engine wont start after changing spark plug wires.HELP!!!!
2 days ago smoke started coming out of the steering wheel i thought id take it apart to see where it is oming from i got the book i took the airbag out then realized i do not have the tool for taking the steering wheel off so i put the airbag back on( before i did that i took the atery off for 30 mins.) after i put the airbag back on i thought id take a look at the spark plugs while i took the spark plug wire off it turned out that two of them are burned to ashes. so i replaced them i turned the car on everything worked perfect. but when i tryed to start it it wudnt. the engine would shake violently and die. so i got brand new spark plugs and replaced those too and still the same thing. can you please tell me what i have to do to make this car work again.i NEED AN ANSWER asap. PLEASE!!
thank you.
All the best in solving the problem. I hope it turns out to be something simple. If you let us know which model you own, we'll be able to move it to the appropriate forum so that other owners can help you out
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sounds like you got the firing order wrong on your spark plug wires. 1 & 4 should be paired on the first coil pack (furthest from the firewall) 2 & 3 should be on the other coil pack.
Not necessarily, firing order that is messed up will have the engine firing at wrong intervals - some cars will start and run poorly, some will just crank and crank and never fire - all depends on the engine and how badly the firing order is messed up.
Hence the recommendation to change one wire at a time, or take a pic before you strip the wires off. Double check under the hood, I know on my Camry, there was a firing order diagram under there.
ok, i took the wires off from the engine and the spark plugs then fired the engine and got the order it goes 1-3-2-4 but i am not sure about the order on the connector where the other end of the spark plug wires go, i will take a picture tomo n put it up and u can tell me if i have it in correct places.
thank you.
i just uploaded the picture into my photo gallery on here if u could just go look at it and see if i have it correct set up. i even numbered them to make it easy for me and you to better understand each other on the order of the wires.
Firing order is 1-3-4-2, the way you have them wired, is 4-2-1-3. I'm surprised that is even tries to start.
The way Milky described should work, if it doesn't, then move #1 and #4 plugs to the rear coil pack (closest to windshield) and #2 and #3 to the front coil pack.
Here is an illustration on a 2000 Camry, which should be mechanically similar to your 1998 Camry (same generation). Realize that you posted your topic in a "Corolla" sub-forum. No worries, as many people here have experience with Camrys as well.
ive been trying the way milky told me and i just noticed on the coils it has the number order 1-4-2-3.
when i switched the places to 1-4-2-3 it started but it died after 5 seconds. i tried o jump start it too but it didnt work... any ideas?....besides a dead battary
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to the forums! Which model of Toyota do you have? I'll move your intro thread to the proper Corolla forum when I know the model year.
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