my dads xr3i died at the traffic lights the other nite.off i went to the rescue as usual,and car has no spark.
when turning car over there is no spark but just as u let go of the key after trying to start it ,a small spark ignites??

im baffled,ive had a couple of mates have a look and they cant solve it,ive replaced the coil and distributor and still same problem.
it needs fixing asap as its his daily driver for work.anyone had a similar problem before of any ideas?
any help is appreciated

car is mfi xr3i not efi xr3i.

cheers