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I have a 1997 Jetta,ran fine one nite,the next a.m.would not crank. Motor turns over but will not catch. Fire to coil but not thru coil.Have put new distributor on - not help.What could the problem be?Thanks for any solutions.
What engine is in the car? Is there power at the coil? Is there any spark at from the wire? Is there power at the distributor? First things first, check for spark. If there is spark and the engine will crank but not turn over, check for fuel. Let me know if you have spark or fuel or both. If there's fuel and no spark, trace back from the spark plug wire to find where the power stops so we can narrow down which part is faulty.What engine is in the car? Is there power at the coil? Is there any spark at from the wire? Is there power at the distributor? First things first, check for spark. If there is spark and the engine will crank but not turn over, check for fuel. Let me know if you have spark or fuel or both. If there's fuel and no spark, trace back from the spark plug wire to find where the power stops so we can narrow down which part is faulty.
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If your title says 97 then your car is a 97. To answer your other question , don't take a chance jumping anything, you could fry your computer. Get hold of a scanner tool and use it to find your problem. Your computer will tell you the exact problem, which I am guesting is your crank shaft sensor. GOOD LUCK FRIEND.
Timing is off. Timing belt/chain may have jumped a tooth and is firing at the wrong time. If it has a distributer try turning it one way or the other and see if it starts.
Check the crank sensor... easiest way to test will be to remove a plug wire from the spark plug and place close to metal on the motor ... have some 1 turn the car over while you watch the end of the wire .... you will be looking for sparks to arc to the motor ... if nothing then you will need to replace the crank sensor. if this information helps please rate it ... if that is not the problem please let me know and we will figure it out together
please contact me on this issue. The solutions here????
Check the timing belt, take off the distributor cap and see it it is moving if it does not move the belt is bad
What engine is in the car? Is there power at the coil? Is there any spark at from the wire? Is there power at the distributor? First things first, check for spark. If there is spark and the engine will crank but not turn over, check for fuel. Let me know if you have spark or fuel or both. If there's fuel and no spark, trace back from the spark plug wire to find where the power stops so we can narrow down which part is faulty.
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