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Megasquirt problem (help)
madteg - 2/1/12 at 09:51 AM

I keep loosing spark from one side of coil so car fires on two cylinders, have replaced coil with four differant ones so i can rule that out, changed plugs, leads and re-wired all the loom from ecu. Thinking now it could be the coil drivers.
All ideas welcome.


robocog - 2/1/12 at 10:45 AM

Sounds plausible

worth swapping the connectors (and HT leads) to see if the problem swaps sides ?

could equally be the wiring or bad connection/solderjoint as the coil driver

Are the coil drivers getting hot?

I went with EDIS on my install due to being a tad wary of the potential of a coil driver stopping me from getting home - esp as it relies on setting things up correctly for 100% reliability- whereas the EDIS is seemingly indestructible

I believe the newer coil drivers tend to "cut out" as a safety feature rather than just go pop and never work again
Worth checking dwell settings and the other voodoo that the coil driver setup requires

Regards
Rob


ashg - 2/1/12 at 02:11 PM

if they are not already swap them out for bip373's they are much more reliable

http://www.diyautotune.com/catalog/bosch-bip373-coil-driver-mod-kit-p-230.html