2001 Kia Sportage 2001 Kia Sportage 1 coil not firing

Tiny
BYLLH74
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  • 2001 KIA SPORTAGE
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 161,000 MILES
Hi, I am working on an 01 sportage and its only firing on 2 cylinders. #2 and 3. I hooked up a test light to the coil for the # 1 and 4 and nothing. So I connected my test light to the connector and I have blinking at the connector but not through the coil. Also I have 12 volts with the key on at 3 of the 4 connectors. The other has really high voltage showing. I know that both coils are good. Can the computer be bad? Please help.
Saturday, March 7th, 2009 AT 10:37 AM

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Tiny
DAVE H
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Hello .. thanks for the donation .. much appreciated

If I am reading your post correctly .. you have no output from coil to #1 and #4 .. but you disconnected the plug to the coil from the PCM and tested, and got a pulsed signal ... if you are getting a pulsed signal to the coil .. but not out of coil to the plugs .. then the coil is BAD !! how are you sure the coils are good .. let me know


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Sunday, March 8th, 2009 AT 8:40 PM
Tiny
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Responding to your email, I hooked up the coil that I thought was bad, to the 2 adn 3 cylinders, and it worked all the way through. Today I changed the computer out with one from a junk yard, and the car started up right away, no codes, and fires on all 4 cylinders.
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Monday, March 9th, 2009 AT 12:35 AM
Tiny
DAVE H
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Well ..thanks for the update ..maybe we will need this information in the future to help out some other unhappy/frustrated motorist !!

Many thanks for your final fix


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Monday, March 9th, 2009 AT 5:42 AM

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