Hey everyone new here.
I have a 97 neon DOHC. I cant get fire to the plugs. So i tried 2 other coil packs from a Junkyard and still nothing. Could the only thing left to change out be the computer? or doesnt the crankshaft and camshaft sensors have anything to do with it?

 

Actually its probably the coil packs youve tried to replace it with, god knows where theyve been or when they were put on the car, kinda just like me with my recent alternator situation, I tried saving some money by buying it there but all of them were ****. Youre really better off buying a new replacement, do that before you go spend 200 something on a new PCM.

 

any way to test the coil packs? Some people say yes some say no.. but i dunno!

 

the best way to test them as far as I know is putting them on your car. Have you tried new plugs also.

1st Change your wires and plugs, make shure you buy copper plugs because platnum is useless on the neon.

2nd Coil Pack

Do that before you go waste a rediculous amount of meony.

 

yup new plugs and wires. =(

 

ok well im positive your salvage yard has a return policy and I hope you still have the reciepts, take those back, and put in a NEW coil pack first before you freak about anything, keep us posted [sm=smiley20.gif]

 

yea actually ive tried 2 coils from the junk yard lol no go on that.

 

I highly belive that your used coil packs are a problem. You can pick one up from auto zone for $25 bucks, nothing fancy, but it does get the job done.

 

i only have 1 coil pack and its 80$ at autozone .. but ill try that. But i have extra money to get crankshaft and camshaft sensors. If those go out does that cause it to not fire? I checked trouble code and i got a code 11 blink once then pause then blink once again. I dont have a fancy scanner for it.

 

Code 11:Timing belt skipped 1 tooth or more from initial learned value; Intermittent loss of either camshaft or crankshaft position sensor;
No crank reference signal detected during engine cranking

This probably means you need to replace your sensors, theyve been disconnected, or frayed somehow so that they are not totally functioning. Also possibly time to replace your timing belt.