JDMfreak Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 as above someone told me I could covert my distributor with built in coil to a coil with external coil reason im wanting to do this I bought a starlet for spares and theres an issue with the distributor no spark basically I wanna try get the engine running so I can sell it the car is for spares so wont be staying like it just to get engine running Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stu Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Yes you can, little bit of wiring needed. Do you have any photos of the existing dizzy/inbult coil? Are you sure its faulty? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDMfreak Posted October 6, 2015 Author Share Posted October 6, 2015 Well i cant get any spark and ive changed distributor.. a mate suggested theres a wire broke somewhere in the loom running from ecu to distributor but i dont wanna get into changing looms and stuff just get ot to run then im taking engine out as its sold of it ok The distrbutor is the same as a normal setup same as this one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5e colin Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 tracing that wire is simple if its in the loom with a multimeter you can also test the dizzy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUAd5K3OQV4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stu Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 If you take the dizzy out (leave it plugged in) and spin it by hand, do you hear the injectors click/fuel pump prime? This tells you that the triggering side is working correctly and the ecu is getting the signal. Of the two plugs, the 4 pin plug is the triggering signals to the ecu and the other plug is the coil power and tacho output. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDMfreak Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 i'll try that when I pick car up stu that's a handy tip to remember I will let ya know whether it works or not and report back ive payed for it but as its not running I cant drive it and getting a way to collect it is impossible as I don't have a tow bar or any mates willing to tow it @colin I watched that video a few times I need to actually copy it as im working on car Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDMfreak Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 sorted got the car running a wire had been joined and wasn't making a good connection made a new connection car fired up grand Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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