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Tech, Repairs, Upgrades => Capri XR-2 89-94 => Topic started by: specter692000 on April 09, 2009, 11:00:00 AM

Title: Need help
Post by: specter692000 on April 09, 2009, 11:00:00 AM

My mom owns a 1994 capri XR-2 turbo and from what we have been told the pick-up coil is dead.  

Now when we tried to start it before finding this out it would crank and crank but no fire, we had the smell of gas, so as far as we know the fuel assemble is good.

Can somebody help me track down this part or would buying a new distributor my best bet thanks guys

Title: Need help
Post by: Gostlrs on April 09, 2009, 02:19:00 PM

russ will have one more then likely, if not i seen a XR2 Distro on EBAY this week.

Title: Need help
Post by: CapriTypeR on April 09, 2009, 02:46:00 PM

Yep, Gostlrs is right! I do have one! Sounds like the ignitors in the dist. are shot.  They can be replaced, but, IMO, it'd be easier to just swap the whole unit. You could then keep the old one, and replace parts on it, and keep it as a spare.
I also have a XR2 computer, if that turns out to be the problem.
Email me with an offer: cougar1prod@comcast.net

--Russ

Title: Need help
Post by: specter692000 on April 09, 2009, 03:07:00 PM

well that really sucks because neither me nor her have the cash to get a new dis yet so i guess the car will sit for awhile which sucks cause she just put $300 tires on the car.  So how would i go about getting new parts for the dis, or would my best bet be to get the whole new di

Title: Need help
Post by: Gostlrs on April 09, 2009, 03:13:00 PM

NAPA should have them..

Russ is super fair on his parts..Send him an email

Title: Need help
Post by: specter692000 on April 09, 2009, 04:45:00 PM

Yea I have been dealing with him on other parts for her car and just now remembered who he was when I sent him an email.

Title: Need help
Post by: Gostlrs on April 09, 2009, 04:48:00 PM

sweet, the strutbar and few other parts are compliments of russ on my car

Title: Need help
Post by: specter692000 on April 09, 2009, 07:28:00 PM

what all type of trouble do these cars have down the line?

Title: Need help
Post by: Gus Kelley on April 10, 2009, 10:11:00 AM

Hey Specter! The problems these cars have are nothing specific to Capris but cars in general. inside door pulls are probably the only things that a little more frequent than other cars. The more frequent problems that surface are door window mechanisms, headlight motors and shifter bushings in my experience. ECUs go out usually it is the connector is at the module is dirty. All of these are personal experiences.  Gus

Title: Need help
Post by: specter692000 on April 13, 2009, 09:55:00 AM

thanks gus

I was looking around on some other sites and was wondering if maybe a fuse is blown in the fuse panel, because I have yet to check them.

Title: Need help
Post by: Gus Kelley on April 13, 2009, 07:11:00 PM

Hey Spector! Check fuses, thats always the first place with anything electrical. It's most likely  wire though and usually under the hood and near the dist.  Gus

Title: Need help
Post by: specter692000 on April 14, 2009, 09:34:00 AM

will do next chance i get

Title: Need help
Post by: specter692000 on April 19, 2009, 12:53:00 PM

Now my mom is wanting to know where i can find a new crate motor for her car.  

She would rater spend one big amount and get a new motor then keep trowing money at this one.

I know I know, but hey not my car just trying to help her out and know jack squat about these cars.

Title: Need help
Post by: Gus Kelley on April 19, 2009, 01:04:00 PM

Hey Spector! Buying a crate motor won't help your problem. The don't come with Distributors or Electronics. Also they don't come with any Fuel Induction. You need a good service tech to find your problem. If you can't find one locally then Ricksservice is several hundred miles near-by in Indiana.  Gus

Title: Need help
Post by: Rocketman on April 19, 2009, 01:28:00 PM

There is a post I made somewhere here that has a part # for the ignitor module, it is a Mitsubishi made part, and you can get on ebay fairly cheap. I'll see if I can dig it up

Title: Need help
Post by: Rocketman on April 19, 2009, 01:46:00 PM

Here: $33 + S&H http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/89-94-MAZDA-MPV-IGNITER-IGNITION-MODULE-J208-INTERNAL_W0QQitemZ130287641241 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/89-94-MAZDA-MPV-IGNITER-IGNITION-MODULE-J208-INTERNAL_W0QQitemZ130287641241)

Its Mitsubishi part # J208

Title: Need help
Post by: specter692000 on May 07, 2009, 12:54:00 AM

OK guys a little update.

My moms dad decided to get a hold of a guy at a chevy dealership and got her a new dis (I didn't see the new one so i have no idea what it looked like).  A guy he knows that works on cars came by and put the new one in, got nothing.  Checked fuel line and the pressure was good.  Sprayed starter fluid and said that there was defiantly something wrong with the firing.  Was wondering of there was any way that it could be the comp in the car or something else that we are over looking.

Title: Need help
Post by: specter692000 on June 15, 2009, 10:01:00 AM

ok guys I have just been told that i get to find all the parts and get her car running.  And I will be completely honest I know nothing about this engine.  

So long story short its still having the same problem where the pick-up coil is receiving the signal but not letting the car fire and now i have to figure out what is causing this and i have sent a message to Russ asking if he knew anything at all and I'm turning back here for any help at all.

I have checked and tested every fuse and they are all fine so im lost and need help she doesn't want to sell the car so i need some help.