i've been reading alot of good advice on this site. here is my problem. daughter was driving in the snow and called saying the car stalled. i went to get her and no spark was found. towed car home and ran a test light to the coil pack. it lights up for 2 seconds when the key gets turned on then the light goes out. it comes back on while cranking but still no spark to plugs. test light is on at the injectors but not at the crank sensor. get code 43-multiple/single cylinder misfire and code 54-no cam signal at pcm. not sure what part to replace first. suggestions would be great

 

I honestly don't have a good answer for you but my sister used to have a neon and that thing was nothing but a headache, the engine almost blew up and the transmission went out. I would just get a new used car.

 

well it was grandma's car and only has 50K on it so i would like to get it back up and running. think i will replace crank sensor, then cam sensor, then coil pack; in that order. does that sound reasonable?

 

Actually no. Your coil will stop firing if it does not get a reliable signal from the cam sensor (or crank sensor) to indicate WHEN it should fire SO.......

Replace the cam sensor first., clear the error codes and then see if you still have any issues. If you do, it should show up in the error codes. My bet is that you replace that sensor, the rest of your problems go away.

 

thanks, i'm going for the crank first since 'dude' at work said so and i bought it on the way home before checking this forum. i'll let you know

 

anyone know if this is an interference or non-interference engine? Apparantly non-interference means that you can't damage the valves by turning the crank with the timing belt off. is this true?

 

 

If you figure it out let us know. Just in case someone else has the same problem down the road.

 

I Have a 97 neon same thing going on with my car will not fire no spark at plugs checking cam and crank sensors