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**panish** · 12-15-2005, 05:32 PM

OK! been working out in the cold for a few hours with a couple friends with some more knowledge than me about engines.
Semi-Conclusion:

It most likely has nothing to do with the intake or AFM, because you can hear it close after it tries to start, and there is absolutey no physical damage to this stock part. When You do try to start it, a puff of black smoke comes out the muffler and then after that (I think it's after) the fuel rail. Starter fluild does not do anything. Next thing we did was check for a spark. Checked on the 1st cylinder plug (farthest to left). No spark. Then checked the spark plug in another car IT SPARKED ALRIGHT(my friend is still in pain form not grounding it). After that, we tested the the coil by seeing if the wire would create a spark on a metal. It eventually made a VERY weak spark. SO I have concluded from that, that I need a new coil. Sound about right?

also this car has been stationary for a while, and is not used to being out in the cold, and this past week it has been close to 10F so i think that it is all of these factors that are causing it not to start. And that it has nothing to do with the fact that I put an intake on it. It is just a coincidence because it is so cold.

12-15-2005, 05:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
panish Posts: 13 Join Date: Oct 2005 Last On: 05-22-2006 10:14 PM	OK! been working out in the cold for a few hours with a couple friends with some more knowledge than me about engines. Semi-Conclusion: It most likely has nothing to do with the intake or AFM, because you can hear it close after it tries to start, and there is absolutey no physical damage to this stock part. When You do try to start it, a puff of black smoke comes out the muffler and then after that (I think it's after) the fuel rail. Starter fluild does not do anything. Next thing we did was check for a spark. Checked on the 1st cylinder plug (farthest to left). No spark. Then checked the spark plug in another car IT SPARKED ALRIGHT(my friend is still in pain form not grounding it). After that, we tested the the coil by seeing if the wire would create a spark on a metal. It eventually made a VERY weak spark. SO I have concluded from that, that I need a new coil. Sound about right? also this car has been stationary for a while, and is not used to being out in the cold, and this past week it has been close to 10F so i think that it is all of these factors that are causing it not to start. And that it has nothing to do with the fact that I put an intake on it. It is just a coincidence because it is so cold.