2003 Toyota Prado 2 CYLINDERS NOT FIRING

2003 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER PRADO
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2003 Toyota Prado 4 cyl Four Wheel Drive Manual

I HAVE A TOYOTA PRADO EQUIPED WITH 3RZ-FE ENGINE AND IS PROBABLY A 2003 OR LATER MODEL BUT WITHIN 2006 MODEL. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH IT'S IGNITORS. IT IS EQUIPPED WITH DISTRIBUTORLESS IGNITION AND IS A DIRECT FIRE IGNITION SYSTEM. THIS ENGINE HOWEVER, DOES NOT HAVE IT'S IGNITORS TOGETHER WITH IT'S OWN IGNITOR COILS. THERE ARE TWO COILS THAT CONTROL CYLINDER 1 AND 4 FIRE AND CYLINDER 2 AND 3 FIRE. MY CARS PROBLEM IS THAT CYLINDERS 1 AND 4 DO NOT FIRE. I HAVE SENT THE COMPUTER FOR TESTING, BUT IT WORKS FINE. WHAT COULD THE PROBLEM BE? I TRIED SWITCHING THE IGNITION COILS, SPARK PLUGS AND TENSION LEADS, STILL THE PROBLEM EXISTS. NEED HELP DESPERATELY PLEASE. CYLINDERS 1 AND 4 DO NOT FIRE COMPLETELY. WHEN I PULL THE PLUGS OUT TO TEST IT AGAINST ANOTHER METAL PART OF THE VEHICLE THERE IS STILL NO SIGN OF SPARK EXCEPT ONLY WHEN THE IGNITION KEY IS TURNED FROM ACC TO ON POSITION-THIS IS THE ONLY TIME CYLINDERS 1 AND 4 GIVE OFF SPARK.
Aug 30, 2009 at 12:25 AM
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