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Ignition problem


wheels4
07-28-2011, 05:21 PM
I have a 96 Sentra with the 1.6 base model (about as cheap as you can get). The other day the tree next to the car took a bolt of lightning. I went out there the next day and the car will not start. I hear the fuel pump and it turns over but I have no spark. I took a plug out and grounded it to check for spark and nothing. It gave me a code P1320 and talking to a friend at firestone he said it sounds like the distributor. So I checked to make sure the distributor was getting power and it is. It is getting 12 volts so I changed the distributor and still no spark. Now I dont have any schematics for the ignition system so I dont know if the power is where it needs to be or not. Im kind of at a loss right now. Is there a fuseable link or something? Any help would be appreciated.

wheels4
07-30-2011, 09:48 AM
Thanks for all the help you guys were spot on with the diagnosis. After all the suggestions on checking voltage and how to go about it I found the problem. I went to LKQ and pulled a ECM from a car and for $47 we are back in action. Thanks for all your help. These forums are the best.

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