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Old 11-04-2007, 10:03 AM
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Unhappy mx6 cranks but won't start

I have a 1993 mazda mx6 with a 2.5l v6 motor that has no spark. I replaced the distributor but still have no spark. If anyone has any thoughts about what to do please help!
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Old 11-04-2007, 10:09 PM
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Well Im far from a Mazda expert and I havent done much work on modern cars, but there isnt really much involved in getting spark to the plugs. The charge goes from alternator to the coil to the distributor through the distributor cap to the plug wires and finally into the plugs. Perhaps there is a problem with the wire to the coil?

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Old 11-05-2007, 09:16 AM
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there is no wire from the coil to the distributer it is intrigal
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Old 11-05-2007, 08:56 PM
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Yeah I meant the power to the coil/distrbutor from the alternator.
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Old 04-13-2008, 10:52 PM
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Did you check your spark plugs? They could be fouled pretty bad
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Old 09-16-2008, 05:34 PM
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is the check engine light on at all?? If not then you need to look at fuel related problem. Check the fuses, I have seen many Fords for some reason blow a fuse for the fuel system. The fuse is the same for the electronic ignition, if you have no fuel then there will be no spark.
Another direction is the cam and/or crank sensor, they tell the computer where the engine is at on timing, then the computer will tell when to spark. The coil pack module may just have a problem as well.
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Old 11-09-2008, 02:17 PM
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I'm not sure why there hasn't been more blame on the coil pack. Did you try pulling off each of the spark plug wires individually and holding them close to the block while cranking the engine? I know the 4G63 engines in the mitsubishis have dual coil packs. 1 of them went bad on mine and caused some ignition problems. Not sure if yours is the same way. If you are without spark across the board, it has to be a coil pack gone bad.This only applies to the coil pack you described having. With a conventional ignition system, the ignition module may be faulty. Regardless, you need to check all the spark plug wires individually. if all of them are without spark, try the wire going from the coil to the distributor. If you have current there but none from the distributor to the plugs, then you probably toasted the points in the distributor and the current is not making the jump from the rotor to the points. In that case you could try using a smooth file to lightly clean the points and install a new rotor. I highly doubt that all of the plugs would be fouled enough to keep from getting enough spark to the cylinders. You would have had problems well before now. If you bought the car this way, wire brush them, regap and install. Like I said, more than likely not the problem. With trouble shooting, you need to check the components in line. If it's not the first one, check the second and so on and so forth. Of course, this is all after you have checked Johnny's suggestion.
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