steven
Active Forum User
First of all Hi, Just registered with the club.
I have looked through the info on the club but cannot see anything that i have not tried yet.
I have just recently bought a 1983 280zx which i drove for approx 100 miles without fault and then parked it stopped the engine and locked the doors. Approx ten mins later i had to use the car again so unlocked doors tried to start but will not fire. The engine turns over and all red lights come on dash as normal but will not fire. The car has had new coil, new leads, new plugs all by previous owner. I have taken the wire off the + on the coil and tried earthing it on chassis when the engine turns over and sparks fine but the main lead coming out of the coil to the centre of the distributor as no life at all (will not spark).
I have put a new coil on myself but is exactly the same. I have also tried fixing a wire from the - on the coil to the - on the battery to earth it properly but still no good.
I cannot smell fuel and there is no petrol on the plugs. There is no spark to the plugs either as ive taken one of the plugs out, put the lead on and earthed the side of the plug on the engine whilst the engine is being turned over. I have taken the fuel pipe off which goes into the main fuel pipe into the injectors and has plenty of fuel coming out when the ignition is turned on so the fuel pump is working fine.
I have also checked all the fuses under the drivers side dashboard which are all fine.
The only thing i have not checked yet is ive heard there are some fuses in a black box above the drivers side wheel in the engine bay which i will check properly tommorrow as it was getting dark when i finished all the other checks earlier.
Any help much appreitiated.
Thank you.
I have looked through the info on the club but cannot see anything that i have not tried yet.
I have just recently bought a 1983 280zx which i drove for approx 100 miles without fault and then parked it stopped the engine and locked the doors. Approx ten mins later i had to use the car again so unlocked doors tried to start but will not fire. The engine turns over and all red lights come on dash as normal but will not fire. The car has had new coil, new leads, new plugs all by previous owner. I have taken the wire off the + on the coil and tried earthing it on chassis when the engine turns over and sparks fine but the main lead coming out of the coil to the centre of the distributor as no life at all (will not spark).
I have put a new coil on myself but is exactly the same. I have also tried fixing a wire from the - on the coil to the - on the battery to earth it properly but still no good.
I cannot smell fuel and there is no petrol on the plugs. There is no spark to the plugs either as ive taken one of the plugs out, put the lead on and earthed the side of the plug on the engine whilst the engine is being turned over. I have taken the fuel pipe off which goes into the main fuel pipe into the injectors and has plenty of fuel coming out when the ignition is turned on so the fuel pump is working fine.
I have also checked all the fuses under the drivers side dashboard which are all fine.
The only thing i have not checked yet is ive heard there are some fuses in a black box above the drivers side wheel in the engine bay which i will check properly tommorrow as it was getting dark when i finished all the other checks earlier.
Any help much appreitiated.
Thank you.