spark issues

95tsi · 10-07-2006

The car is a '91 awd manual. The car only seems to be getting spark in the #3 and nothing else. I pulled off each plug wire and used a good spark plug and its only lighting up in the one cylinder. Tried a different coil pack, transister pack, cas, a friends ecu(which I know is good), and plug wires. I'm just about out of ideas here. All the parts which I tried were used parts so what are the chances of having them all be broken? Any help here would be great.

95tsi · 10-08-2006

any help??

sleepydsm · 10-08-2006

So with a new plug in the wire, u see spark from the plug ONLY on cylinder number 3? Is this problem suddenly new, or have you been having symptoms before?

95tsi · 10-08-2006

I just got the car for $400 (grass roots motorsports project). I dont know much of the details as to when it quit running or why. And yes, I only get spark from the #3. Nothing else sparks.

95tsi · 10-14-2006

Well, after I fixed the timing with the timing belt being off... Did a compression check and there is NO compression. Guess its time for a new motor.

**1ViciousGSX** · 10-14-2006

If the cams were out of timing bad enough, the valves could be bent.

95tsi · 10-15-2006

I'm in the process of swaping motors. Should hopfully have it running by the end of today. If all goes well.