden i started to hear what sounded like "clicks" (don't know where from) and all of sudden i see my Check engine light comes on and goes off really fast so it was flashing, lost all power to the engine, no more power steering and brakes were very hard to press.
I tried starting my car and all i hear is it crank over but will not start! I have checked the ignition fuse in the engine bay as well as the electrical ign 7.5A fuse in the driver side kick panel. I also checked fuel pump fuse to make sure it was getting fuel; i can also hear the fuel pump buzz and turn on when i turn the ignition to "on" so i knows it's getting fuel. What it sounds like is that my engine is not getting spark. I'm thinking it's my ignitor chip! This past week i have been having "stuttering" problems when hitting 5k RPM, it would stutter very badly like it would lose power then come back, so i searched the forums and found out it's almost due to the coil packs. I'm thinking that the problem i have now is related to that problem.
How can i test if the ignitor chip is working? Would sticking a screw driver in one of the coil packs while trying to crank the car prove that it is in fact getting spark if the screw driver shoots sparks? If the ignitor chip was bad, it wouldn't start correct? I'm at a HUGE loss her, as i can't get to a from work! This is my only car, so im stressing big time.
Any input would be truly appreciated. What would you guys check in this situation? It's probably something small, but I'm stumped!
I've got series 1 RB25 in my S14.
Just now, i was driving down the street and all of a sudden i started to hear what sounded like "clicks" (don't know where from) and all of sudden i see my Check engine light comes on and goes off really fast so it was flashing, lost all power to the engine, no more power steering and brakes were very hard to press.
I tried starting my car and all i hear is it crank over but will not start! I have checked the ignition fuse in the engine bay as well as the electrical ign 7.5A fuse in the driver side kick panel. I also checked fuel pump fuse to make sure it was getting fuel; i can also hear the fuel pump buzz and turn on when i turn the ignition to "on" so i knows it's getting fuel. What it sounds like is that my engine is not getting spark. I'm thinking it's my ignitor chip! This past week i have been having "stuttering" problems when hitting 5k RPM, it would stutter very badly like it would lose power then come back, so i searched the forums and found out it's almost due to the coil packs. I'm thinking that the problem i have now is related to that problem.
How can i test if the ignitor chip is working? Would sticking a screw driver in one of the coil packs while trying to crank the car prove that it is in fact getting spark if the screw driver shoots sparks? If the ignitor chip was bad, it wouldn't start correct? I'm at a HUGE loss her, as i can't get to a from work! This is my only car, so im stressing big time.
Any input would be truly appreciated. What would you guys check in this situation? It's probably something small, but I'm stumped!