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E36 M43 - what went wrong?
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<blockquote data-quote="jarance" data-source="post: 351432" data-attributes="member: 21"><p>Only one shot spark... That strange!!! Maybe your mechanic is right.. your crankshaft sensor could be faulty.</p><p></p><p>I dont know if you should try this cos I havent try this procedure myself. It is just theory only..</p><p></p><p>Your ignition coil is basicallly a step up transformer. If you look at at there are two terminals on it beside the high tension terminal. If you can pulse the positive end of the primary side, you should be able to generate an spark as per test as shown in pic 1 & 2. If you can align the distributor rotor at the right angle then you should be able to generate a spark at the HT to the engine. This will eliminate the distributor cap problem. you can crank the engine abit to realign to the next terminal and conduct similar test.</p><p></p><p>sorry I have never encounter your problem before..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jarance, post: 351432, member: 21"] Only one shot spark... That strange!!! Maybe your mechanic is right.. your crankshaft sensor could be faulty. I dont know if you should try this cos I havent try this procedure myself. It is just theory only.. Your ignition coil is basicallly a step up transformer. If you look at at there are two terminals on it beside the high tension terminal. If you can pulse the positive end of the primary side, you should be able to generate an spark as per test as shown in pic 1 & 2. If you can align the distributor rotor at the right angle then you should be able to generate a spark at the HT to the engine. This will eliminate the distributor cap problem. you can crank the engine abit to realign to the next terminal and conduct similar test. sorry I have never encounter your problem before.. [/QUOTE]
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