Thread: cylinders 1 and 2 not firing

just did plugs, wires, cap, rotor, intake, exhaust, and changed the oil on a 1993 nissan sentra ga16de

i have almost no accelleration whatsoever when in wot, about a 2 minute 0-60, when i pull the boots on the plugs 1 and 2 the engine tone stays the same, my car is running on 2 cylinders.

i had the little mishap of touching the wires when i took them out and was greeted with a horriffic jolt... so i know that there's spark ... umm, wtf is wrong with my car? someone please help me i have class at 5...

Perhaps you re attached the plugs backwards?


Make sure your cylinder order is correct.

Best of luck,

Dudeman

^^ Agreed.
Check the cap was not installed upside-down..
On the dizzy cap, check that the wires are connected to the correct cap plug hole..
Check that the correct wire is plugged into the correct spark plug
Check the rotor bolt is screwed-in and hand tightened snugly.
Finally, make sure that each spark plug wires is pushed all the way in, until you hear a click (from the connection to the top of spark plug).

We are local to you... sorta.. across the Wilson Bridge..
SentraDragon is closer in Arlington. You should drop him a PM..
But, we are in Tysons Corner alot..

What did u do with the intake & exhaust?