95 Dodge Stratus, 2.4L DOHC: The Chilton repair manual shows the resistance of the primary coil should be between 0.45-0.65 ohms, I'm getting a measurement of .8 ohms. Is this too high? Thanks

 

i don't see .15 ohms being much of a problem.......the coil is 10 year old isn't it?, probably normal wear and tear/dirt

Does the car run/idle fine?

 

Thanks for the reply Ice_Man_67. No the car does not start at all. I'm not getting any fire out of the coil pack.

 

well then, get one from a scrap yard.........to make sure thats the prob.

 

I figured out it was the crankshaft position sensor. I got it to start then found another problem, it has a bad rod bearing. Should I try to replace that one bearing and see what happens? More questions, is that the oil pump underneath the crankshaft and what is the correct way to take it off. Thanks Alot.

 

You could try to replace one rod bearing, most likely the crank is shot if the bearing is bad. Does it go away after it warms up?? A lot of 2.0L and 2.4L engines has piston noise on cold starts. The oil pump is on the nose of the crankshaft behind the timing cover, only the pickup is in the pan.

 

I have the oil pan off and can see that it is the rod bearing on the #1 pistion. If it's not the oil pump, then what is that thing underneath the crankshaft with a small chain and sprocket ? Thanks

 

That would be the balance shaft assembly. Used to reduce engine vibration, nothing more. And it is timed to the crankshaft. Mark the teeth to the chain before you take it off so you can put it back later, if it is out of time you have a bad engine vibration....