AntiVenom7

OK so this morning life is good. The car is running fine. I get under it to double check that all my bolts are tight and to run a new wastegate line. I also finished reinstalling my interior after a battery relocation (note: this was already done and the car was running and cranking fine, I was just installing some interior pieces)

I go to crank it this afternoon. Car turns over like a champ, but doesn't start. *%#$%. Pull the plugs. They are clean, so I get my brother to crank the car so I can check for spark. Trailing is firing strong. Leading gives nothing.

I rip the UIM manifold off. Check the Leading Coil. It is within specs (less than 1 ohm A-B and ~13K ohms L1-L2). Checked all the fuses just for giggles, they are all good.

What do I need to check next?! Igniter? Could that give spark on trailing and not leading? of course i don't have the SST to check it, so hopefully it will be something else.

thanks.

AntiVenom7

Read some other threads and it looks like it might be a bad wire. I guess I will have to check tomorrow. My sparks are new and so are the wires.

This is irritating the crap out of me.

superior_force

lead coil can pass the resistance test (esp cold) and still be toast

mad_7tist

/\ yep. if you have a good test light (snap on or mac) you can probe the coil connector. one side should be steady power the other a switched ground pulse. these come from the ignitor. way to check alll the wiring since you are already there.

AntiVenom7

i dont have a good test light. so i check all my wires for continuity and everything seems to be fine from the ECU all the way to the coil.

i just looked up the part # for the igniter, but looks like they are pretty expensive new. I am gonna try and get one from someone local for a test. This is all kinds of irritating.

mad_7tist

i seriously doubt it is the igniter.