Got a problem with my S2. Getting no spark from the coil. Have changed coil, leads,plugs,dizzy cap,rotor arm,battery. Seems like the green wire on the neg side of the coil is'nt doin what it's suppose to correct me if i'm wrong but it should go live with the ignition and then pulse when the engine has started. Mine goes live but no pulse. Please help before i sell it and go back to VAUXHALLS

 

check the wire all the way through, think it runs along the cross member, mine lost it spark, tried everything, and in the end it was a small break in the green wire from the coil along the front panel where my intercooler had sat and weared it through!

 

Already tested the wires across the cross member not them it's doin my head in now need to get it sorted.

 

tried changing the distribrator, they always play up on turbos

 

i had this on the wifes years ago and it was the phase sensor in the dizzy that had gone.
to prove it turn on ignition and fit a wire to middle wire out of 3 on sensor and keep dabbing it down to earth with a plug removed so that you see if it sparks. if it does the sensor is u/s.
hth
thanks
oriont

 

if its not a wiring prob i would say dizzy aswell, you cant get the phase sensor seperatley so will have to get a new dizzy(about 150 quid exchange from ford) maybe try to get a s/h one off here or from a good breakers

 

Cheers fellas think i will get a new dizzy funny thing is i went out to the car and it started first time today and ran perfect . Its really hard trying to find a fault thats not there

 

Surely if the dizzy is fubared the coil will still spark?

 

had the same prob bet its ur dizzy definite had same prob as u, evn tho their is no spark from coil its weird but try it

 

WTF? Thats wierd, ive got probs with my MK5 RST at the mo, ive tested absoloutly everything and cant get a spark, im gonna try another ECU, if not then another dizzy?

 

bet its the dizzy, mine ran fine sometimes then died, and backfired, wouldnt start, changed the dizzy and it was fine, someone on ebay normally sells recons for around 40.

 

Cheers everyone just fitted my new dizzy and the cars runnin perfect I'm now the proud ownew of an S2 with no cable tie round the dizzy and no longer have to drive my dads omega

 

sorted mate thought it was the dizzy!. so common!.

 

you can get the phase sensor on its onw as i did for the wifes car, got it from local electrcial place cost about Ł35
thanks oriont

 

has got a bid on a recon dizzy on gaybay, Ł48.50, 1 years waranty, what u think?

 

Mine was Ł90 exchange from Andrew pages with warranty so Ł48.50 is a good price

 

Cool mate