93 5sfe 4 door LE
here's the deal guys. I was detailing my engine with the gunk/water combo, and i was very hesitant with the hose and didnt rinse well...
there was a strong smell so i thought i would do it again rinsing better but also covering the electrical components better...
no dice. the second time i did it the car would turn over, but wouldnt start. no power going to plugs, so i checked the distributor cap...the center contact was worn to crap, so i replaced it with a brand new one from the dealer...costed me 50 bux!!! damn CA spec crap...
now I am not even getting power from the dist. cap to the plug wires (ive tested with meter)...and so although the rotor spins, I don't think i am getting power to the distributor cap from there...
i think the prob. is with the rotor, but i cant take the damn thing off...do i have to undo the bolts that connect it to that metal block? I thought it would just come off with soem muscle but it doesnt...
on a further note...any other advice on the problem..the battery is fine, and all the lights work...it could possibly be fuel but im 90% sure it isnt. although i dont know a whole lot about cars...
the thing that scares me is that no matter what, the damage done to the distributor cap i dont believe could have been caused by water...so im kind of scared, as to where else the water may have caused a problem, because the car ran fine prior to this.
any idea on what mihgt be wrong??advice???
thanks a ton guys
edit: and where is the coil? the haynes manual says all this crap about secondary coil wire and im just like
sorry im only 16 so i dont know a whole lot and i need my car to go to work and school =/
here's the deal guys. I was detailing my engine with the gunk/water combo, and i was very hesitant with the hose and didnt rinse well...
there was a strong smell so i thought i would do it again rinsing better but also covering the electrical components better...
no dice. the second time i did it the car would turn over, but wouldnt start. no power going to plugs, so i checked the distributor cap...the center contact was worn to crap, so i replaced it with a brand new one from the dealer...costed me 50 bux!!! damn CA spec crap...
now I am not even getting power from the dist. cap to the plug wires (ive tested with meter)...and so although the rotor spins, I don't think i am getting power to the distributor cap from there...
i think the prob. is with the rotor, but i cant take the damn thing off...do i have to undo the bolts that connect it to that metal block? I thought it would just come off with soem muscle but it doesnt...
on a further note...any other advice on the problem..the battery is fine, and all the lights work...it could possibly be fuel but im 90% sure it isnt. although i dont know a whole lot about cars...
the thing that scares me is that no matter what, the damage done to the distributor cap i dont believe could have been caused by water...so im kind of scared, as to where else the water may have caused a problem, because the car ran fine prior to this.
any idea on what mihgt be wrong??advice???
thanks a ton guys
edit: and where is the coil? the haynes manual says all this crap about secondary coil wire and im just like
sorry im only 16 so i dont know a whole lot and i need my car to go to work and school =/