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Expert: - 7/11/2011


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what can be wrong with my chrysler neon it has no spark at the spark plugs?

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Hi Hugo,
Probably it is one of the two engine rotational position sensors. We need to get a fault code readout using the ignition switch: turn it "on-off-on-off-on and leave on" doing that in 5 seconds or less elapsed time Then watch the check engine light, which remains 'on', to see it begin to flash, pause, flash, etc. Count the number of flashes before each pause. Then repeat the process to be sure of an accurate count. Then let me know the counts in the order of appearance. We'll go from there,
Roland
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